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How to Get a Blocked SIM Reopened in Pakistan
Your operator's franchise fixes most blocked SIMs, not PTA. We opened PTA's complaint portal and found it has moved, and what it cannot do.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
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Everything we publish on guides, covering prices, launches, how-tos and buying advice for readers in Pakistan.
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Card Machine Failed but You Were Charged: Wait, Then Complain
A failed POS payment normally reverses on its own. Nothing guarantees it, so give it 24 hours, then complain. Bank by bank contacts inside.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Money Deducted but the Payment Failed: The Deadlines Your Bank Must Meet
SBP binds every bank to acknowledge in 48 hours and dispose of a complaint within 15 days, or 30 where fraud is involved. How to use that.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Telecom Helplines: Which Numbers Are Real, and How to Tell
Zong 310, Ufone WhatsApp 0331-1333100. We checked each number on the operator's own site and say plainly which ones we could not confirm.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Balance Save Codes: Stop Your Mobile Balance Disappearing
PTA lists a free code for each network that cuts the internet when your bundle ends. Jazz *275#, Zong *4004#, Ufone *6611#, Telenor *342#.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Apostille or Attestation: Which One Your Documents Actually Need
Pakistan runs two systems. Apostille costs Rs 3,000 to Rs 12,000 and covers 112 countries. Ordinary attestation costs nothing at all.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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We Tested Every Punjab Board Result Site. Two Fail Before You Type Anything
One board only works without www. Another has an invalid certificate, so browsers warn you off. We opened all nine and recorded what happened.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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The Sindh Driving Licence Site Everyone Links To Is Dead
The dlims address shared in most guides does not resolve at all. We tested it and found the Sindh Police portal that does answer.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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MEPCO Bill Check Online, and the Helpline That Is Not 118
Check a MEPCO bill with the 14 digit reference number. Its helpline is a mobile number, not 118, and load shedding is listed by feeder.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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IESCO Bill Check Online, and Where New Connections Moved To
Check an IESCO bill with the 14 digit reference number. Helpline 118, SMS 8118, and the new connection route that changed to e-OPS.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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LESCO Bill Check: Two Routes, and the One That Does More
Check a LESCO bill on the PITC portal or on LESCO's own site. Both work. Only one also gives you complaints, load shedding and new connections.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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GEPCO Online Bill Check, and Why the Company Website Will Not Open
Check a GEPCO bill with your 14 digit reference number, or by Customer ID. We tested the portal, and the company website that will not load.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Sindh Charges Up to Rs 2,000 a Day for a Late Vehicle Transfer
Sindh Excise charges a daily penalty for late vehicle transfers, from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000, capped between Rs 30,000 and Rs 500,000 by engine size.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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An Expired NICOP Now Stops You Boarding a Flight to Pakistan
Airlines must check NICOP validity before boarding. A valid one still means visa free entry. An expired one means a visa or a Pakistani passport.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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IBCC Has Set the 2026 A Star Marks, and They Are Not All the Same
IBCC notified the exact A star and grade 9 marks for 2026 papers. They run from 93 to 95 and change by subject and by level.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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The Ehsaas Scholarship Is Now BISP, and the Portal Is Closed
HEC says the undergraduate scholarship portal is closed, and its own eligibility page still describes Fall 2021. What we could not verify.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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A Levels in Pakistan: The Two Routes Into University, and the SAT One Nobody Explains
A Level students can enter Pakistani universities on an entry test or on SAT and ACT scores. What each needs, and why equivalence gates both.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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NUST Closed Before Your A Level Results Arrived. Here Is Why
We opened the admission portals on 20 August. NUST closed in June and July. UET has not opened. The calendar does not wait for your results.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Punjab Professional Tax: Who Owes It and How to Pay
A tax on trades and professions in Punjab, running under a 1977 law. Who it covers, how enrolment works, and where the real rate comes from.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Cancelling a CNIC After a Death: Free, and Done in a Day
NADRA charges no fee to cancel an identity record after a death and processes it in one day. It is the step that inheritance waits on.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Renew an Expired CNIC, and What You Get Now
Renewal costs Rs 400 on the normal track and takes 15 days. Since 14 August the card you get back is the new QR code one, not the chip card.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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NADRA Fees 2026: What Every Document Actually Costs
Every NADRA fee read from the authority's own schedule on 18 August 2026, including why two sites quoting different CNIC fees were both right.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Punjab Property Tax: The 30 September Deadline That Cuts It 5%
Pay in one lump sum by 30 September for a 5 per cent rebate. Miss it and a 1 per cent surcharge is added on the first of every month.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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How to Get a Family Registration Certificate from NADRA
An FRC costs Rs 1,000 and is issued in a day. But there are separate certificates for your birth family and your marriage family.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read