Imports of used cars continue to ride high

KARACHI: The vacuum created by the absence of local assembling of below-800cc cars in Pakistan is being filled by higher imports of small cars.

Small cars constituted almost half of the total imports of used cars in July-August, latest data shows.

Fascinating colours and designs, airbags, central locking, power windows, air conditioners and, above all, the automatic option are some of the features that make buyers go wild about these cars.

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China begins operating world's largest radio telescope

BEIJING: The world's largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China's rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige.

Beijing has poured billions into such ambitious scientific projects as well as its military-backed space program, including its second space station earlier this month.

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