Nine months have passed since Apple presented the 2023 iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, and as is common with rumors, people are already discussing the 2024 model. iPhone 16. Apple usually releases new smartphones in September, but there have already been some reports regarding potential features for the next iPhone 16. The iPhone 16, Apple’s newest flagship device, is now available! This smartphone is poised to transform the market with its revolutionary features, strong performance, and stylish design. IPHONE 16 DISPLAY AND SIZE The iPhone 16 has an amazing 1284 x 2778-pixel Super Retina HD display, measuring 6.1…
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KARACHI: On Tuesday, the price of gold in Pakistan did not move. Data from the All-Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association shows that the going rate for gold in the area is Rs241,500 per tola. In a same vein, the price of 10 grams of gold was Rs207,047. The price of gold dropped by $2 to $2,324 an ounce on the global market. The price of silver per tola stayed at Rs 2,850. The cost of ten-gram silver remained constant at Rs 2,443.41. According to the association, the price of gold remained stable at $2,324 on the global market. In Pakistan, the…
The sugar mills operated by Jahangir Khan Tareen have been granted the maximum export quota by the Punjab government. Tensofoil-owned JDW Sugar Mills-I and JDW Sugar Mills-II have been granted an export quota of 10,783 tons of the 96,000 tons of sugar that are permitted for export from Punjab. According to a Cane Commissioner notification, the allocation was made based on the amount of sugar generated by each mill rather than sucrose recovery rates. Given their reputation for efficiency, Tareen’s mills could have gotten an even higher quota if sucrose recovery had served as the foundation. 41 mills received…
August of this year will see Google reveal its upcoming Pixel hardware lineup sooner than usual. It is rumored that the next Pixel Fold, anticipated to be named the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, will accompany the standard Pixel 9 candy bar phone range. Android Authority’s tech analyst Mishaal Rahman found clues in the Android 14 QPR2 code that point to a better split-screen functionality for the future foldable Pixel phone. This suggests that even when holding the phone upright (portrait mode), users may eventually be able to operate apps side by side. This is significant because one…
Islam Jan, the Gwalerai Station House Officer (SHO), verified the number of casualties and stated that the incident happened at a private school. According to Dawn.com, “it was a nursery classroom in a private school where one of the walls collapsed, and then the roof caved in.” “As a result, six students sustained injuries.” According to Shafiqa Gul, a spokesman for Swat’s Rescue 1122, three of the injured kids were in severe condition. Gul went on to say that all of the injured were first taken to Matta Tehsil Headquarters Hospital before the kids were sent to Saidu Teaching…
A fourth appraisal well in the Ghazij formation (also known as the Ghazij Discovery) in the Mari D&PL has been successfully drilled and tested, Mari Petroleum Company Limited (PSX: MARI) reported to the main exchange on Monday. MPCL holds a 100% working stake and operates Mari D&PL. This well is a component of the Ghazi discover appraisal program, which was previously announced by MARI on January 25, 2023. On April 21, 2024, the well was spudded and drilled to a depth of 1,006 meters. The well produced 5.0 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of post-acid gas at…
In the fiscal year 2023–24, Pakistan reported OMC sales of 15.28 million tons, an 8 percent year-over-year (YoY) decrease. This is the lowest sales volume that Arif Habib Limited has seen in 18 years. June 2024 saw an 8% YoY | 4% MoM increase in sales for the OMC industry, reaching 1.45 million tons. As a result, overall sales for FY24 came to 16.61 million tons, down 8% year over year and the lowest since data from FY06 was available. In June 2024, the consumption of MS gasoline rose by 9% year over year to reach 0.70 million…
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa saved the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday during a flurry of interrogation by emphasizing that the commission was an independent body endowed with the constitutional right to hold elections, not a body subservient to the government or the Supreme Court. The CJP noted that ideally, every institution should operate within its own defined realm and that the Supreme Court can only exercise its authority if it is persuaded that the commission has exceeded its constitutional function. A full Supreme Court bench led by the Chief Justice was…
ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the newly established party of former PML-N leaders Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Misftah Islamil criticized the federal budget for being unreformed and burdensome for the salaried class. The two leaders called for the government to reduce spending, end smuggling, and encourage businessmen to boost exports during a press conference. He claimed that the government has increased taxes, particularly on individuals who already pay various taxes, rather than reducing its own spending. “No strategy has been implemented to increase the tax base and include non-taxpayers in the tax net.” Mr. Abbasi criticized the funding to lawmakers,…
