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How to Apply for the CM Punjab E-Bike Scheme for Students
No down payment, Rs 90,000 subsidy and zero interest. Applications close 4 October 2026, and places go first come first served.
Ali Akhtar · · 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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How to Get a Free Lawyer in Punjab
The Punjab Legal Aid Agency covers criminal accused, women in family disputes and property complaints. Apply with an affidavit.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Punjab Weddings Must End by 10pm and Serve One Dish
The Marriage Functions Act sets a 10pm close and a one dish limit, defines one dish item by item, and fines run to two million rupees.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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The Marriage Age in Punjab Is Now 18 for Everyone
The Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026 came into force on 11 May and repealed the 1929 law, which set a lower age for girls.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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How to Report Unsafe Food to the Punjab Food Authority
Every food business needs a licence, a graded premises must display its certificate, and unsafe food causing injury carries three years.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Why Your Client Pays Less Than the Invoice in Pakistan
A business paying you for goods, services or a contract must deduct tax from the gross amount, advances included. How to keep the credit.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Private Money Lending on Interest Is a Crime in Punjab
Lending privately on interest carries three to ten years, the interest owed is extinguished, and anything paid above the principal is returned.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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What Your Workplace Must Provide by Law in Pakistan
Water points must be marked in a language most workers read, toilets separated by sex, and an injury costing two days off is notifiable.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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The Law That Puts a Deadline on Government Offices in Punjab
Notified services carry a time limit, an officer who misses it can be fined, and up to seventy per cent of that fine is paid to you.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Women, Night Shifts and Working Hours in Pakistan
A woman may work evenings and nights in a factory only if the employer arranges safe transport and she consents. Both conditions apply.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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The 5 Percent Cap on School Fee Increases in Punjab
Schools charging four thousand rupees a month or more are capped at five per cent, and eight per cent even with written permission.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Overtime Pay and Working Hours in Pakistan
Overtime starts after nine hours a day or forty-eight a week, and it is paid at double. What counts towards your ordinary rate.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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How to Complain Against a Hospital or Doctor in Punjab
The complaint goes to the Healthcare Commission within sixty days, in writing, with your affidavit. Anonymous complaints are not entertained.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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The Disabled Persons Employment Quota in Pakistan
Three per cent of staff in establishments of a hundred or more must be disabled persons, and an unfilled place costs the salary monthly.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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What to Do If a Landlord Cuts Your Utilities in Punjab
A landlord cannot cut water or power without cause, and a tenant whose rent is refused can deposit it in the Rent Tribunal instead.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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The Workers Profit Fund Nobody Claims in Pakistan
Covered companies pay five per cent of profits into a workers fund each year. You can encash the units in your name at any time.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Punjab Shops Must Display Prices and Give a Receipt
A shop must display prices, issue a receipt with four details, and show its refund policy at the till before the sale is completed.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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How to Check a Housing Scheme Before Buying a Plot
The authority publishes approved schemes with blocks, plot counts and mortgaged plots, plus a separate illegal list. Five checks before you pay.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Your Leave Entitlement at Work in Pakistan
Fourteen days annual, ten casual on full pay, sixteen sick on half. Plus seven days paternity leave that almost nobody claims.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Advance Tax When You Buy at an Auction in Pakistan
Advance tax is collected from the buyer on the sale price, including confiscated goods, and again with every instalment you pay.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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How to Register an Industrial Design in Pakistan
You need not be the author to register a design. But it must be unpublished worldwide, and an incomplete application dies at six months.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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The Rs 200,000 Tax on a Foreign Domestic Worker Visa
Two hundred thousand rupees is collected when the visa is issued or renewed, and the section states plainly that it is adjustable.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Child Guardianship in Pakistan and How It Differs From Custody
A mother with custody may still need a guardianship order to deal with a child's property, bank account or documents. Two separate things.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Smog Season in Punjab: What Actually Protects You
Smog is pollution, not fog, and it does not lift at mid morning. What helps indoors, what masks do, and who is most at risk.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read