Tag: home delivery
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Urgent passport renewal fee increases to Rs6,000 for both online and offline applications
The fee for renewing a passport online has recently undergone an upward revision, resulting in an additional cost of Rs1,000. Consequently, the new fee for online passport renewal has been set at Rs4,000, marking an increase from the previous Rs3,000.
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Airlift raises $85 million in Pakistan for online delivery service
As Pakistan joins a regional startup financing boom, Airlift Technologies Pvt. has raised the biggest single private investment round in the country’s history, ahead of plans to enter international markets. As per details, with involvement from former Y Combinator president Sam Altman, the Lahore-based online retail delivery company received $85 million in Series B funding…
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Sindh govt revises restaurant timings for outdoor dining, takeaways
The home department of Sindh government has released new COVID-related instructions allowing take-aways and deliveries of restaurants till 1 am. The notification reads that the restaurants can provide dine out service until 10 pm while they can facilitate customers for take-away services for up to an hour into the midnight. Previously, the restaurants were only allowed…
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Online delivery services and the nightmares they deal with
“The smartphone has transformed online shopping in Pakistan and the COVID-19 lockdown has accelerated it,” says Jarrar Shah of 24seven, an online grocery store based in Lahore. Shah’s words ring true because the past couple of weeks have witnessed a great shift in the way the world functions. As cases of coronavirus rose in Pakistan,…
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Restaurants to remain open in Karachi for takeaway & home delivery services
Restaurants, hotels and ‘nanbais’ in Karachi have been granted permission to operate from 8 am to 5 pm. According to a notification issued by Commissioner Karachi, restaurants will be allowed to offer takeaway and home delivery services. However, dine-in is strictly prohibited. The government has also issued a number of SOPs which need to be…