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Yesterday, it was formally announced through the decision of the caretaker Prime Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Khoso that cars that have engines larger then 1000cc would be not be allowed to use CNG as fuel. Everyone was shocked and vowed to defy the orders as OGRA decided to take safe steps and first declared to consult with Law Ministry before implementing the decision as in the past, OGRA had to take blow from Supreme Court after government’s decision of raising fuel prices. Today, the meeting settled down between Ministry of Petroleum and Law Ministry which has blocked PM’s decision to …

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Forbes recently named BMW as the world’s most powerful car brand however, Millward Brown conducted a study in which it has said that Toyota has overtaken BMW to become the world’s most valuable car brand. The annual study was performed amongst the strongest companies of various industries where Toyota overtook BMW. Toyota’s brand value in 2013 reached $24.5 billion (EUR19 billion), a 12 percent increase, with most of the credit going to the hybrid vehicles. As for BMW, this registered a 2013 brand value of $24 billion (EUR18.6 billion), which can be translated into a decrease of 2 percent compared …

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Late last year we got to know that the government is working on its plan to phase out CNG from vehicles with engines larger than 1000cc, a final date for implementing the plan wasn’t provided nor any hint of it. Yesterday, the caretaker PM, Hazar Khan Khoso signed the Ministry of Petroleum’s plan to ban use of CNG from cars with engines larger than 1000cc which will come into effect from 25th of May, 2013. And to impose the ban, any CNG station which breaches the directives of the prime minister for the first time will be charged of Rs50,000 …

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Having written hundreds of headlines, we agree that we’ve exaggerated in a lot of cases but in the case of ten years old Ali Hassan, we aren’t. Not one bit. Ali Hassan managed to fool the entire security airport security system as he got onboard from Islamabad without a ticket or a boarding pass onto a flight headed to Quetta. Officials only noticed when Ali Hassan was the last and the only person still sitting in the airplane in just worn-out slippers, jogging trousers and a simple T-shirt. Islamabad airport security, the airport and airline personnel failed to notice anything …

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Most of the countries have their own auto shows, regardless of whether or not they have a automotive industry, they still have prestigious automotive shows such as Geneva Auto Show. It is the platform where future of an automaker is settled, success of its new range of cars decided, new cars are introduced to the world and is above all, a chance for the automotive enthusiasts to see all the cars they love, all in one place alongside with the halls fresh of that new car smell. Pakistan doesn’t have one, mostly shows in Expo center aren’t open to public …

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