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An inspector can weigh what a shop already sold you and open a sealed packet to check it. The fine has not moved since 1975.
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We counted the regulator's own list. Sixty seven price dates this year against twenty five last year, and about twenty two publishers each time.
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The EOBI Pension Most Workers Never Claim
Sixty for men, fifty five for women, fifteen years of contributions for a pension. Apply late and the backdating stops at six months.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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What a Shop Worker in Punjab Is Owed by Law
Fourteen annual, ten casual, eight sick and ten festival days on full wages, plus a weekly holiday on top. Shop rules are not factory rules.
Shahid Anwar · · 8 min read
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How to Force a Government Department to Answer in Punjab
Plain paper is enough, you never give a reason, and there is no fee to ask. The officer who stalls pays two days of salary per day.
Ali Akhtar · · 8 min read
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What the Law Says When a Child Is Arrested in Pakistan
A lawyer is due within twenty four hours at State expense, custody is an observation home, and bail is the default rather than the exception.
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