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5 Reasons Why Cloud Kitchens Are The Next Big Thing Posted on March 11, 2021 | by OLX PAKISTAN The changing technological landscape of Pakistan and growing consumer demand have impacted the food and tech industry alike. Innovation in food businesses has resulted in modern solutions like drone deliveries, automation and even cloud kitchens.  Cloud kitchens, also called ghost kitchens or commissary kitchens do not have a physical storefront and function by taking orders through online platforms or eateries providing delivery only. These are purpose-built facilities where food is prepared and stored in order to be delivered. Restaurants are now scaling the distribution side of their business, making their services more accessible for people. This unconventional business model targets pain points of customers and entrepreneurs. You may also like: Best Electric Stove Prices in Pakistan 1. Evolving Market Trends The food industry has undergone changes after the pandemic. Maintaining social distance and reducing exposure to the virus have become the standard procedures of operation. Regulations have impacted traditional dine-in restaurants, which has led to closures but cloud kitchens give restaurant owners an alternative option in order to function. As a result of economic, environmental and legal changes, cloud kitchens are the next big thing in Pakistan. Currently, Hotpod is one of the operational cloud kitchens in the country.  2. Changing Consumer Lifestyles The spending pattern and consumption habits of Pakistani consumers have changed as lifestyles have now become increasingly dynamic. With the widespread use of digital technologies like smartphones, life has become easier and processes have paced up. Amidst the pandemic, a number of consumers now require their favorite restaurant to deliver food as it is safer to enjoy meals at home. Ordering in rather than eating out is the new norm, which means the concept of cloud kitchens will grow in the future. 3. Cost Efficiency One of the most important factors contributing to the success of a business is managing the costs. Restaurants have high overheads such as commercial taxes, maintenance of kitchen equipment, bills, salaries and facility rents. Due to the reduced trend of dining out, many restaurants have been unable to manage their costs efficiently resulting in closure. Shifting towards a cloud kitchen is a feasible option, as it minimizes operational costs and helps in maximizing profits. 4. Operational Efficiency Apart from cost efficiency, managing business processes is another crucial factor that ensures the success of the business. Cloud kitchens can help existing businesses expand operations but it also provides entrepreneurs the opportunity to start new food ventures with reduced risk. It can help entrepreneurs test their ideas and form a customer base without high initial investments. Management of other business functions becomes easier, as entrepreneurs get to focus on their core competencies.     5. Convenience Consumers of the digital age usually make decisions based on convenience. The internet has enabled consumers, making everything accessible at the touch of a button. Ordering food and paying for it has been made easy, which has increased food deliveries. Consumers prefer getting food delivered at home from their favorite places, at the time they deem suitable. With the existence of cloud kitchens and no operational limitations restaurants can meet consumer demands efficiently. OLX Pakistan being an online classifieds’ marketplace provides access to latest products to a large population of this country, and plays its role as a one-stop online shopping solution. Explore your options and make smart choices within your budget. Tags: Cloud Kitchens, Kitchen, Kitchen Equipment, Restaurants

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Federal Budget 2022-23: How Will It Affect the Property Market

Federal Budget 2022-23: How Will It Affect the Property Market Posted on June 23, 2022 | by Taimoor Ashraf Majority of 220 million Pakistanis seem to be getting grinded between two millstones – The Original Budget and the Revised “IMF Approved” Budget.  To know more about the original revenue targets and tax proposals, read: Budget 2022-23 Pakistan: Salient Features To read more about the Revised Budget, click on: Pakistan’s “IMF Approved” Federal Budget: What It Means for the Common Pakistanis In the hoopla of increasing petroleum prices, taxes on companies and their employees, one very important sector has gone unnoticed – Pakistan’s mercurial real estate or property market. As the latest federal budget contains many new proposals regarding this sector of the economy, therefore it’s important to analyze them.  Salient Features Here’s what you need to know about the latest budgetary proposals vis-à-vis the property sector.  Analysis A cash-strapped government was expected to lay more taxes and increase the rate of existing taxes in the federal budget and it has. The goal obviously is to raise as much revenue as possible and those who own multiple properties are the obvious target. It is hard to criticize the government trying to tax the rich. To explain in the layman’s terms, a person who could have invested Rs.10 million in starting a small to medium business, employing 2-3 people, instead invests the same amount in buying a plot of land, hoping to make money out of it one day. The plot of land doesn’t create any sort of economic activity – it doesn’t create jobs, etc. In this budget, this person will be penalized.  A 15% increase in Capital Gains Tax will also affect the rich. This proposal should be seen in context of the government trying to discourage people from owning non-productive real estate. Once again, this tax is paid on the profit made by selling a property, etc. It might encourage people to take out their investments from property and start small to medium businesses. It is one of the many ways to generate economic activity in this situation. In this budget, the non-filers, once again, have been targeted with more taxes and this is being done to bring them in the tax net. This proposal must be appreciated as it is a known fact that the majority of the rich in Pakistan do not pay full share taxes. What, however, doesn’t make much sense is 1% CVT on the foreign based assets of Pakistanis living abroad. If the government plans to go through with this proposal, it should be able to explain how it proposes to implement this measure.   A Soft Reminder Once again, these are proposals and not the approved policy yet, till this budget gets passed and approved by the Parliament.  We are particularly interested in hearing from those who are in the property business. Please leave your comments in the section below. 

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Intel Arc B580 and B570 Announced With Performance Exceeding Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060

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Intel Arc B580 and B570 Announced With Performance Exceeding Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 Posted on December 7, 2024 | by Faisal Rafiq Finally, the news many tech enthusiasts, including me, were waiting for! Intel has announced its new generation of GPUs, Battlemage, with a new architecture, claiming it to be better than Nvidia’s RTX 4060. With this higher performance, you must be thinking that the new Intel graphics cards, Arc B580, will come with a big price tag. That’s not the case, as the Intel Arc B580 price in Pakistan is lower than the mentioned Nvidia GPU. Now, let’s see the price, specs, models, comparisons, and other details of the new Intel GPUs in this blog. Let’s start with the price! Intel Arc B580 and B570 Price in Pakistan The price of the Intel Arc B580 starts from nearly Rs. 69,000 ($249), whereas the Arc B570’s price starts from Rs. 61,000 ($219). These price points have amazed many gamers, as the Nvidia RTX 4060’s price is around Rs. 83,000 ($299), yet it performs less than the new Intel GPUs. Now that you know the prices of the Intel Arc B580 and B570, check out their quick comparison. Intel Arc B580 vs B570 The Intel Arc B580 and Arc B570, both GPUs, are based on the company’s newest architecture. The former is the top-end model, whereas the latter is the base model of the Intel Battlemage series. The elder brother has 2 more XE cores, 2 more ray tracing units, a higher clock speed, bit rate, and memory bandwidth. On the contrary, the Arc B570 is more power-efficient. However, the latest Intel graphics cards perform better than the Intel Arc A770. Check out the detailed comparison of both graphics cards below: Features Intel ARC B580 Intel ARC B570 Xe cores 20 18 Render Slices 5 5 Ray Tracing Units 20 18 XMX Al Engines 160 144 Graphics Clock 2670 MHz 2500 MHz Memory 12 GB 10 GB Memory Interface 192 bit 160 bit Memory Bandwidth 456 GB/s 380 GB/s Peak TOPs (Int8 dense) 233 203 Total Board Power 190 W 150 W Power Connector 1 x 8-pin 1 x 8-pin PCIe Configuration PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 Media Accelerators AV1, HEVC, AVC, VP9, XAVC-H AV1, HEVC, AVC, VP9, XAVC-H Display output 3x DisplayPort 2.1 (Up to UHBR 13.5)1x HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 2.1 (Up to UHBR 13.5)1x HDMI 2.1 Intel XeSS 2  Nowadays, software is as important as silicon if we talk about the overall performance, so here comes the Intel XeSS 2. Introduced to rival Nvidia’s DLSS 3 (frame gen and Reflex tech), it offers low latency and frame generation options, making it an even more interesting deal. This intel’s AI-powered super-resolution technology is also going to provide better performance and image quality across 150 PC games, as claimed by the company. Some of them are as follows: Intel Battlemage Series Release Date The Intel Arc B580 is going to be released on 13 December 2024, whereas the Arc B570 is going to be introduced on 16 January 2025. The exciting thing is that Acer, Gunnir, Maxsun, Asrock, Onix and Sparkle will also be releasing Battlemage cards along with a special dual-fan edition, so you are going to have different options just like we used to have in Nvidia’s cards. Nvidia RTX 4060 vs Intel Arc B580 The company’s claim that the Arc B580 performs better than the famous Nvidia RTX 4060 has surprised the tech world, including me. And guess what? The statement seems to be true! Nvidia’s graphics card comes for $299, which is pricier compared to Intel’s new graphics card. Now, how good is the Arc B580? Well, Intel claims it to be 10% faster on average than Nvidia’s RTX 4060. Not only Nvidia, but the Arc B580 also performs better than the AMD Radeon RX 7600 which again costs more ($269) than Intel’s GPU. Intel Arc B580 and B570 Specs and Features The following are detailed specs and features of the Intel Arc B580 and B570. GPUs Graphic Card Model Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 Code Name Battlemage Battlemage Microarchitecture Xe2 Xe2 Lithography Type TSMC N5 TSMC N5 Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop Marketing Status Announced Announced Launch Date 13-December-2024 16-January-2025 GPU Specifications Graphic Card Model Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 Xe-cores 18 20 Render Slices 5 5 Ray Tracing Units 18 20 Intel® Xe Matrix Extensions (Intel® XMX) Engines 144 160 Xe Vector Engines 144 160 Graphics Clock 2500 MHz 2670 MHz GPU Peak TOPS (Int8) 203 233 TBP 150 W 190 W PCI Express Configurations PCI Express 4.0 x8 PCI Express 4.0 x8 Memory Specifications Graphic Card Model Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 Memory 10 GB GDDR6 12 GB GDDR6 Graphics Memory Interface 160 bit 192 bit Graphics Memory Bandwidth 380 GB/s 456 GB/s Graphics Memory Speed 19 Gbps 19 Gbps Features Graphic Card Model Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 H.264 Hardware Encode/Decode Yes Yes H.265 (HEVC) Hardware Encode/Decode Yes Yes AV1 Encode/Decode Yes Yes VP9 Bitstream & Decoding Yes Yes # of Displays Supported‡ 4 4 HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) Yes Yes Supported Technologies Graphic Card Model Intel Arc B570 Intel Arc B580 Ray Tracing Yes Yes oneAPI Support Yes Yes OpenVINO™ Support Yes Yes DirectX* Support Direct X 12 Ultimate DirectX 12 Ultimate Vulkan*  Support 1.3 1.3 OpenGL* Support Up to 4.6 Up to 4.6 OpenCL* Support 3 3 Media Profiles HDR10 |  HDR10+ Gaming |  Dolby Vision HDR10 |  HDR10+ Gaming |  Dolby Vision Multi-Format Codec Engines 2 2 VESA Adaptive Sync Yes Yes Intel® Extension for PyTorch* (IPEX) Support Yes Yes Intel® Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) Support Yes Yes Conclusion Intel has finally brought a graphics card that I can say is worth it and better compared to Nvidia at a specific price point. The company was facing a very hard time in the GPU industry, and many feared its exit, but the introduction of Arc B580 & B570 might prove to be the game-changing step. With its highly competitive price and impressive

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Mehran Modification Costs: Give Your Car a New Look

Posted on January 30, 2025 | by Faisal Rafiq Do you have a Mehran and want to improve its overall appearance? Mehran is among the most popular budget cars in Pakistan, and it has been the experimenting ground for many automobile enthusiasts for car modification. Mehran modification parts are easily available and more affordable than many think, which is the reason why you will see Mehrans modified​. Here, I will show you the Mehran car modification costs to help you have an estimate of how much you will have to spend to upgrade your car.  Mehran Interior Modification Want your Mehran interior modified​? Here are some basic interior modifications you can do and the costs associated with them. Armrest: Rs. 3,000 LED Speedometer: Rs. 1,500 Door Trims (4): Rs. 12,000 Console Box: Rs. 2,500 Android LCD Infotainment Screen: Rs. 16,000 Sear Covers: Rs. 16,000 So, the total cost to modify the interior of Suzuki Mehran is going to be Rs. 51,000. If you don’t want the new seat covers and infotainment screen, the cost would come down to Rs. 19,000. Mehran Exterior Modification Mehran modification without upgrading the exterior is incomplete. So, here are the exterior modifications and the costs you will have to bear. Lava Rear Lights: Rs. 10,000 DRL Indicators: Rs. 2,500 Full Body Kit: Rs. 6,000 Projector Headlights: Rs. 10,000 Fancy Mirrors: Rs. 1,000 Carbon Fiber Front Grille: Rs. 2,500 The total cost to modify the exterior is going to be around Rs. 32,000. However, if you use simple lights and avoid using a full-body kit, the cost will be reduced. If you want a budget-friendly plan, refer to the image below: Keep in mind that the costs mentioned here are estimated and can vary according to various factors such as item quality, brand, fluctuation in the market price, etc. Conclusion I have shown you some basic Mehran car modification​s you can do under a budget of Rs. 85,000. Moreover, another modification option under Rs. 45,000 is also available. However, if you want to spend more, there are many other accessories and parts available that you can use to make your Mehran stand out on the roads.  How do you want to modify your Mehran? Share with us in the comment section below.

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Petrol Price in Pakistan Increased Again

Petrol Price in Pakistan Increased Again

Autos,Featured Posted on February 1, 2025 | by Faisal Rafiq Bad news as the government has increased petrol and diesel prices once again. The petrol price in Pakistan has been increased by Rs. 1 and the diesel price has gone up by Rs. 7. If you are wondering why the prices have increased and what is the latest petrol price in Pakistan today, you have landed on the right page. Let’s see the latest petroleum prices and also find out the petrol price breakdown in this blog. Petrol Price in Pakistan Today 2025 Diesel Price in Pakistan Today 2025 Here are the latest petroleum prices effective February 1, 2025. Petrol Price in Pakistan Today Product Old Price (Rs.) New Price (Rs.) Difference (Rs.) Petrol 256.13 257.13 +1 High-Speed Diesel (HSD) 260.95 267.95 +7 If you are interested in knowing what constitutes the per-litre price of petroleum products in Pakistan, you’ll find the following information useful. You may also like: Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in Pakistan Suzuki Alto Nissan Dayz Toyota Aqua Toyota Prius Honda Vezel Corolla Hybrid Petroleum Levy in Pakistan This is the current (w.e.f. Jan 01, 2025) tax regime: Product PL (Rs.) GST (Rs.) IFEM (Rs.) OMC (Rs.) DC (Rs.) Ex Refinery (Rs.) Petrol 60 0 7.55 7.87 8.64 168.60 Glossary of Terms Post an Ad For Free✓ Get Access to 30 Million Active Buyers✓ Get the Best Possible Price✓ Sell Your Car in less than 24 HoursSell Your Car Diesel and Petrol Prices in Pakistan: Analysis Well, as I predicted, the increase in fuel prices was expected due to an increase in global petroleum prices. If the trend of global prices continues to rise, we may see another price hike on February 16, 2025. The increase in the petrol price is minor, whereas the increase in the diesel price might result in increased transportation fares. If you have any thoughts on this, feel free to share them in the comments below.  You may also like:

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5G in Pakistan: Everything We Know So Far 

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Mobile News,Mobiles 5G in Pakistan: Everything We Know So Far  Posted on February 3, 2025 | by Ramsha Zafar Every generation of mobile technology has played an important role in people’s lives either by connecting them with each other or by offering them enhanced and faster mobile services. Users always demand faster speeds to make internet browsing more accessible and convenient. As 5G in Pakistan is making its way, people are excited to see what new it has to offer them. In this blog, I will show you everything I know so far about fifth-generation technology, along with its pros and cons.  Understanding 5G  Wondering what 5G is? 5G, or fifth generation, is the latest technology that promises an improved user experience by offering 20 times faster delivery speeds, 10 times lower latency, and allowing 10 times more devices to connect per square kilometer as compared to the fourth generation (4G).  With all these advancements in technology, there are higher chances of advancements and progress in fields like IT, health care, transport, education, tourism businesses, marketing, etc. Difference Between Previous Generations and 5G  The following table will help you understand how 5G is different from previous generations:  Launch  Main Purpose  Speed Latency  1G 1980s Voice communication  2.4 kbps Very high  2G 1990s Voice calls, SMS services  50 kbps (300–1000 milliseconds) High 3G 2000s  Introduced mobile data, video calls 1.1 to 20Mbps (100–500 milliseconds) Moderate  4G 2010 High-speed browsing, wireless broadband 1 Gbps  (< 100 milliseconds) Low  5G 2025 Massive network capacity, increased bandwidth  20 Gbps  (1 millisecond) Ultra-Low  The Execution Plan of 5G in Pakistan  In 2019, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (2019) decided to perform 5G trials. This was done to understand the scope and function of fifth-generation technology in Pakistan. As a result, it was noticed that 5G is all set to deliver increased flexibility, capability, and reliability in the digital fields of Pakistan. Since then, they have been trying to work on a 5G launch in Pakistan to accommodate the users. Furthermore, PTA aims to provide a 5G network to 50% of the population in the first two years of implementation, initially launching in major cities.  On August 11, 2023, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication announced the launch of 5G in August 2024. Later, the launch was postponed to ensure the readiness of 5G services. After the continuous effort, PTA is expected to completely work on the 5G spectrum, launching it in April 2025.  Challenges Faced By 5G in Pakistan  There are multiple challenges faced by 5G technology in Pakistan. Some of them are mentioned below:  Pros and Cons of 5G  Pros  Cons  Fast Speed helps in faster downloading, streaming gaming, etc.  Limited Coverage (lack of availability in rural locations) Low Latency Rate (1 millisecond with 5G) Compatible Devices (requires expensive 5G compatible devices) Vast Capacity (handles an increased number of connected devices at the same time)  Conclusion  To sum this up, 5G in Pakistan is a big thing as it helps improve user experience with advanced technology. The 5G is expected to boost digital connectivity and economic growth as compared to the previous generations launched in Pakistan. However, there is still a need to get people aware of how to use it properly and take advantage of fifth-generation technology.  FAQs  What is the launch date of 5G in Pakistan?  5G is expected to be launched in April 2025 in Pakistan.  Is 5G better than 4G? Yes, 5G is better than 4G as it offers high speed and lower latency.

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