Your Guide to Pay E-Challan in Pakistan [Guide]

Pakistan is crippled by poor traffic situation; a problem which has also suffered through the hands of corruption in the past. To overcome these problems and eliminating human interface, Punjab Safe Cities Authorities (PSCA) introduced the E-Challan system in Lahore last year in September.

The E-Challan system, initially launched in Lahore, is now being replicated in other cities as well which includes the capital, Islamabad.

In order to identify the traffic violators, ANRP cameras are installed at various locations throughout the city. Following the identification process, the challans are then dispatched to the home address of the violators which is stored in the database.

This process not only eases the lives of the authorities but also for the perpetrators, who have the facility to pay their dues over the internet. Previously, this process was extremely tedious and involved hours of standing in long queues.

There is denying that this was a much needed step. This process has eliminated human interference which means the chances of corruption are practically zero. Additionally, it has also helped the culprits to pay their fines much quicker.

Now that we understand how E-Challans are generated and what the benefits of it are, let’s talk about what are the steps if you are served with a notice.

Checking E-Challan Online

If you have broken any traffic law then expect a challan to be delivered at your door within a week. Here is how the challan copy looks like:

The authority informs the culprits in two manners:

1.    Physical copy of the challan will be sent at your home address

2.    Information regarding the challan will be updated on their website

o   To check, visit the website

o   Enter the *CNIC and vehicle registration number

o   Download the challan form on your device

*Note that the car must be registered under your own name. If it isn’t then enter the CNIC of the actual owner of the car.

Paying the E-Challan

Currently, the system is fully operational in Lahore but the process of paying the dues in other cities will also be the same (unless we post otherwise).

Here are few of the methods through which you can pay the e-challan fine:

How to Pay E-Challan with Physical Copy:

• Take the physical copy delivered at your home address to the nearest branch of Bank of Punjab or National Bank of Pakistan and pay the fine there.
• You can also use the Bank of Punjab ATMs to submit the fine if you don’t want to be subjected to standing in long queues.
• If the E-Challan is not delievered to your address, you can do the following things:
• Go to the E-Challan website, print the challan and repeated any of the above two methods

How to Pay E-Challan via Internet:

• In order to pay the challan online, the mobile application is currently under development through which the fines can be paid with ease.
• Once developed, it will be available for download on Play Store and App Store both, catering to all kinds of smartphone users.

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Jeff Bezos is now the Richest Person in World

Amazon’s Founder & CEO, Jeff Bezos has now beaten Bill Gates to become the wealthiest man in the world with a total worth of $141.9 billion. Last year, Bezos was beaten by Gates in just a few hours to become the richest man in the world again. However, since the start of June this year, Bezos’s net worth has grown by $5 billion making him $49 billion richer than Bill Gates and $60 billion than Warren Buffet.

Earlier this year, Bezos helped Amazon become the second most valuable company and also dethroned Apple & Google to have the most positive impact in the society. His success can be traced back to his decision to quit his job and kickstart his own business at the age of 30.

Being a straight-A student and a class valedictorian, Bezos got accepted to Princeton via early admissions to pursue computer science and electrical engineering. After completing his education, Bezos worked at an array of finance and tech firm. When he was serving as the Vice President of D.E. Shaw, Bezos had a light bulb moment to sell books over the internet. He discussed this internet bookstore idea with his boss who appreciated the idea but also pointed out the significant risk of compromising a stable job to pursue this idea.

Bezos was inspired to see how internet usage was increasing 2300 percent per year. He has never heard about something that grew this fast. His idea to build an online bookstore with millions of titles excited him more. Something like this could not be possible in the offline world. That’s when Bezos reflected if his 80-year-old self will regret not seizing this opportunity. What followed rest is now history.

In 1994, Bezos quit his job to follow his entrepreneurial aspirations. Three years later, Amazon had gone public. Since the company’s debut, Amazon has been rising exponentially in the Fortune 500 ranks to come close to its ultimate competitor, Walmart. This year, Amazon made history for the first time breaking into the top 10 listing of Fortune 500, ranking 8th amongst the biggest American company.

With this ranking, Amazon has gone up four ranks since its last year’s 12th spot. In 2002, Amazon made its debut on the Fortune 500 list at 492nd rank, the same year Walmart first landed the top spot in the list and continues to do so. In a span of 16 years, Amazon is catching up with the biggest American company. With its exponential progress and constant innovation, it is only a matter of time that it beats Walmart.

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Reduced Sales Tax on Earnings through Websites : FBR

The government has now decided to reduce sales tax for earnings made via online websites.

A 6% tax will now be implemented on online websites that generate revenue, granted that the owner of that website provides all the sales data to the Federal Board Revenue’s Computerized system through the required software. Under FBR rules, the standard rate of sales tax is 17% but online sales can get avail a lower 6% rate if they register with the FBR system and provide the necessary data.

As per the new rules devised by FBR, any online business or online sales made through a website which is hosted with a registered domain name will be treated in the same way as the sales that are made through a point of sales on any regular physical outlet and is accordingly covered under this rule, provided that the complete sales data is transmitted to the FBR’s database through a prescribed integration software with the same particulars as specified with invoice provided to the customer with particulars.

Websites that generate revenue through online earning will now be registered with FBR’s computerized system and are now required to provide the following details:

• Domain name
• Domain name provider
• Name of service provider managing the website
• Addresses of supply centers and warehouses
• Furthermore, social media portals may also come under this category if they generate revenue via these online platforms.

“Sales made through social media portals shall also be treated as covered under this sub-rule if the same are recorded through a point of sale and relevant provisions are complied with,” FBR added.

Good news for the leather and textile sector is that FBR has allowed these industries to integrate with FBR’s online system through which these sectors will be able to avail the benefits of reduced sales tax rates under SRO 1125(1)/2011.

With the introduction of these promising tax reforms, the government will be hoping that more and more business come under the tax-net and register themselves as legitimate businesses with proper payment of the required taxes.

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Freelancing Earning Report : Batch-I of DigiSkills

According to statistics released by Digiskills.pk, an initiative of Ignite and Ministry of Information and Technology, about their first graduating batch, freelancers graduating from this program are earning nearly 30 dollars a day (more than 4,000 Pakistani Rupees per day) on average.

Digiskills was launched back in 2018 with a combined effort of Ignite and Ministry of Information and Technology. It is Pakistan’s first large scale program to provide youth with training related to freelancing skills. It’s the first batch graduated back in October 2018 and has so far shown some amazing results.

According to the Earning report and projections around the first batch, the freelancers who graduated have amassed more than 82,000 US dollars in earnings, with the annual earning of this first batch estimated to be around 11 Million dollars.

A total of 5,552 individuals were trained as part of Digiskills.pk’s first batch, out of which 2,2294 individuals are currently earning through freelancing. The total cost of training one individual through this program comes out to be about 7 dollars. It is expected that each individual will provide a 7,526 percent rate of return on that insignificant initial Investment.

When PTI’s government came in power, it promised to create a million jobs during its tenure. With ICT sector jobs on the rise and lower software production costs in Pakistan, freelancing is one area where the government sees a lot of potential to create a quick and easy source of income for the unemployed in Pakistan. Initiatives like Digiskils can go a long way to give the initial push to the talented youth of Pakistan in giving them a means of showcasing their skills to the rest of the world.

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Islamabad : The Capital of Pakistan

Islamabad (/ɪsˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/; Urdu: اسلام آباد‎ Islāmābād [ɪsˌlɑːmɑːˈbɑːd]) is the capital city of Pakistan, and is federally administered as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Islamabad is noted for its high standards of living, safety, and abundant greenery.

With a population of 1,014,825 as per the 2017 Census, Islamabad is the 9th largest city in Pakistan, while the larger Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area is the country's third largest with a population exceeding four million.The city is the political seat of Pakistan and is administered by the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation, supported by the Capital Development Authority (CDA).

Islamabad is located in the Pothohar Plateau in the northeastern part of the country, between Rawalpindi District and the Margalla Hills National Park to the north. The region has historically been a part of the crossroads of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Margalla Pass acting as the gateway between the two regions.

The city's master-plan, designed by Greek architect Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, divides the city into eight zones, including administrative, diplomatic enclave, residential areas, educational sectors, industrial sectors, commercial areas, and rural and green areas. The city is known for the presence of several parks and forests, including the Margalla Hills National Park and Shakarparian Park. The city is home to several landmarks, including the Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Other landmarks include the Pakistan's National Monument and Democracy Square.

The city has the highest cost of living in Pakistan, and its population is dominated by middle and upper middle class citizens. The city is home to twenty universities, including the Quaid-e-Azam University, PIEAS, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology and NUST. The city is one of the safest in Pakistan, and has an expansive surveillance system with 1,900 CCTV cameras.

Explore the Beauty of Pakistan through these Photos.

Pakistan is a very beautiful country with diverse landscapes. It ranges from lofty mountains in the north, the Karakorum and the Himalayas through dissected plateaus to rich alluvial plains of Punjab. Then follows the bareness of Baluchistan and the hot dry deserts of Sindh blending into miles and miles of beaches on the Makran Coast. Lets see some of very good pictures of it:-

Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley

Honza Valley

Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley

Skardu

Shandur

Shandur

Swat

Swat

Swat

Gilgit Baltistan

Attabad Lake

Biafo Glacier Karakorum Mountains

Samsung Galaxy S9 Price & Specs in Pakistan

Samsung Galaxy S9 - The Camera. Re-imagined! 

Samsung is shining star and Galaxy S9 will be the next premium device which is on its way. S8 is still in action and scoring huge amount of profit for the company but things have to move on and Samsung Galaxy S9 will be the next flagship device that we are see in the 2018. No matter what happened in the past they improvised a lot and gained the trust of their user. Samsung's Galaxy S9 is expected to be just like its predecessor and and there will be not a bigger change in the design of the device. Still it is expected that Samsung Galaxy S9's specifications will be improved as compare to its previous model. First thing which is revealed by the source is its chipset which is now improved and this chip of Galaxy S9 by Samsung will be built on 7nm chip but according to the news the Korean giant is not manufacturing chipset by its own because they are going to make 8nm chip this year. Galaxy S9's Super AMOLED display is is key feature of the this company and in this device they are going to continue this trend and same edges will be seen in the Samsung S9 just like S8. Octa-Core processor is fitted on top of the chipset that will bring you improved user experience as compare to the previous version. Newly born Samsung Galaxy's S9 is going to pack the Snapdragon 840 chipset which is going to be the most powerful and energy saving chip at this time. Android operating system v8.0 oreo is running Samsung Galaxy S9 inside the which is the most stable version of the Android with many improved tweaks.

Build	OS	Android V8.0 Oreo
	Dimensions	147.6 x 68.7 x 8.4 mm
	Weight	163 g
	SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
	Colors	Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple

Frequency	2G Band	SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Band	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G Band	LTE

Processor	CPU	Octa-core (4 x 2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 + 4 x 1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
	Chipset	Exynos 9810 Octa
	GPU	Mali-G72 MP18

Display	Technology	Super Amoled capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
	Size	5.8 Inches
	Resolution	1440 x 2960 Pixels (~568 PPI)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
	Extra Features	3D Touch (home button only), Always-on display

Memory	Built-in	64GB Built-in, 4GB RAM
	Card	microSD Card, (supports upto 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)

Camera	Main	12 MP (f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.5)
	Features	Phase detection, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama, Video (2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec)
	Front	8 MP, f/1.7, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR

Connectivity	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
	USB	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
	NFC	Yes
	Data	GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G (LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps)

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, FingerPrint, Gyro, HeartRate, Iris Scanner, Proximity, SpO2
	Audio	3.5mm Audio Jack, MP4/DivX/XviD/H.265 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Speaker Phone
	Browser	HTML5
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Games	Built-in + Downloadable
	Torch	Yes
	Extra	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support), Qi wireless charging, ANT+ support, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified), Front/back glass + Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Battery	Capacity	(Li-ion Non removable), 3000 mAh
		- Fast battery charging, Qi wireless charging

Price	Price in Rs: 91,000    Price in USD: $788

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