Leading lifestyle brand ‘So Kamal’announce their brand new collection for Spring/Summer 2014“Kamal Lawn by Zara Shahjahan”

 Following the success of their designer lawn collections in 2012 and 2013, coveted lifestyle and textile brand So Kamal introduce a brand new collection for Spring/Summer 2014 in collaboration with fashion designer Zara Shahjahan: Kamal Lawn by Zara Shahjahan 2014. The collection is set to launch nationwide at over 5 So Kamal Flagship Stores in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Faisalabad and Multan from 11^th March 2014 and onwards.

Kamal Limited is one of the premier textiles exporters of Pakistan, who within a short span of just 2 years have further endeavoured to define textile retail specifically in Pakistan, introduced their popular designer lawn collections in 2012 and 2013along with establishing over 5 stand-alone lifestyle retail stores by the name of So Kamal, in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and Faisalabad. With their state-of-the-art vertical operation, this season Kamal Limited in collaboration with Zara Shahjahan will be introducing a collection inspired by Sub Continental, specifically Indian, patterns and motifs.

Huawei new brand ambassador Mahira Khan & Emad Irfani

Huawei, A leading ICT company, has taken another leap forward in bringing innovative Smartphone to Pakistani Market. This time Huawei launch another Android device G700 Mobile set with amazing features and affordable price. After starting its mobile phones business in Pakistan nearly two years ago, Huawei has now decided to go local with its TV commercials.

To promote its amazing G700 Mobile handset, Huawei hired the services of Well Renown TV actress Mahira Khan, She is best known for her roles in TV serial Humsafar and 2011′s highest grossing Pakistani movie “Bol”. The TVC Shot in Thailand, Where Mahira Khan and Actor Emad Irfani – as a male star – will appear in Ascend G700 Dual SIM smartphone commercial.On this occasion Huawei Marketing Head Fraz M. Khan shared his views “   Huawei is committed to meet its customers demand and finding best solution to their needs. We are determined to give tough competition to our rivals. The first step was to introduce Smartphone targeted at different market segments and now the focus is on advertising them”.

K-Electric holds the Pride of Karachi Awards at Mohatta Palace

K-Electric (KE), formerly known as KESC, on the completion of their 100 year existence conducted the ‘KE Pride of Karachi Awards’ at the historical Mohatta Palace on Sunday, where the honorable Governor Sind Dr. Ishratul Ibad was present as the Chief Guest. 

KE has been an integral part of Karachi for over 100 years serving more than 20 million consumers and employing over 11,000 residents of Karachi. Having completed this milestone, KE is even more committed to working towards the betterment of this glorious city.

Being so deeply engrained in the fabric of Karachi, KE decided to conduct an award ceremony to commemorate the rich history of this city by paying tribute to individuals from all walks of life. These individuals since the inception of Pakistan have made a significant impact on this country, this city, its people and its socio-economic landscape.

Etihad Airways Wins Best Emerging Airline Award in Pakistan

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been named the best emerging airline in 2013 at the fourth Global CEOs Excellence Awards ceremony held in Karachi, Pakistan. The award was presented to Amer Khan, Etihad Airways' Area General Manager for Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, at the awards ceremony held as part of the Global Business Leadership Summit.
The win acknowledges Etihad Airways’ commitment to delivering exceptional quality service and catering to travellers to and from Pakistan.
Amer Khan said: “This award is a testament of our strong position in the Pakistani market as the airline of choice for guests travelling to and from Pakistan and further a field to destinations across our global network.
“With Etihad Airways our guests enjoy an unmatched traveling experience offering them five-star hospitality, competitive travel rates, and connections to more parts of the world through our home and hub, Abu Dhabi.“

Buksh Energy to venture into LED lighting solutions

Buksh Energy Pvt. Limited has taken its first step to obtain the LED lights distributorship the new outlook as a solution of energy crisis. Buksh Energy is the first energy servicing private entity to do so. After having converted a vast range of bank branches and ATM networks to Solar energy solutions, Buksh Energy now aims to provide low cost LED lighting and help conserve energy sources in Pakistan. As the Energy crisis builds, Buksh Energy’s objectives for 2014 remain not to increase energy solutions but rather the need for optimum energy solutions. The Chairman of Buksh Group (the parent company of Buksh Energy Pvt. Ltd.) Mr. Asim Buksh said; “If renewable energy generation options are not adopted, the power shortage will become more acute – to 19000 MW by 2020, solar power generation is the cheapest source of energy,” he said. The company believes that efficiency is the key for which reason the company conducts thorough energy audits to ensure the elimination of any non-compliance of any form. Throughout the energy scenario in Pakistan, other companies are also following suit in terms of energy audits conducted industry wide. Prior to LED lights Buksh Energy Pvt. Ltd. has been offering Smart Grid solutions to its various publics.

WATEEN TELECOM PROVIDING MANAGED VSAT HUB-SPOKE services to state bank of paksitan

Wateen, leading ICT service provider in networking technology, solutions and services, proudly announces that it has been awarded a three year Managed Services contract by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to provide VSAT Hub & Spoke operations, field maintenance and technical support to connect its Head office and 14 regional and branch offices. 

Being the central bank of Pakistan with countrywide operations, State Bank of Pakistan felt the need to centralize its applications to reach all its branches. Wateen’s VSAT Bandwidth on PAKSAT Satellite will connect 15 State Bank sites. This will reduce the costs on distributed backend operations of State Bank of Pakistan by bringing them to the front end with the centralization of core backend applications.

During this three year project, starting this month, Wateen Telecom will maintain PAKSAT satellite Bandwidth and will provide 24-hour (SLA) services to State Bank of Pakistan.

"Treasures of Islamic Art" Gallery attracts art-lovers in Karachi

"Treasures of Islamic Art" Gallery attracts art-lovers in Karachi. “Treasures of Islamic Art Gallery” was recently launched by Ruheena Malik in (Please add the name of the place here, instead of saying Clifton), Karachi. A colorful inauguration ceremony was held on Friday, 17th January 2014, where Formal Federal Minister and Ex-Ambassador to USA – Ms. Sherry Rahman was the chief guest. 
Ruheena Malik is a seasoned artist, blessed by Allah with an abundant talent of Calligraphy. She is an impassioned soul, to whom art comes from within. Her self-acquired calligraphic skills came about as a result of divine intervention.
Ms. Malik has been honored with a “Pride of Performance Award”, presented by the President of Pakistan on “Pakistan Day”- 23rd of March 2009, in appreciation of her outstanding services in the field of Art and calligraphy.

UBL Principal Protected Fund I(UPPF I) gives 63% return

UBL Fund Managers, Pakistan’s leading Asset Management Company, announces a return of 63% on UBL Principal Protected Fund – I for its investors as it approached two year maturity.  Following the success of its preceding funds, UBL Funds is launching its fifth Principal Protected fund, namely the UBL Principal Protected Fund-III (UPPF- III) for individual and institutional clients. The fund will be open for subscription for a limited period only.
UBL Fund Managers have the privilege of being the first Asset Management Company in Pakistan to introduce the Principal Protected Funds based upon the CPPI methodology of dynamic asset allocation with 100% equity exposure.
The first Principal Protected Fund (UPPF-I), was launched in February 2012 and will mature on February 3, 2014.. The absolute return on this fund as of Jan 2014 is 63%.Since then UBL Funds has launched 2 conventional and 2 Islamic funds under the same umbrella.
Chief Executive of UBL Fund Managers, Mir Muhammad Ali CFA, said “UBL Funds Managers constantly endeavors to be in the forefront by introducing new and unique products & plans for customers as per their investment requirements and need of the times.

Nokia in Partnership with Telenor Pakistan Introduces the Clearly Beautiful Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503

Nokia Pakistan announced that the new Nokia Asha 500, 502 and 503 are available for purchase in Pakistan with 6 months free Telenor Talkshawk Internet. The new phones extend the boundaries of affordable smartphone experience with their innovative Fastlane home screen, attractive new design and a deeper integration with social networks. The new Asha series is a technological marvel coupled with the outstanding manufacturing quality of Nokia and an extended battery life.

Commenting on the new Nokia Asha range, Arif Shafique, country general manager, Nokia Pakistan said: “With the expansion of the Nokia Asha family, we bring three exciting smartphones for our consumers to suit their budget needs. The new Asha series has a stunning new design, a plethora of social networking apps and enhanced imaging quality. This way, millions of consumers across different price points will get access to smartphone technology”.

SkyDrive now Become OneDrive

RED Nexus 5 soon to hit Shelves

RED Nexus 5 soon to hit Shelves. We informed you earlier that the Google is planning to launch the Red and Yellowversion of the Nexus 5 smartphone. Now it seems that the red version of the Nexus 5 will soon hit the shelves, according to a twitter leak which revealed the handset retail packaging.

The leak revealed the retail package of the handset but did not reveal the exact arrival date of it. In terms of specifications the red version of the device will feature the exact same features as the white and black versions.

Google Glass gets Prescription Glasses

Google Glass gets Prescription Glasses. Finally, the Google glass gets the prescription glasses upgrade which is available in just $225.watch out the video below:

T-Mobile to sell LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q in US

                                                         

T-Mobile to sell LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q in US.  The USA based T-Mobile has decided to sell the LG G Flex and Optimus F3Q smartphones in the country. Both the devices will go for sale starting from 5^th February.

The LG G Flex is a 6 inch curved screen device which you can get after paying $672. It comes with a six-month free Netflix subscription. You can also sign a two year agreement on $28 payments with a selected T-Mo plan and $0 upfront.

On the other hand the 4 inch QWERTY Keyboard device will retail either $312, or 24 payments of $13. The new Optimus F3Q handset features a 1.2GHz dual-core Krait snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

Other features of the Optimus F3Q phone are a 5MP rear camera, a VGA front camera and 1GB of RAM.

Asus intros PadFone E with 10.1 Inch Dock

 Asus intros PadFone E with 10.1 Inch Dock. Asus has introduced a new device called PadFone E with the 10.1 inch tablet dock. The device is currently available in Taiwan with the price tag of 16980 New Taiwan Dollars, having black and white color flavors.

The Asus PadFone E features a 4.7 inch HD IPS display with 1280×720 pixels pixels of resolution. It is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on the Android 4.3 jelly bean operating system with 1 GB of RAM.

It includes a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 64 GB via MicroSD. It includes an 1820 mAh battery. In terms of connectivity it includes a WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, aGPS, 3G HSPA+, and GLONASS.

On the other hand the tablet dock features a 10.1 inch display with 280 ×720 pixels of resolution. The screen of the dock is anti-finger-print and is protected by gorilla glass. It has a 1-megapixel camera and has dual SIM support with dual standby.

Samsung Tizen Smartphone: Image Leaked

Samsung Tizen Smartphone: Image Leaked. It’s been reported several times that the Koran Mobile manufacturer company, Samsung is working on a new operating system called Tizen and would launch a Tizen based Smartphone in the near future.  Now it seems the time has come and we will soon see the arrival of new Tizen based smartphone, because of the leaked image by a MovePlayer, a Korean publication. The leaked image showed that the company will release the Tizen power handset called Samsung ZEQ 9000.
The leaked info also revealed that the ZEQ 9000 will feature a 4.8-inch HD display with 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution. It will support a quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset processor.
There is no more information available about the specifications of the Samsung ZEQ 9000 handset. For further updates, stay tuned with us……….

Jamal Rahman of True Brew Records promotes Independent Pakistani music through collaborative effort ‘Storm in a Teacup’

Jamal Rahman, acclaimed music producerand CEO of True Brew Records, collaborated with LussunTV, Rafi Peer and Cityfm89 at Peeru’s Café on Sunday 26^th January 2014 on the first of itskind all day live music festival ‘Storm in a Teacup'. The all-day live music festival brought together the best of Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore's independent bands including Poor Rich Boy (and the Toothless Winos), Natasha Humera Ejaz, Sikandar Ka Mandar, //orangenoise, Shajie, Ali Suhail, Red Blood Cat and Lower Sindh! and the Swing Orchestra in a seven hour music extravaganza.

Speaking about ‘Storm in a Teacup’music producer Jamal Rahman said,

“The True Brew Records show, Storm in a Teacup, was a bigger step forward in my pursuit of really pushing the live music scene in Pakistan, that I first started with my ‘Live at True Brew’ shows. For Storm in a Teacup, our focus was on the young, independent music scene, where we promoted indie artists who came from Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad, just for this festival.

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Mobilink wins the Highest Tax Payer Award on “International Customs Day”

Mobilink has received the Highest Tax Payer Award by the Pakistan Customs, Islamabad Directorate. Mobilink received the award in recognition making the highest contribution to the national exchequer through the Islamabad Directorate and fulfilling the Customs Laws and Regulations. The award was given in a ceremony on the occasion of “International Customs Day” held at Islamabad Dry Port. 
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Manzur Ahmad, Ex-Member Customs as the chief guest. Muhammad Usman Qureshi, Head of Logistics, Mobilink upon receiving the award from Dr. Ahmad said, “Mobilink believes in carrying out business practices with maximum integrity and transparency which is why more than 37 million Pakistanis trust Mobilink with their communication needs. The award is reflective of our commitment to Pakistan and an endorsement of our ethical business practices.’’ 

Ufone Intros Super Sasta Package Offer

Ufone Intros Super Sasta Package Offer. Ufone Telecom is once again come out with a stunning offer to facilitate its customer. This time the cellular operator has introduced a Super Sasta Package offer, which lets its subscribers to call at all networks existing in the country in just 90 paisa +tax per minute. You can have the advantage of Super Sasta Package during 12 midnight till 5 PM the next day. The Ufone customers can also enjoy 90 paisa + tax rate per SMS on all networks under this offer.
While the call charges from 5PM to 12PM would be 90 paisas per 30 seconds, for calling all networks.
How to avail the offer?

• To avail the Super Sasta Package offer, you need to dial *5678#
• Charges:
• One time subscription charges are Rs.10 + tax apply

Lala Textiles signs on Iman Ali as their Brand Ambassador for 2014

Leading textile brand Lala are delighted to announce talented actor andmodel Iman Ali astheir Brand Ambassador this New Year. Iman, who is one of Pakistan’s most recognized stars will be seen across Lala’s Spring/Summer, Mid-Summer and Winter Collection shoots within 2014. Her Lala ambassadorship coincides with her latest film Operation 021, in which she is reunited withformer co-star Shaan Shahid.

Announcing Iman Ali’s association with the House of Lala Textiles, CEO Pervez Lala - has  said “We have worked hard to constantly innovate with new collections, brands, lines and to expand our reach within Pakistan and now internationally in India, The Middle East and the UK. Indeed bringing Iman Ali to Lala complements our consistent endeavours to build on our brand and its stature and we look forward to having her exclusively represent the House of Lala throughout 2014”.

Google to release Yellow and Red Versions of Nexus 5

Google to release Yellow and Red Versions of Nexus 5. It seems Google is planning to launch the new color versions of the Nexus 5 smartphone. The rumors said that the Red Nexus 5 spotted in the Vietnam and the company also thinking to launch it yellow sibling. Both the versions of the smartphonw will go on sale sometime in February and March.

There is no more information available right now. We will keep you inform about the latest happening, stay tuned……..

Friends Offering a stunning Discount on Moto X and Moto G

Friends Offering a stunning Discount on Moto X and Moto G. If you are interested to buy the Motorola Moto X and  Mot G smatphones and is looking for a discount offer? Your desire has come true. Friends is offering a $50 off for the Moto X and  $40 off for the Moto G smartphones.

This offer is not for the wide range of people. Only those can get the advantage who  will get the discount coupon codes. For further details see the image above.