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Sanam Jung’s Extreme Weight Loss Secret Revealed!

By
Ghazala Sulaiman
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Image Source: Instagram

It’s difficult for people to understand that giving birth is a crucial process.

We live in an ignorant society where people will tell you to hide your baby bump under loose clothes and dupattas, so that you don’t look pregnant, as if it is a crime!

They expect you to bloat into a balloon during your pregnancy, otherwise, they assume it is not healthy and want you to get into shape the day you deliver the baby.

The sad part?

Your friends, your colleagues and your relatives are among those who are body shaming you for your post-pregnancy weight instead of realizing that this what motherhood has brought to you. People need to realize that it takes some time to get back into shape and most importantly, it is not that easy!

Last, year In November, Sanam Jung gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.

While her family, friends, and fans were excited to hear the news, there were others who couldn’t resist to body-shame her for her post-pregnancy weight.

Sanam came back to hosting her morning show at Hum TV after taking a little break.

 

People were quick to shower her with comments on her body weight, while Sanam remained silent.

The body-shaming didn’t stop, various photos of her went viral in which people couldn’t talk about anything else but her weight gain. The comments were mean, harsh and what not, but Sanam kept her calm while continuing to host her morning show, knowing all the harsh comments she was getting subjected to.

The morning show queen has now silenced her haters with her post-pregnancy weight loss.

Her dramatic weight loss is literally a slap in her haters’ face.

About last week! #Happysunday #beachfun #mommyandme #mylife #myworld

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She took to Instagram to share her weight loss with her followers.

WONDERING WHAT’S HER WEIGHT LOSS MYSTERY?

Jung has lost a whopping 17.5 kgs and apparently, it’s the celebrity trainer Shoaib Khan that helped her get into shape!

With a strict diet schedule and vigorous fitness training, Sanam has become an inspirational sensation with this drastic weight loss.

My world ❤️

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For those who don’t know, Shoaib Khan is the fitness instructor of various superstars!

With a dedicated exercise routine, he has helped many achieve that fab figure!

These weight loss secrets of our favorite stars should inspire us all to get off the couch and hit the gym for a fit, toned body and a healthy lifestyle.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more updates.

 

 

Hyundai Launches Tucson 2018 & 2 More Cars in Pakistan!

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Anusha Sachwani
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Hyundai is back in action in Pakistan with Nishat Mills! Earlier in December, the manufacturer announced that it will dispatch not 1 or 2 but 4 models.

On 20th December, Hyundai and Nishat mutually held an occasion to unveil 3 of the models they are bringing to the country.

The revealed models were Hyundai Tucson, H-1 Van, and H-100 Pickup.

Hyundai H-1 Van

The H-1 has been awarded “Australia’s best cars awards” in the people mover category by the Australian automobile association for two years in a row.

The van comes with twin swing gate at the rear while the wagon is equipped with standard hatch-style door. Drivers can use the interior space more practically with the seat variation feature.

Clever design allows the seats to be tipped up, slid or reclined. Whatever the circumstances, there’s certain to be a combination to suit your requirements. (Application of this seating combination may vary according to countries).

BEWARE: Fake Images of United Auto’s Upcoming Car is Circulating the Internet!

Hyundai Shezore H-100 Pickup

The trunk is only 775mm high for more convenient cargo loading and unloading. It offers 130 ps and 26.0kg·m torque! The eco-friendly engine re-circulates exhaust gases back to the engine to reduce nitrous oxide pollutants.

It has a shorter braking distance because of the powerful braking performances of 15-inch brakes and 8+9 inch booster. The H-100 was designed to set new standards for light trucks we mean it. The list of features surpasses even some well-equipped private cars, and
some have never, ever been available in this class before.

Hyundai Tucson 2018

Tucson is a front wheel drive hybrid. The main gen Tucson was propelled in 2004.

In addition to the older version, we find these attractive new additions to the Hyundai Tuscon:

  • Tucson is 4475 mm long, 1849 mm wide and 1660 mm tall.
  • The hybrid has a wheelbase of 2670 mm.
  • Sunroof that reaches out from front to back.
  • Driven tail lights
  • Raised spoiler and chrome debilitate tips

Toyota Indus Shoots the Price-Tag for Selective Corolla Variants

Like the outside, the inside is likewise to a great degree engaging. It highlights bleeding edge innovations to give the vehicle a modern look.

  • CD/DVD player with infotainment
  • LED touch screen.
  • Remote control access to the sound framework
  • Push start
  • Remote controlling
  • Remote trunk and windows openers

The reputed cost of Tucson is said to associate with Rs 2.8 million.

Fawad Khan’s Fourth Bollywood Movie to be ‘Love Curry’?

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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It has been almost a year since India banned Pakistani celebrities to feature in Bollywood movies.

The Indian nationalist party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) film workers association had threatened all of our stars working in Bollywood to the leave their land and never come back.

However, no matter how much our neighboring nation shies away from supporting Pakistani luminaries working in Bollywood, we all know that our stars have outshined themselves across the border every time.

From Mawra Hocane to Mahira, Humaima to Saba, Sajal to Ali Zafar; there is a never-ending roll of Pakistani icons who made it big in India!

And leading the list is, of course, the king of all heartthrobs- Fawad Khan

#forbeslife have you grabbed your copies?

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His Bollywood debut ‘Khoobsurat’ with Sonam Kapoor created a furor in the industry and was successful trysts continued with Kapoor & Sons and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

However, as per reports, Khan was offered as many as 5 Bollywood movies post-Uri attacks.

Now as per the latest updates, there is a possibilty that FK will be signing his fourth Bollywood movie, now that the situation seems to have settled across the border.

Apparnetlt, bestselling Indian author Pankaj Dubey is extremly eager to cast Fawad Khan alongside Alia Bhatt and Sushant Singh Rajput in the film adaptation of his new book ‘Love Curry’.

Dubey divulged in an interview:

“I have already started scripting the film and thinking about the casting. As the story is mainly about three boys from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, I want to cast Sushant, Fawad for the two of them,”

“For the female lead, I think Alia can play the part. Let’s see how the casting goes”

So there are some really high prospects that we can see Khan & Bhatt back in action togather!

And this will be soooooo AWESOME if it happens!

Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more updates.

Sindh Government Announces Public Holiday on 27th December

By
Alefyah Hasnain
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Benazir-bhutto-lead

After enjoying the long weekend of 25th December that celebrated Quaid’s Day and Christmas, Sindh residents are now all set to get one more day off this already shortened week!

The government of Sindh has declared the 27th of December 2017 as a public holiday in the province as per directives of the Chief Minister Sindh. The holiday has been announced on account of the occasion of the Shahadat of the late Benazir Bhutto Shaheed.

Benazir-bhutto-lead

The notice issued states that as per past practices all government offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous, corporations and local councils headed under the administrative control of the Sindh government will remain closed on Wednesday.

Read the Complete Notice on 27th December Here!

This year marks the 10th death anniversary of the late leader of the Pakistan People’s Party.

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BEWARE: Fake Images of United Auto’s Upcoming Car is Circulating the Internet!

By
Anusha Sachwani
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Recently, the news of United Auto is manufacturing its own car took social media by storm.

With the automotive sector being on heights in 2017, the upcoming year has raised expectations and has stirred curiosity for what more is in store by these international newcomers.

However, while authentic pictures have been shared across social media about car sightings, there are also fake images which are circulated claiming to be real. United Autos has become a victim of this.

United Motors to Launch a New Budget-Friendly Car!

Images of a car being claimed to be manufactured by United Autos has been circulating on social media lately. According to Ali Laghari, the images he stumbled upon were being claimed by sources to be pictures of the upcoming 800cc car of United Auto.

Whereas, no official images or any authentic yet leaked images of their work in progress has been out yet, say sources. We will be sharing the real images as soon as they come out.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more news and updates.

Toyota Indus Shoots the Price-Tag for Selective Corolla Variants

By
Anusha Sachwani
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Toyota also commonly known as Indus Motors has a large following and demand in Pakistan.

The automotive manufacturer is one of the top 3 sellers in the country because of the high-demand for its Corolla.

While on one hand, the company has faced difficulties in meeting the demand of Corolla lovers, they have increased the price of selective variants. Unfortunately, the brand has been ‘pressurized’ to do so.

Hyundai-Nishat to Launch the Tucson SUV in Pakistan

Reason Behind Price Hike

The increase in exchange rates results in an increase in prices of imported parts. Companies in Pakistan do not make and assemble all the parts needed for their models, thus they import, and with the increase in the price, it means that car prices automatically increase.

New Toyota Corolla Prices

Toyota has revealed a new list of prices for the selective Corolla variants as following;

  • XLi Current Price: 17,59,000 New Price: 18,19,000
  • GLi Current Price: 18,89,000 New Price: 19,49,000
  • GLi A/T Current Price: 19,64,000 New Price: 20,24,000
  • 1.6 Altis Current Price: 21,49,000 New Price: 21,99,000

These new prices will be effective from January 2018. As of now, the higher-end variants are of the same price, the reason is still unknown. However, this can be alarming as the continuous increases in prices discourage buyers who then tend to go for alternatives.

United Motors to Launch a New Budget-Friendly Car!

 

Orientm McCann Pakistan wins Gold at the Campaign Asia Pacific Awards

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Web Desk
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Orientm McCann Pakistan wins Gold in the ‘Pakistan Creative Agency of the Year’ category in the Campaign Asia Pacific Awards held on 5th December 2017 in Mumbai

Campaign Asia-Pacific’s ‘Agency of the Year’ awards have recognized and inspired, leadership management excellence, outstanding business performance and overall achievements in Asia-Pacific’s advertising and communications industries for the past 24 years.

Winning Gold at the prestigious ‘Agency of the Year’ award is a recognition of Orientm McCann’s stellar performance in the local market. Being one of the oldest and the largest creative agencies in Pakistan, the Orientm McCann team consists of talented, young, and experienced professionals, who are creating trailblazing work on both national and multi-national accounts.

President Orientm McCann Mr. Masood Hashmi expressed his views on the win; “It’s a proud moment for Orientm McCann, this would not have been possible without our client’s support and sheer hard work of team McCann Pakistan”.

The Agency enjoys partnerships with some of the most prestigious brands in the market and enjoys the full support of its clients in creating work that is now creating waves across the region.

OMD Pakistan named ‘Media Agency of the Year’ for the second year in a row

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Web Desk
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OMD Pakistan, a part of Omnicom Media Group, has been named Pakistan’s ‘Media Agency of the Year’ by Campaign Asia-Pacific at its Agency of the Year Awards 2017, held on December 5, 2017.

This is OMD Pakistan’s fourth consecutive award at Campaign Asia’s Agency of the Year Awards and the second consecutive year of winning the ‘Media Agency of the Year’ title. Furthermore, the agency also received a bronze in the ‘Digital Agency of the Year’ category, recognized among the country’s top three agencies for its advanced digital product.

The accolades follow a resilient year for the media agency, in which it expanded its business while either retaining or enhancing existing client relationships. They also validate the agency’s commitment towards innovating its product offering and providing clients with ground-breaking media solutions in the Pakistani market.

“OMD Pakistan has maintained their momentum in 2017 and really delivered an impressive performance this year,” commented Stephen Li, CEO of OMD Asia Pacific. “We strive to be a dynamic network and this recognition not only speaks volumes about the agency’s performance, but also reflects the confidence and encouragement of our clients, which allow us to create some exceptional work.”

OMD Pakistan’s CEO, Dara Bashir Khan, added: “Winning the Gold again is a reflection of the confidence that our clients and industry partners place in our capabilities. This couldn’t have been accomplished without their invaluable support. We look forward to raising the bar even further and achieiving greater results for them going forwards.”

Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Agency of the Year Awards honour “inspired leadership, management excellence, outstanding business performance and overall achievements” in Asia Pacific’s advertising and communications industries.

Adamjee Life’s Latest Campaign ‘Dream Out Loud’ Encourages Youth to Pursue their Passion!

By
Areeb Khan
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The fear of failure often prevents parents from encouraging their children to follow and pursue their passion.

In our society, we see a cultural mindset passed on from generation to generation when it comes to letting children decide what they want to do with their lives. Certain career paths are safe options for doctors and engineers topping the list.

This is a problem that transcends age, gender, and class, as almost everyone is often left with no choice but to end up doing what their parents want.

In fact, seven out of ten children put their passion to the side and end up picking a career that their parents want them to have.

Adamjee Life seems to have picked up on this insight and have made their latest digital campaign along these lines.

The Digital Video Campaign (DVC) itself is executed rather well. Right from the start, you see the protagonist of the story indulging in a passion that is a little unorthodox for her family to digest.

Once the father finds out, as is the case in all households he tells the child to cut the nonsense out and stick to doing what he wants her to do.

However, unlike most, the daughter pursues her passion and goes on to create a masterpiece for her father’s birthday. In an emotional scene, the father finally realizes his daughter’s capabilities and talents and makes a decision allowing her to follow her dream.

The DVC ends with the little girl all grown up and successful in her life, with them reminding us that the turning point in her life was when her dad found out just what her hidden talent and passion was.

This DVC is a great message for all parents in the country.

It brings to light the fact that parents not only need to explore their children’s talent and interests, but it also showcases the fact that if you are really passionate and good at what you do, you are going to end up being successful.

Currently, this is a mindset that isn’t often adopted, as the conventional thinking embedded in us for generations prevents us from thinking outside the box.

Nonetheless, it is campaigns like this one that acts as a rather good reminder and an eye-opener. Not only does it make you think, but it helps you realize that conventions don’t always need to be followed.If things were a certain way for one generation, they don’t have to hold true for the next.

Adamjee Life has hit the nail on the head with their insight by highlighting that its time to change cultural mindsets and move forward. As their message is viewed by more and more people, it is bound to help steer minds to explore more options and allow people to follow their dreams.

” If you dream it, you can do it ” Walt Disney

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for more updates

 

Baaghi Drama on Urdu1: Kanwal Breaks Up With Shehryaar

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Umaima Nadeem
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Saba Qamar continues to astonish and leave people in aghast with her brilliant acting in the hit drama, Baaghi. Facing all the criticism, and nil-support from her akin, Kanwal continues to fight for her family and her son.

This episode opened up to devastating news: Kanwal breaking up with Shehryaar!

Although Shehryaar was very concerned about Kanwal and kept on asking her what was bothering her, the depressed starlet said “meri jaan chor do! Mujhay jeenay do!” and parted their ways.

Moving forward, we saw Fauzia’s elder brother asking her for loan of Rs. 7-8 lacs to help him set up a mobile phone shop in the city. In this way, he will be able to support his family too, and will pay back to his sister once he generates enough revenue.

While Shehryaar was still not over the heartbreak, Kanwal aired a video on her fan page, claiming:

Zindagi may kuch loug sirf ap ka sukoon tabah karnay kay liye hotay hain. So… un lougon ka ap ki zindagi say chalay jana hi behtar hota hay.

This message was for the successful businessman, who, in no time, got to know that Kanwal was lying and was hiding something for sure. So he decided to meet her and drove to Rayyan’s place, where he learned that Kanwal had left his place quite some time ago and has shifted to a new house.

Shehryaar’s mother wants him to tie the knot with another girl.

At the end of the episode, Fauzia’s bhabi told her that there was a wedding in their village, and if Fauzia wishes to, she can come alongside her and meet her son in disguise. Fauzia, without giving any second thought, agrees to go with her.

The episode closed to a glimpse of that wedding, where the poor mother’s son was seen crying on Abid’s lap, and this broke Fauzia into a million pieces, but being helpless, she decided to walk away.

The jaw-dropping acting of Saba Qamar, blended with Osman Khalid Butt’s amazing dialogue delivery, makes this drama worth watching and leaves the audience asking for more.

Watch the Full Episode Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbfydPutNI&t=6s

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Best & Worst Dressed Celebrities at Rangreza and Arth Premieres

By
Alefyah Hasnain
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The month of December has seen Pakistani film promotions in full swing with the cast appearing on talk shows and making the rounds at universities and popular public places.

However, the grand, star-studded premiere nights for Rangreza and Arth the Destination had celebrities that dressed to impress while some, unfortunately, received a thumbs down from the fashion police.

Here’s the Creme de La Creme who Dressed to Impressed!

Alyzeh Gabol

The model turned actress outshone in black at her film, Rangreza’s premiere held in Karachi.

Uzma Hassan

The Arth leading lady looked as graceful as ever in this ivory sari! The beauty carried a sophisticated look for the premiere of her film last night.

Adnan Malik and Sanam Saeed

The duo rocked in their simple yet classy look for the night.

Kubra Khan

 

There were some stars who didn’t quite impress us and just dressed averagely. Find out who made it to the list!

Urwa Hocane

The pastel pink suit didn’t quite get the thumbs up from us!

Ghana Ali

Ghana didn’t quite dazzle in the blingy black outfit by Sana Safinaz at the Rangreza premiere.

Minal Khan

Maybe a bit too formal for a premiere night?

Cutie on the primier of #rangreza 💝

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Worst Dressed Celebrities

Veena Malik

The drama queen, Veena Malik’s look for Arth was a complete combination for disaster! The floral bodice with a pleated lilac flair was a big NO-NO!

Humaima Malick

The Arth leading lady could not pull off the glitzy red Faraz Manan gown at the premiere in Lahore last night.

Meera Ji

Gohar Rasheed

The star of the show, Gohar aka Waseem Wallay of Rangreza left us confused, what was he trying to pull?

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Most Favorite Mobile Phones of Pakistanis in 2017

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Web Desk
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You hardly find a person today not hooked to his or her phone. It has become more than a necessity. You need it for everything – LITERALLY!

But here’s the question:

What do Pakistanis prefer more: A smartphone or a feature phone?

While it’s quite difficult to come to a conclusion right away, but if we see the Google Search resuls, the most favorite phone selected by Pakistanis in 2017 can be quite a surprise.

Quite hard to believe, but instead of choosing a classy Samsung or an Apple’s iPhone, Pakistanis opted for a phone they got a hang of after more than a decade.

Here’s what Google Trends revealed about most searched smartphones by Pakistanis!

NOKIA 3310

These results were derived from Google Trends and now that we think of it, it is believable.
There was a separate era for Nokia 3310, when Pakistanis enjoyed this phone thoroughly and didn’t miss a single chance to show it off. When they got a chance to do that again after 12 years, they had to take it up!

Looking at Google’s search results, the renovated Nokia 3310 actually stands as one of the most favorite device for Pakistanis in 2017. Not only in Pakistan, Nokia regained its popularity with this newly launched handset worldwide. The search shows this phone on number 6th ranking, but Pakistan stands as the most prominent country to have fallen in love with it all over again.

However, Google search does not show if it’s popularity also lead to an increase in sales or not. But if we focus on the data alone, it’s quite evident that people showed interest and thus have purchased it too.

OPPO F5

Other than Nokia, Chinese cellular brand – Oppo – took the second place in the most search phone brands by Pakistanis. Their Flagship F5 took the lead in the run as compared to the other handsets under the brand.

Since this got released in October – months after Nokia 3310 – it took the second position instead.

NOKIA 6

Another popular handset by Nokia secured the third position in the search results. This time, it is their first Android smartphone – Nokia 6.

Pakistan is one of the 4 countries to have searched for this phone in Google the most. Other countries are Nepal, India, and Sri Lanka.

SAMSUNG S8

On the fourth position stood the latest Samsung Galaxy S8 as one of the most favorite and top searched phones by Pakistanis in 2017.

IPHONE 8

Last but not the least, Pakistanis showed more interest in iPhone 8 as compared to iPhone X and thus, iPhone 8 was revealed as the 5th most favorite of the smartphone handsets for Pakistanis.

With so many new smartphones coming up next year, let’s see how this list changes for us in 2018.

Contributed by: Mahi Afaq

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Facebook Will Send an Alert When You Appear In Photos You’re Not Tagged In!

By
Ghazala Sulaiman
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Facebook literally improves and evolves on a daily basis.

The social media giant is not satisfied until the operations are running smooth and the users are having an incredible experience using their service.

With the latest feature rolled out on the last Tuesday, Facebook is ready with some great news!

The website users will be notified if someone uploads a photo of them – without even tagging them. The ‘facial recognition technology’ will be put into use to release this feature.

Facebook will, however, request for the user’s consent to keep a facial template to use be able to use this feature.

Since Facebook also believes in transparency and privacy, they initially wanted to introduce this feature as an option. Later, they decided that most of the people would be interested in finding out if their pictures are being used without their knowledge.

The feature is currently in its testing phase and will not be available to users in Canada and the European Union.

Also, there are stricter rules and regulations about privacy in those jurisdictions. However, Facebook is hopeful about offering this great feature there someday.

Not only Facebook, but other tech giants also use facial recognition technology for various functions. In September, Apple Inc featured its latest handset – the new iPhone X – which also uses the facial recognition technology to unlock the device using the ‘Face Detection’ feature.

The same technology will be used by Facebook to notify users if other their picture is uploaded elsewhere or is set as a profile picture by another user. The company believes, this step might help with reducing impersonations.

This isn’t the first time Facebook will be using the facial recognition technology. It was first used in 2010 with the ‘tagging’ feature, where by clicking on a face you get a list of names based on facial recognition to tag. This feature is also optional.

Once you choose to use that feature, Facebook creates a template to recognize your facial features analyzing pixels from your photos that you are already tagged in. The comparison is made with the new images to find the similarities with the template.

According to Rob Sherman, the Deputy Chief Privacy Officer,

“Facebook deletes the template of anyone who then opts out”.

This new feature released by Facebook is definitely going to be useful for a lot of people – especially for those who have been into trouble because of impersonation before.

Opt in and you will get notifications from Facebook if it detects your picture uploaded elsewhere. The company is also planning to add an “on/off” switch to allow users control this feature as they like.

Sherman also added, “We thought it was important to have a really straightforward way of controlling facial recognition technology.”

Let’s see when we have this feature available in Pakistan so we can say goodbye to fake identities and troubles associated with it.

Contributed by: Mahi Afaq

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United Motors to Launch a New Budget-Friendly Car!

By
Ghazala Sulaiman
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United Auto Industries, a famous Chinese car company, has now announced to launch a  car much better than Mehran in Pakistan and at much affordable rates.

United Motors will be launching this car in 2018 all over Pakistan!

The automakers, which is also the second most significant producers of motorbikes in the country, will be making this launch against Suzuki Mehran, which is believed to end its three-decade-long journey by 2019.

Muhammad Afzal, the General Manager at United Motors, said to the media:

“United Auto Industries is venturing into car and pickup manufacturing. The company will use Chinese technology and market its vehicles under the brand name of United. The local assembly of these vehicles will begin in the first half of 2018.”

Mr. Afzal also gave a statement to shun all the rumors that their car will be a Mehran’s lookalike!

He said that our car will be totally different from Suzuki Mehran. We are loading our new vehicle with many new safety measures and features.

However, that’s all the information they shared about the car. There is still no official info about the pricing details, features, or eco-friendliness of the car. But he did mention in his statement that unlike the Suzuki’s 800cc variant, they are also planning to keep the prices of their car ‘affordable’.

In June this year, the government granted permission to not only United Motors but also KIA-Lucky, and Hyundai Nishat to start manufacturing within Pakistan by setting up their assembly and manufacturing plants. This permission was given under the new auto policy set by the government.

Mehran’s Production to Stop

Suzuki Mehran has been around for thirty years now and has been one of the most popular cars amongst Pakistanis. But the long journey is coming to an end as Pak Suzuki decides to bid farewell to our old friend.

Pak Suzuki ceased the production of Mehran to launch the next-generation 660cc Alto during the first quarter of 2019.

While the news hasn’t been confirmed yet, it is expected that Alto will be launched with a price tag close to 9 lacs.

Let’s see if United Car is able to fill the gap with its new car that it claims to be better and more affordable than Mehran.

Contributed by: Mahi Afaq

Saudi Arabia Announces New Type of Visa

By
Alefyah Hasnain
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia receives millions of Muslim visitors every year for the holy pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah from across the world. However, the KSA is now moving towards a major shift by broadening its tourism sector.

Surprisingly, the country will now begin issuing tourist visas in the coming first quarter of 2018. Under Prince Sultan, the Kingdom is preparing itself for major structural, economic and social reforms.

As per Khaleej Times, the Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has mentioned,

“All government approvals are in place for the launch of electronic visas in the year 2018. All nationals whose countries allow their citizens to visit will be granted the tourist visas.”

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage stated,

“We are now just preparing the regulations – who is eligible for the visas and how to obtain them”

The radical shift in policy comes after the Crown Prince seeks to reduce the country’s dependency on Oil. Currently, a limited number of tourist visas are granted to specific nationalities. These applications require long processes and visitors have to follow various restrictions such as staying at designated hotels and traveling through an accredited company.

The price of the new visa has not yet been settled but Prince Sultan mentions,

 

“The price will be as low as possible because we believe the cumulative economic impact is greater than the cash from the visa.”

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Karachi Police Website Hacked by Indians!

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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The IT industry is always vulnerable to professional website hackers. It becomes a serious issue when official web pages such as government entities fall prey to such an incident.

And nobody can relate to this better than India & Pakistan!

Even though we are neighbors, Pakistan and India are more like siblings. They do whatever it takes to put the blame on one another and try to get back at each other in any way possible.

The cyber-war between both is something we hear about every other day, at times it’s them who hack Pakistani websites and at times it’s vice-versa.

This time around Indian hackers has attacked the Karachi Police website.

They targetted the “top-rated news” portion of Karachi Police Website and revealed their identity as:

Mallu Cyber Soldiers

There Was An Image Of their Logo consisting of a fiery skull

At the bottom, they declared their passion for the nation by blaring:

“We Love India”

And to make this worse, they have added the audio of Vanda Mataram in the background that plays as soon as you open the homepage.

 

You can check it out here!

 

 

The funny part is that the message has been up for quite some time and the authorities are clueless about it.

Let’s see how Pakistani hackers will retaliate to this.

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Pakistani Designer Mehdi’s Wedding Was a Star-studded Affair

By
Ghazala Sulaiman
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It is every Pakistani’s girl dream to don a wedding dress by the fashion maverick, Muhammad Mehdi.

His bridal house is one of the most admired and most luxurious in the nation, inspired by eastern and western influences.

The Wedding dress designer extraordinaire specialises in couture and is his glamarous gowns are all about contemporary silhouettes blended with traditional techniques.

The connoisseur just got married and as expected it was the most magical wedding!

We can stop drooling over Zahra’s mehndi dress! 

Her shaadi outfit was fantastical, fashion-forward and ridiculously romantic bridal style.

His Valima outfit the most enchantng ever, that we can bet Mehdi made exclusively for her.

Just see how happy they look togather!

Bigwigs of entertainment and fashion world graced the event!

Model behaviour 💯 #butfurstletmetakeaselfie #mehdiwedszahra #mehdi #onislookbook

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Check out this cute romantic dance of the good-looking pair!

Congartulations to the happy couple.

 

 

 

Salary Increase Announced for UAE Government Employees

By
Alefyah Hasnain
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As the new year rings in with a bang, good news has been announced for all government employees in Sharjah, UAE  who will receive an increase in salary from 1st of January, 2018.

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, made the announcement on Thursday to allocate Dh 600 million for an increase in the salaries of the Emirate’s government employees’ revised pay structure.

A new minimum salary of Dh 17,500 has been set together with an increase in overall wages. This comes as a New Year gift to all the employees.

Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadim, member of the Sharjah Executive Council and chairman of the Directorate of Human Resources,

“Investing in people and human resources has been the main focus and concern of Dr. Sheikh Sultan. The decision proves his keenness to improve the conditions of all the employees on the financial, educational and cultural levels. This will also provide them with family stability and a prosperous life”

 

The Sharjah Government will be introducing eight pay grades, details of four grades have been given below:

Grade 8 is the lowest grade for employees who do not have a secondary school certificate with a basic salary of Dh 17,500.

Grade 7 has been fixed for people with secondary school certificate qualification with a minimum salary of Dh18,500 per month.

Grade 4 has been fixed for university graduates, they would start with a minimum salary of Dh25,000 per month.

Grade 1 employees will earn a monthly salary of Dh 30,500 which includes Dh 21,375 as the basic salary and Dh 7,125 as the cost of living allowance.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario for latest news and updates.

 

Apple Has Made a Major Confession & iPhone Users are NOT Happy About it!

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Ghazala Sulaiman
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As much as we despise it, our older phones tend to get slower with time – especially with new updates and better software that keep entering the market.

We can’t control obsolescence – particularly when it comes to tech.

Unfortunately, one such theory has also been confirmed by Apple.

With new updates, the company admits that the older versions of iPhone will slow down because both the battery and processors tends to lose its capacity over time.

Apple clears its parts claiming that this happens to avoid the total unexpected shutdown.

Updates Causing Slowdown

This was initially observed by John Poole, the Geekbench developer, who experimented with iPhone 6s and mapped its capacity as the software updated.

He figured out that each update caused a lag and the single-core performance kept hitting declining peaks.

Later, this experiment was carried out by many and with the same results. Many Twitter and Reddit users have shown scored that clearly shows the figures in a declining pattern.

One of the users revealed how his factory processor clock, which was 1400 MHz, has now declined to 600 MHz only.

Even the battery showed disappointing scores. After a charge-discharge cycle of 500 rounds, the battery retains 80 percent of its capacity. For a battery replacement, you need to loosen your pockets and spend $79.

Since there’s a significant decline in the performance of the phone, iPhone users are left with no choice but upgrade their phones as soon as an upgrade is available.

According to Apple’s statement to Buzzfeed:

“Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their device. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.

Last year we released a feature of iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions. We’ve now extended that feature to iPhone 7 with iOS 11.2, and plan to add support for other products in the future.”

So either an iPhone user should get used to slowing down as they upgrade their software or keep upgrading their handsets as Apple releases its new phones.

Stay tuned to Brandsynario to get more updates on Apple and its new features!

Contributed by: Mahi Afaq

Huawei Brings an Exciting Selfie Superstar Challenge!

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Web Desk
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HUAWEI and our very own heartthrob Urwa Hocane are on the lookout for a Selfie Superstar in an exciting contest called the Selfie Superstar Challenge.

Urwa Hocane on the Hunt for a Selfie Superstar with HUAWEI

All those who love to click selfies are challenged to share their best selfies on Urwa Hocane’s Facebook & Instagram profile and get a chance to win the amazing HUAWEI Mate 10 lite.

Do You Think you’re the Ultimate Selfie Superstar?

All you have to do is to look your best, snap a selfie – and share it with the hashtag #SelfieSuperstar. Who knows, you may walk away with a HUAWEI Mate 10 lite – the world’s first smartphone with four cameras.

The HUAWEI Mate 10 lite is truly an amazing phone! Packed with a 13MP + 2MP front and 16MP + 2MP rear camera – it is your perfect mate for stunning selfies.

It features a Beauty 4.0 mode that adjusts your skin tone and makes you look pretty.

While other smartphones have a harsh front flash, HUAWEI Mate 10 lite has a Smart Selfie Toning Flash that adds a soft glow to your face and takes brighter selfies in low-light.

The Selfie Superstar Challenge runs from December 21 – December 30, 2017, so what are you all waiting for? Dress up, rock your selfies and start posting!

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