Writer covering tax, bills, banking and technology in Pakistan
Ali explains the money side of daily life: filing a late tax return, stopping Zakat deduction, paying a bill in instalments, understanding net metering and the charges on an electricity bill.
His guides quote the law itself where it matters, such as the Income Tax Ordinance, the Zakat Ordinance and NEPRA's Consumer Service Manual, so readers can hold an office to the rule.
He also covers technology launches and games with the Pakistan angle first: what it costs here, whether it works on local networks, and how to buy it.
Ali Akhtar is a young and curious voice here at Pakistan Era. He is currently pursuing his A-Levels and has a growing interest in Pakistan’s changing industrial landscape and educational trends. Ali likes to write in a way that helps him explain and explore the world around him. His writing reflects the perspective of the new generation navigating the evolving trends of Pakistan where technology, youth innovation, and shifting opportunities are reshaping the country’s future.
Tax and FBR
Returns, penalties, the Active Taxpayers List, audits and new taxes, read in the Ordinance and FBR circulars.
Bills, power and utilities
Net metering, detection bills, instalments and bill line items under NEPRA's rules.
Banking and payments
Bank timings, Zakat, cards, fintech apps and receiving money from abroad.
Property and vehicles
Inheritance mutation, vehicle registration and local rules such as rainwater harvesting in Islamabad.
Technology and games
Phone launches with PTA tax estimates, app changes, AI tools and game releases for Pakistani players.
Guides
News
Sports
Complain to the Punjab Information Commission in Lahore when an office refuses or ignores your RTI request: papers, address, email, free filing and timelines.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Change your name on a CNIC: fix your birth certificate first or give a name change deed, then apply for a NADRA modification at Rs 400, or Rs 750 for Smart NIC.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
Check a Punjab e-stamp paper before you sign: how Challan 32-A works, who can verify it in the database, the 3 percent duty on the official page and red flags.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Pak-EPA said on 15 October 2026 that PET bottles are not banned in Islamabad. The 2023 rules ban bags, cutlery and more, and ask 50% recycled bottles from 2028.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
PMDC reportedly fined Fatima Jinnah Medical University Rs 20 million over a student death in February 2026. The university asked for a review. What is known.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
A 20 kg flour bag averaged Rs 2,946.72 in Pakistan in the week ended 15 October 2026, up 3.36% in a week and 35.13% in a year, the Bureau of Statistics says.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Pakistan's weekly SPI fell 0.04% to 372.43 in the week ended 15 October 2026, PBS says. Tomatoes fell 23.05%, flour rose 3.36%, and yearly inflation is 11.38%.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
Ahad Cheema is named incoming chair of the IMF and World Bank boards of governors for 2027. See what the EAD said, his four priorities and what a chair does.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Pay and pensions are 80 to 88 per cent of running costs in eight power company requests for 2027. See LESCO, IESCO, MEPCO and FESCO before NEPRA hearings.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
NEPRA cut Rs 17,279 million from plant fuel claims, mostly gas plants, before setting the Rs 1.1086 a unit charge. See why and how to check your bill.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
Plain guide to the ICC Test rules used in Pakistan v Sri Lanka: 90 overs a day, new ball at 80, follow-on at 200 runs, 3 failed reviews and over-rate penalties.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
ICC ODI rules for the Pakistan tri-series: three Powerplays, two new balls to over 34, 10 overs a bowler, a 20 over minimum, the Super Over and reviews.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
