Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced for Pakistani Commuters

Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced Update:

With the emergence of ride-hailing companies in Pakistan, the competition has become tougher & tougher. Every company has to offer something different from the other to stand out.
Well, Awami Taxi has found the USP to compete with companies like Uber & Careem. Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced.

Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced. The company believes in providing quality transportation with affordable pricing.

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To stand out from the competition, any company needs to have a unique selling point. In this respect, Awami Taxi offers something that other ride hailing services do not. Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced.

Awami Taxi is a product of I and Zee Software Solutions SMC-PVT LTD, a Pakistani startup based in Islamabad. Awami Taxi Eco Eco Plus Service Introduced.

Hop In Service

Awami Taxi’s Hop In service will make hailing your ride even more easier. With Hop In, Awami Taxi drivers can pick a ride from anywhere, while customers can hail a ride by spotting it, without any need to book it in advance.
For example, consider these scenarios:

• a person doesn’t have access to internet,
• their cell phone battery is dead,
• that person doesn’t have a smart phone.
• If a customer faces any of these scenarios, there is no way they can use a ride hailing service normally.

But with Hop In service, Awami Taxi claims that it has a solution. If you have any of the above problems, you can still hail a ride with Awami Taxi.

You can spot an Awami Taxi on the road, stop it & ask the driver to take you to your destination. The charging will be as per ECO & ECO+ plans of Awami Taxi. No additional charges will be taken. Yes, the company claims that no peak charges will be taken from the customers.

To spot these cars easily, Awami Taxi-powered cars can be easily identified using special stickers installed in the front and back screens of their fleet. The stickers can help riders identify both Hop In and regular Awami Taxi rides.

No Peak Time Charges

Awami Taxi also claims that they don’t charge customers based on peak hours or any other hidden charges. With this ride-hailing service you never have to pay extra based on the peak hours.

Vendor Earnings

Awami Taxi believes that in ride hailing business all of the hard work is carried out by the car owners and drivers.

Unlike other ride-hailing services, Awami Taxi doesn’t charge any percentage from what vendors/cars owner earn, instead they offer a special scheme.

The drivers keep everything they earn. Awami Taxi only takes out a flat Rs 3,000/month from what the drivers on its platform earn.

Operating Areas

Initially, Awami Taxi will be operational in the following areas:

• Rawalpindi
• Islamabad
• Wah Cantt
• Hassan Abdal
• Taxila

Awami Taxi states that areas such as Wah Cantt, Hassan Abdal and Taxila will be managed by their partners from Wah Cantt.

Services Provided

The company will be offering rides in two different categories – ECO and ECO+.

Additionally, Yellow Taxi service will also be launched in coordination with Yellow Cab drivers. These cars will be available in non-AC category as well.

Cars Available in ECO Service:

• 660cc Japanese cars,
• Suzuki Wagon R (1000cc),
• 1000cc Japanese cars till 2011 model,
• Suzuki models – Cultus, Alto, Baleno, Liana, etc,
• Honda City, Civic & Toyota Corolla models from 2003 till 2008.

Cars Available in ECO+ Service:

• 1000cc Japanese car models from 2012 onwards,
• Suzuki Cultus (New Shape),
• 1500cc & 1800cc car models from Suzuki, Honda, Toyota from 2009 and onward.

Ride Hailing Rates

The company will be charging the following rates for its services:

ECO Service:

• Per KM: Rs. 7.
• Base Fare: Rs. 85.
• Cancelation Charges: Rs. 30.
• Per Minute: Rs. 2.
• Peak Hours/Factor: Nil
• First KM is free.

ECO+ Service:

• Per KM: Rs. 12
• Base Fare: Rs. 100
• Cancelation Charges: Rs. 50
• Per Minute: Rs. 2
• Peak Hours/Factor: Nil
• First KM is free.

You can check out Awami Taxi online or at Facebook. Their services went online from Feb 12. As an added bonus, Awami Taxi will be offering a 20% off rides at launch.

Source: Mehran Post

Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service for Twin City of Pakistan

Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service Update:

Pakistan Post has lunched a new delivery service “Same Day Delivery” for delivering goods in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on the same day. Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service.

According to official sources, the people of federal capital and adjoining areas would be able to send their goods up to 20 KG through this service. The service will benefit business community. Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service.

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Pakistan Post has established especial desks at designated post offices of twin cities to facilitate clients. The clients will be informed through SMS about the latest status their mail, parcels and gifts sent to their dear ones on the same day of the booking. Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service.

The people can acquire the Same Day Service by 11:30 daily. The charges included Rs 150 on first 500 gram weight and then Rs 50 on each and every additional 500 gram weight parcel.

The services are available at different designated post offices of Islamabad including Islamabad GPO, F-7 Post Mall, F-10 Markaz, G-5 Foreign Service, G-10, G-9 Markaz, I-10/4, I-8/4, F-6 Markaz, F-8 Markaz, G-7 Markaz, G-8 Markaz, I-9 Markaz'and the post office situated at Prime Minister office. Pakistan Post Launches Same Day Delivery Service.

The service is also available at Rawalpindi GPO, Katcheri, Urdu Bazar, West ridge, Lal Kurti, Gawalmandi, Bahria Town phase 8, 4 and Post office of Commercial Centre Satellite town, Rawalpindi.

A few months back the news came that the government of Pakistan will launch new services to pull Pakistan Post out from major losses. To remain in competition with the private sector, the government is introducing many new features and services as per the officials like ‘Labaiq Service’.

Pakistan Post has a broad and varied role to play beyond provision of communication link for individuals and businesses. pace with the changing communications market, Pakistan Post is emphasizing in the use of new communication and information technologies to move beyond what is traditionally regarded as a its core postal business. Pakistan post is committed to make secure and timely delivery of mail, money and material at the doorsteps of the customers at affordable cost.

Source: Mehran Post

Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017 a Business Model Competition

Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017 Update: If you have an idea for a product, service or any other type of business idea, competing in a StartUp Cup Challenge may be the motivation which can make your dream a reality. If you have recently started a business, see how competing can help you to take your business to the next level. This is one of the best opportunities for a Startup to present their business idea and get all the support to take it to the next level.

The Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017 is a business model competition open to any type of business idea in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar brought to you by TiE Islamabad in collaboration with the U.S Embassy in Pakistan, powered by GriffinWorx.

The Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017 is an inclusive, grassroots-driven entrepreneurship empowerment program proven to grow businesses, entrepreneurs and the ecosystems that support entrepreneurs.

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Business builders who compete in the Pakistan Startup Cup are rewarded for turning their idea into a viable business, going to market quickly, testing assumptions, and modifying their business model as they learn what drives customers and revenue. Business builders of the Pakistan Startup Cup do not have to be experts at creating polished documents or accounting wizards. Instead, what they lack in experience, they make up for in passion and dedication to achieve their dream.

Pakistan StartupCup 2017

Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017 is back with 2.25 Million Prize Money. Pakistan is a rich country with a talented youth that possesses infectious energy and passion for pursuing their ideas. There are a number of opportunities are being provided to the youth to put forward their idea.

With it above 200 million populations, Pakistan is ripe with opportunities and is an attractive market for doing business. Pakistan is among those countries where entrepreneurial ecosystem is progressing rapidly and providing the opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to take their ideas to market.
Pakistan Startup Cup has played important role in offering the opportunities to the aspiring entrepreneurs to grow businesses and enterprise culture in the country.

The StartupCup has a presence in 60 countries and engaged 3,437 mentors and held 208 Startup Cup challenges has contributed towards establishing 3,735 operating businesses and has helped create 43,384 jobs and had an economic impact of $744m.

Participating startups will receive extensive mentoring and are judged on the basis of their progress during the Pakistan Entrepreneurs StartUp Cup Challenge 2017. Mentoring and judging sessions will occur in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar. Applications can be submitted online here.
TiE Islamabad Executive Director Murtaza Zaidi told that:

“I especially encourage women to apply. Some great business ideas are being pursued by women, and we expect that half of the startups will be women-led like last year.”

He added:

“In 2016, we saw impressive women-led teams take their business ideas from a dream to a revenue-generating reality throughout the course of Pakistan StartUp Cup.”

The deadline for submitting applications is September 20, 2017.

For more information, visit http://pakistan.startupcup.com/

Inquiries about Pakistan StartUp Cup can be directed to startupcup@tieislamabad.org

Source: Mehran Post