Saturday, June 21, 2014

The enthralling FIFA World Cup 2014 is not just trending but in fashion too, as the most renowned fashion house, Louis Vittion revealed the FIFA Trophy case.

This is the second time that Louis Vittion has taken charge of the huge responsibility of creating the trophy case. The premiumfashion brand was given the responsibility by the World football governing body, following the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

The French leather goods company states that the case is wrapped in Louis Vuitton’s iconic monogram canvas and highlights the brand’s signature brass lock and corners. Although, this is the second time the company has been commissioned by FIFA, the project will be a new undertaking for Louis Vuitton’s newly-appointed Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquiere.
The spokesperson for Louis Vuittion states:
“The case opens from the front and at the top to allow the trophy to be easily removed when, at the final game on July 13, it will be delivered to the captain of the winning game.”
The fashion institution that is hundred and half century old receives around 450 orders every year making up for a chunk of their business.
Other than FIFA World Cup, LoiusVuittion has also designed cases for other tournaments including The Americas Cup Sailing Competition which is said to be one of the oldest sporting trophies.
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The 3 year long wait is finally over for the fans of The Rise of the Planet of Apes.
The last installment of the series left us pondering whether the humans survive the deadly virus or not and what happens to Will or his relationship with the once-jovial-but-now-dreadful ape, Caesar. 
Let’s have a look at the trailer to enhance the excitement and thrill.
The trailer of the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which was released a month ago, was about how the apes have been living without any human contact for ten years, and how an encounter with a small group of humans led to devastation. 
The current trailer however,  reveals too much of the movie; so much so that one feels you've watched the entire movie in less than 3 minutes like an attention-grabbing scene where an ape tries to win the confidence of two men, only to kill them, could have made the best five minutes of the movie. 
However, this film is not a usual, mindless disaster movie, it is a reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series which received great applause in 1968. 
We have decreed that the trailer promises a lot, and as Caesar says, “the war has already begun”. But in the war of species, will the fittest survive?

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One must always expect the unexpected; in this case, it's Coca-Cola India which is currently is in some serious trouble with north Indians.
One of Coca-Cola's  plant in northern India  has been shut down due to possible implications of water extraction and pollution. 
The leading cola brand’s Mehdiganj plant in Varanasi was not following the terms and conditions settled which led the local authorities to put pressure on the company to demolish the plant altogether. The local village council termed it ‘illegal’. 
While talking to Guardian, J.S Yadav, the member secretary of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board said, “The plant is closed following our orders. They have also been asked to take suitable measures to recharge the depleting groundwater level by twice the amount they have extracted. Also, the effluents raised by the plant contain pollutants beyond permissible limits.”
Mehdiganj plant is amongst the 58 operated by Coca-Cola India,  the Indian environmentalists have protested against the fast expansion of the brand for ages. 
The bottling facility in the plant was expanded last year and could produce 600 polyethylene terephthalate bottles in one minute. 
However, Coca-Cola claimed that that the water stewardship is the “primary focus of our sustainability efforts across our global system”.
As per BevNet Beatriz Perez, the Chief Sustainability Officer said, “By setting and working to meet out ambitious goals, we are effectively and responsibly managing the valuable resource on which our business relies.”  
Earlier the company also told that it had successfully replenished almost 108.5 Billion litres of water in the different areas where their plants are functioning, with the help of 509 ‘community water projects’ in about 100 countries. 
Ekocenter is one of those projects, which provides self-sustaining water distillation facility in far-flung areas of Asia, Africa and South-America. 
He also added, “We have seen a pervasive uptake across the entire Coca-Cola system with 80 percent of our business units on track or ahead of pace to meet their 2020 water replenishment goals. We are proud to report that all are making progress in replenishing this important resource we share with communities and nature.”
However, it seems that India is not the targeted place in the above statements because the company is in hot waters for violation of the terms and conditions. 

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Friday, June 20, 2014

It was a warm sunny afternoon in Karachi and Ahsan was spending his summer vacations playing console games while relaxing on his favourite beanbag. His mother entered the room with the usual frown on her face, one that he expected every day.
With a hint of annoyance in her tone, she questioned him,
“Can you be a little productive during your vacations?”
“Mom, it’s just the first week of my break”, he whined.
“Take the car and get me these vegetables”, she ordered, handing him the list.
“But Mom, I need to finish this game before the electricity goes!” he explained.
“Fine, then you’re not getting biryani for lunch”, she retorted and walked out of the room.
Ahsan was in a dilemma. He really wanted to finish this mission but giving up on biryani was an unbearable option, and having yesterday’s daal chaawal was definitely out of the question. With his taste buds craving biryani, he let his tummy lead the way to the car and headed towards the market in the new car his father recently gifted his mother. He parked his car by the vegetable cart and approached the vendor – a short old man with a bushy moustache and a long beard.
Ahsan asked politely,
“Assalam Alaikum Baba! Kaise mizaaj hain?”
(Hello Baba! How are you doing?)
“Walaikum Assalam beta! Mein theek hun. Tum kaise ho?”
(Hello son! I am fine, how are you?)
Ahsan, idly tossing a potato into the air, asked,
“Mein bhi theek. Aaloo kaise diye?” 
(I am also fine. How much for the potatoes?)
Baba, in his rough but soothing voice replied,
“Beta mandi se aaj 30 rupay kilo mile hain. Tum 40 rupay kilo se le lo”
(I got them for Rs30 per kilogram from the vegetable market. You can buy them for Rs40 per kilogram from me.)
After realising that he had left the list in the car, Ahsan replied,
“Theek hai Baba, doh kilo nikaal dein”
(Okay Baba, please take out two kilograms)
As he turned to get the list from his car, a black Land Cruiser screeched across the road and parked next to his car. A woman stepped off the driver’s seat and started walking towards the vegetable cart; she was wearing huge sunglasses on her face and held a designer handbag. On his way to get the list from the car Ahsan noticed two guards with AK47s in her car.
Then he heard the woman ordering arrogantly,
“Teen kilo aaloo de doh”
(Give me three kilograms of potatoes)
The Baba innocently pointed towards Ahsan and said,
 “Baji, pehle inn ko farigh kar dun, phir aap ke liye bharta hun”,
(Ma’am, let me just fill his order first, then I’ll do yours)
“Mere paas time nahi hai. Abhi dena hai tou do!”
(I don’t have time. If you want to give it, then give it now)
She exclaimed rudely.
Baba looked at Ahsan helplessly, who gestured to serve her first and stepped aside. Baba quickly filled a bag of potatoes and weighed it at three kilograms.
“Bus itne se aaloo teen kilo mein, zaroor koi garbar ki hai scale mein!” she accused.
(Only these many potatoes in three kilograms? You must have messed around with the scale)
Embarrassed, Baba replied,
“Nai Baji, aap check kar lein”
(No Ma’am, you can check yourself)
With a stubborn look on her face she retorted accusingly,
“Haan haan, mujhe sab ka pata hai. Har koi chori kar raha hai. Kitne paise huwe?”
(Yes yes, I know everything. Everyone is stealing these days. What is the total?)
“120 rupay, Baji”
(Rs120, Ma’am)
Wide-eyed, she looked at him and shouted,
“Teen kilo aaloo 120 ke? Pichlay hafte mein ne 25 rupay kilo se liye thay! Aik haftay mein 15 rupay barha diye? Hum ko bewaqoof samajh rakha hai?”
(Rs120 for three kilograms of potatoes? Just last week I bought them for Rs25 per kilogram! You increased the price by Rs15 in one week? You think we’re dumb?)
“Baji, aaj mandi se mein ne khud 30 rupay kilo se liye hain. Aap 35 rupay se le lein”,
(Ma’am, I bought them from the vegetable market for Rs30 per kilogram today myself. You can buy them for Rs35)
“Mujhe sub bahaane pata hain tum logon ke. Mein 25 rupay se aik rupiya oopar nahi doongi!”
(I know all of your excuses. I am not going to pay a rupee above Rs25)
She shouted, handing him Rs75.
Baba’s face probably aged another 10 years in that conversation. He handed her the bag of potatoes and accepted Rs75 from her. She hurried towards her car and drove away. Ahsan stood there, in shock.
How could she, driving around in an SUV and carrying a designer bag, argue over 45 rupees; an amount that were mere pennies for her? How could she accuse the Baba for tampering with the scale when she was the one who took advantage of his innocence?
 “Beta kuch aur chahiye?”
(Son, do you want anything else?)
Recovering from his daze, Ahsan asked Baba,
“Aap ne apna nuqsaan kyun kiya Baba?”
(That was a loss for you, why did you do that, Baba?)
Baba smiled, an old man’s wise smile, and said,
“Beta, woh tou khush hogayi na. Allah usay khush rakhay”
(Son, she was happy in the end right? May God keep her happy.)
Ahsan could feel a ball of emotions forming in his throat. In an attempt to hide this, he spoke quickly and told Baba all the other vegetables he needed. He gave the amount Baba asked for, collected the vegetables and headed towards his car, all the while thinking about the incident. After putting the vegetables inside the car, he walked back towards Baba, took out Rs45 from his wallet and gave them to Baba.
“Nahi beta, mein bheek nahi leta”,
Ahsan smiled and gently said,
“Yeh bheek nahi hai, sirf aapka nuqsaan poora kar raha hun. Rakh li jiye aur mujhe bhi khush kar di jiye”
(I’m not giving you alms, only trying to make up for your loss. Please keep it and make me happy too)
Baba, with tears in his eyes, accepted the money and prayed,
“Allah tumhe khush rakhe aur Jannat naseeb kare!”
(May God keep you happy and bless you with heaven!)
Ahsan, still overwhelmed by the incident, thanked him and started walking back toward his car. Ahsan was still in deep thought as he crossed the road and then suddenly he heard a loud horn and a screech…
The speeding bus took Ahsan’s life.
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She was backstage, about to start her show depicting her ideas to the audience. To benefit millions of listeners, the director had claimed whilst widening his hands, fitting the million in a pocket of air. Suddenly, the assistant event manager ran to her with a tension that was coming out of its disguise.
“Please enter exactly after five seconds.”
“Okay.”
She looked at her watch and time looked back, scanning her without moving. She began to sweat, waiting for it to budge. Just as a small smile climbed down time’s lips, she entered the stage.
The crowd erupted. Applause. Cheers.
Some people stood up in respect, and smiles broke on every face. Lights shone in every eye. But something was beneath the thick layers of noise. Expectation. Jealousy. Frustration. Fear. Followers. And something incredibly static.
The host stood up to acknowledge her, and she masked her discomfort with a wave to the crowd and an appreciative nod to the host.
“Welcome to the Show! Your show! Please have a seat.”
“Thank you. And thank you all” she said, addressing the audience, “for coming to see such an ordinary person.”
The audience laughed to quickly brush aside the truth. But the slip of ‘ordinary’ from her tongue caused a regret to be born somewhere inside. She was a bestselling novelist. Her works were being translated across nations. And now a whole show was dedicated to her. What did she know about being ordinary?
Her novels were largely based on people settling into the arms of fame, of indifference, of illusion. Now she was standing, in one of her character’s positions, looking at fame’s outstretched hands. She was about to embrace everything she had written against.
“You are by no means ordinary. Please tell us about your childhood,” insisted the host. And the multiplying expectations collectively pushed the audience to lean forward.
Childhood, she thought. Why must my personal life be divulged in front of the world? I’m not a £#@&!$% carcass on display. Can I expect these gazes to comprehend the lives of my parents, my siblings, our joys, our tragedies through a palette of words, a series of images? Are these people surgeons who would dissect my past, and patch up the bruises that no one has ever seen, which no one can understand?
“My childhood was pretty simple. My parents loved and fought, and so I had many opportunities to laugh and cry. I had two siblings and my grandmother lived with us. There is nothing really special which stands out.”
The host shifted in his chair. Just slightly.  And the chair made a small uncomfortable noise, as if the heart of the host was actually resting in the chair. Shifting his gaze to the audience, he said,
“You must tell us more,” he said, and shifting his gaze to the audience, “I’m sure everyone would like to hear more details. Some particular event. Someone’s death?”
The audience cheered. Auctioning for a piece of the prized carcass. She wondered how much her smile was worth. How much for her presence? How much for her childhood? Oh, wait, not the entire childhood, only the most tragic parts. ‘I’m extremely sorry. The childhood is already reserved for some special buyers. Her dreams are still on sale, if you’re interested.’
She had been foretold about the questions the host would ask. But now, she felt like a part of a script of her own novel. And her heart, Maya Angelou’s caged bird began to peck at her skin. So, she decided to play a game while keeping herself under the tent of the script.
She smiled a comforting smile, and the host’s chair began to breathe in regular intervals.
“I had a brother who died early, at the age of 19.”
As soon as she mentioned death, the host relaxed further, and his doubts about the show’s popularity began to diminish. For the audience, death had put a cloak of silence and attention upon them. She looked from the host to the silent listeners. She was a magician now; a magician whose wand would be her words. But, was she about to cast another spell on people just to free them from their previous spell? No, no, she was going to be a magician who would reveal the tricks of her trade. No one needed to be fooled anymore.
“He died because he was diagnosed with a rare disease at the age of seven. So his death did not surprise us. We accepted it. Or probably even looked forward to it. So his presence and his pain would not burden our heart with an unnecessary weight. And so he passed away quietly. On a normal day. With no storms. No strong wind. But he was a seed, nevertheless, a seed that is now a tree inside a garden of my mind.”
The host’s heart again shifted uncomfortably, this time, without much disguise, and he raised his hands and opened his mouth to change the topic, but she continued,
“He reminded me that his life was not different from each one of our lives. The way we treated his death is the way we treat our zest, our imagination, our curiosity, and our purpose. You, as a child, are born with it. But you let it die quietly. And you accept its death. And that’s the most unacceptable part. And once it’s died, you want its presence to disappear as far as your sight can spread. And then, you begin to breed discipline, rear authority, build towers of faith that stand without a base, erect monuments of illusion, of lust and greed, and you hide it under the cloak of progress, of expansion. And then you divide people, into who they can love, who they’re allowed to hate and who they’re allowed to shower their pity upon. You allocate an emotion for different people based on the returns that you get. And throughout the entire process, you never exercise your mind, and your thoughts look out from parched bodies because you are afraid of what they would do if they were to move.”
The host rose from his chair,
“I think it’s time for a break now. Everyone could definitely use one,” but just as he was about to signal for the curtains to fall, she got up, and began to shout, but with a smile,
“All of you sitting here have already put me on a lofty pedestal, where whatever I say comes down as divine revelation. And this has ruined you! And will continue to ruin you unless you realise that you don’t need any one to write the script of your life. You don’t need any anchors which will bind you in a particular corner of an infinite sea. You don’t need any guides which will lead you to their goals. You don’t need me to tell you these things. The wood inside your minds has become drier than the desert, but that means it will catch fire quicker! And it has to! Because then it will burn all that is not required. And leave you with nothing, but ashes, so that you build, with your own hands, whatever structure that you desire. So you see, this show is a perfect example of sh*t wrapped in elegance!
You’re expecting inspiration from an external source, and that will just add to the number of people you run after. All of us, especially me, make me sick because our wrongs have multiplied and we have purposefully forgotten the math. In the east, you worship those who claim to be spiritually enlightened and, in the west, the materialistically enlightened. When would you dispel your pettiness and realise your greatness? When are you going to embrace infinity?”
The host was, by now, also up from his seat, his anger was glaring out of his elegant mask, and just then the curtains fell on the host and her. But the show returned shortly, and the curtains split.
“Thank you for joining us again. Our previous speaker had, unfortunately, suffered a serious nervous breakdown, which explains her truly incoherent ramblings. We duly apologise and hope that the next speaker would be able to compensate for the time wasted. So, please welcome…”
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On July 11, 2010, in the cauldron of the Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, the Spaniards shimmied their way around the unsparing Dutch to win their first world cup, a victory of classy tiki-taka over oafish display.
Four years later, at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, we witnessed a Dutch Reconquista. It was a sight of corrida de toros (Spanish bullfighting), where Dutch bulls ran, veered and jostled past Spanish matadors, reducing their morale to dust by netting a cascade of goals.
It was one of the most unforeseen results in FIFA World Cup history. On each of the previous occasions, where a team, that is defending champion, lost the first match in the succeeding World Cup, it didn’t lose by more than a margin of one goal. Last night, however, it was a cosmic rout, signifying the end of an order, even the death of Spanish football as it is currently played. Spain conceded over four times for the first time since 1963.
It was not a typical start for the Spanish team in first few minutes of the game; lacking the usual, silken and dominant football they play. However, the current European and World Champions took a 27th-minute lead through a controversial penalty given to them by Xabi Alonso, after Brazilian-born striker Diego Costa went down under a challenge from Stefan de Vrij. It was near the end of the first half though that the Spanish team started coming into its element.
We were all prepared to witness a 2010 finale repeat.
But during the first half, at the 44th minute, a bird, an aeroplane or Superman, say whatever you like, emerged in form of an airborne Robin van Persie. Daley Blind played a long ball over the top of the Spanish defenders and Van Perise launched like a human projectile heading straight towards the goal. Netherlands left the field at the break, embracing each other with wide smiles and they carried that momentum into the second half.
Robin van Persie scores a stunning, diving header. Photo: Reuters
The second half was perhaps one of the most startling routs of any top-ranked national team in World Cup history. The Dutch poured forward and went ahead after 53 minutes, when Arjen Robben got on the end of another superb blind-lobbed pass before turning Gerard Pique and holding off Sergio Ramos to fire home from seven meters.
Spain’s Gerard Pique fights for the ball with Arjen Robben of the Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match. Photo: Reuters
The match opened up, but in the Netherlands’ favour with De Vrij stealing in on 64-minutes at the back post to convert a free kick after Van Persie put Iker Casillas under pressure. It didn’t end there though – in fact it only became worse for Spain from then onwards.
In the 72nd-minute, Casillas gifted the ball to Van Persie right in front of the Spanish goal, and as the Dutchman welted the ball in the back of the net, it was as if he had welted a dagger in the Spanish goal keeper’s heart. Robben sealed a 5-1 success with another marvellous individual goal, showcasing dazzling pace to escape the Spanish defending line, rounding Casillas and blitzing the ball into net.
Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas reacts after a goal by Netherlands during their 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match. Photo: Reuters
It was an eerie echo for the Spanish team of their 2010 campaign to boot, where they lost the opener to Switzerland and went on to become the first side to raise the Cup after losing an opener. But, even after this match, Spain won’t have it easy: they face a very threatening Chilean side on Wednesday. The Netherlands have, what should be, an easy match earlier on that same day against Australia.
Yesterday’s defeat was a sign of an aging Spanish squad, a squad not of the same zeal as it was in 2010. Spain will have to turn to younger players in next matches to make up for lost goals.
Reaction of Spanish football team fans as they watch the match between Spain and the Netherlands. Photo: Reuters
But, for one second, let us sit back and celebrate the Dutch. The match was an enthralling exhibition of magical football by the three forwards: Wesley Sniejder, Van Persie and Robben. They looked like super heroes from a comic book; simply unstoppable, annihilating the reigning champions. It was a sweet victory and great revenge for their 2010 World Cup final loss.
Having emerged as serious contenders for the world cup, after this match, I am going to be rooting for the Flying Dutchman, are you?
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The Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are Nokia’s first attempt with Google’s Android software. The moderately priced smartphones are designed to capture the fast-growing affordable smartphone market and provide an on-ramp to Lumia and Microsoft services like Skype, OneDrive and outlook.com.
The first Nokia android device, the Nokia X, comes with a 4" IPS capacitive display and 3MP camera at PKR 15,500. 
The Nokia X+, for PKR 17,350 is ideal for multimedia enthusiasts, who can enjoy even more games, music, photos and video thanks to more memory and storage. Both the Nokia X and Nokia X+ will be available in Nokia’s neon bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black and white. 
The third family member, the Nokia XL priced at PKR 19,100 boasts a 5" display with 2MP front-facing camera - ideal for Skype video calls - and a 5MP rear-facing, autofocus camera with flash. The Nokia XL will also be available in bright green, orange, cyan, yellow, black and white. 
The entire Nokia X family is powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon(TM) dual core processor and supports Dual SIM, letting people switch SIM cards to get better tariffs. 
The Nokia X will go on sale immediately, starting at EUR 89*** and rolling-out in Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are expected to roll out in these markets starting early second quarter, priced at EUR 99 and EUR 109, respectively. 
Stephen Elop, executive vice president of Nokia's Devices & Services, commented on the launches:
"Nokia has connected billions of people around the world, and today we demonstrated how our portfolio is designed to connect the next billion people to great experiences." 
"Our deliberate approach is to offer four tiers of products including our affordable entry-level devices like the new Nokia 220; our entry-level Asha touch phones like the new Nokia Asha 230; our new Nokia X, Nokia X+ and Nokia XL smartphones primarily for growth economies; and our Lumia portfolio, which is where we introduce the greatest innovation and provide full compatibility with the Microsoft experience," he added. 
The Nokia X family features Nokia's renowned handset quality and design, with a fresh, tile-based user interface inspired by our Lumia family. 
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Recall those days when phones were of more common use instead of VoIP applications like Skype and Viber. How come this change of using VoIP’s instead of phone has emerged so quickly in Pakistan? Well it has happened due to the rampant technology development and as of the increase in calling rates, thanks to the development of ICH in 2012. 
The withdrawal of ICH means that all the international incoming call charges are to decrease by 400 to 500% on average. 
Removal of ICH means that each Long Distance and International (LDI) Operator is now free to negotiate the individual incoming call rates with the foreign operators. Removal of intermediary from in between is to decrease the government revenues but to bring advantage to the users.
Development of ICH was an initiative taken in 2012 by the previous government in power then. The new Access Promotion Charge(APC) is currently set to zero for all the LDI operators, a major reason for the huge expected decrease in international incoming call charges. 
Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) back in 2012 insisted on halting the development of ICH and warned PTA for the rise of international call charges, diversion of traffic to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) i.e. through applications like Skype and Viber and about the further development of grey markets; but those in power then turned deaf ears to CCP’s caution.
With the implementation of ICH’s withdrawal, the call rates have reduced and leveled to pre-ICH level.

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Oreo has come to Pakistan and it looks like it is here to stay. From billboards to cardboard cutouts, it seems like Continental Biscuits are leaving no stone unturned to market their latest venture. 
Every corner of the metropolis says one thing ‘Twist, Lick, Dunk’, and with everyone now hooked to this new sensation, Oreo has become the talk of the town and is starting to make its place in Karachi.
Billboards show a craftily eaten Oreo which gives it a crescent shape complete with a star. The illustration attempts to capture the essence of Pakistan as it aims to make an impactful first impression in the local market.
The Out of Home (OOH) campaign focuses on the launch of Oreo in Pakistan while the TVC follows the global trend and focuses on “Twist, Lick and dunk”. The competitors look on with discontent as the people grow fond of this newcomer every day.
With almost the entire city covered, Oreo has move on to television and is now taking its marketing into the digital world. It has already made an impact in the social media and has now come out with a TVC to make this journey more exciting. 
The TVC however carries a concept that has been previously used by Oreo in India and thus has nothing original to offer, but it definitely delivers the message that is, ‘Twist, Lick, Dunk’. 
The TVC shows an adorable child who teaches his father how to eat Oreo in the proper fashion. 
The concept might not be original but it seems to have done the trick as Continental Biscuits have successfully pulled off their marketing strategy and has made Oreo a part of Pakistan. 
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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Zong Unveils its 3G Packages

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As we reported earlier this week, Zong yesterday commercially launched its 3G services in the country.
A launch ceremony was held at Zong’s headquarters in Islamabad in which Zong’s top management, Dr. Ismail Shah, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, along with other members of PTA were also present.
With this commercial launch, Zong’s 3G services are available in Lahore and Karachi. Zong’s 3G services will be made available in Islamabad with-in next couple of weeks.
Now let’s get to Zong’s 3G Packages.
According to the information we have received, Zong will offer daily, weekly and monthly 3G Packages for its customers. Check below the details:

Zong 3G Packages:

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So as obvious from the details available in the table, the maximum data limit one can get in a month is 4GB, and this plan is priced at Rs. 650 per month.

Add-ons for 3G Packages

Zong is offering Add-ons for its 3G Packages. Add-ons are basically a value addition in the package that will allow customers to use more data with-in time duration of package selected against a price.
Below are add-ons that Zong is offering for its 3G customers:
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Again to explain the add-ons, if you are on a weekly package with 150MB limit, and you are nearing your data limit even before the expiry of the package, then you can select any of the addon to continue using the 3G services.
Add-ons will expire along with the data-package that you have selected already.

Out of Bundle Charges:

Once you are out of bundle, and you haven’t added any add-on to your account then 3G services will be charged as following:
  • Rs.1 per MB
  • This charging rate will expire along with the expiration of basic bundle that you were subscribed to.

Default 3G Package:

Default 3G package or default 3G charges for Zong’s 3G services  — when there’s no package selected – are as following:
  • Rs.10 per MB

Free Social Package

Zong is offering a free social package for limited time. With this package, customers can use unlimited Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter for free. Below are details:
  • Package name: Social Pack (Unlimited Facebook, Whatsapp & Twitter)
  • Volume: Unlimited
  • Charges: Free
  • Validity: 3 Days
  • Activation Method: SMS ‘Social’ to 6464

Check Remaining Data Limit

You can check remaining data limit of your 3G package by Dialling *102#

FAQs

  • What is Add-on:
    • Add Ons are small volume increments that can be purchased to keep enjoying 3G experience.
    • Customers would be recommended to buy Add Ons when they reach 80% and 100% of their bundle utilization.
  • What is Out of Bundle Rate:
    • If a user does not purchase an Add On after reaching volume cap of his data bundle, he/she will be charged an out-of-bundle rate of Rs.1/MB instead of Default rate of Rs.10/MB.
    • The validity of this out-of-bundle rate will be the same as validity of base package.
  • Will Zong Cap Speeds after 3G Bundles are consumed?
    • Yes
    • After reaching volume cap of a bundle, the user’s mobile internet speed will be decreased to 2G speeds (256 kbps) to protect him/her from consuming too much data at 3G speeds and receiving a bill shock.
    • The normal 3G speeds will be resumed once the user buys an Add On or upgrades to a higher bundle.
  • Keeping an Eye on Remaining Data Limit:
    • For Daily bundles, usage notification messages would be sent at: 80% utilization only.
    • For Weekly & Monthly bundles, usage notification messages would be sent at: 20%, 50%, 80% & 100% utilization
  • How many times a bundle can be Re-subscribed?
    • After reaching volume cap, all packages can be re-subscribed multiple times within the validity period
    • The Daily Packages cannot be resubscribed multiple times in a day.
  • How will Auto-Renewal happen?
    • All packages will be auto-renewed (automatic resubscription of package).
    • After 4 days of low balance, customer will be unsubscribed
  • When will the Default Package be charged?
    • If a user has not subscribed to any bundle, default rate of Rs.10/MB will be charged.
    • After 1 MB of consumption, subscribers would be down-throttled to 256 kbps for customer protection.
    • 3G speeds will be resumed once he/she subscribes to a bundle

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