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How to Check If You Are Registered to Vote in Pakistan
Send your CNIC to 8300 for your electoral area, block code and serial number. The forms, the eligibility rules, and the expired CNIC rule.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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How to Check Your BISP Payment and Eligibility on 8171
The 8171 portal asks for your CNIC or form number and a mobile number. How to check eligibility, what the portal does, and the scams.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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How to Apply for a Driving Licence Online in Pakistan
Pakistan has no national licence portal. Apply on your province's site: DLIMS in Punjab, ptpkp in KP, ITP in Islamabad. Punjab learner: Rs 500.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Passport Fee in Pakistan 2026: e-Passport Rs 9,000 Normal, Rs 15,000 Urgent
The full fee tables from the passport authority's own site, plus the NADRA charge that is not in any table and three changes dated 1 July.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Check a Prize Bond Draw Result in Pakistan
Rs 1,500 draw 107 at Faisalabad and Rs 100 draw 55 at Multan, both on 17 August. Where to check results officially, and free.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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The Lahore High Court Ruling Is Being Called a Tenant Rights Win. Read It Again.
A tenant stays a tenant until possession is handed back, and cannot block eviction with a third party ownership claim. What renters should know.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Technical Education in Pakistan: DAE, Trade Courses and NAVTTC Routes
Short course, trade certificate or a 3 year DAE: where each route leads in Pakistan, how to check an institute, and NAVTTC's 0800-88866 line.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Digital Banks in Pakistan: How They Differ From Your Wallet and How to Check One
A digital bank in Pakistan is a full SBP-licensed bank with no branches. How it differs from a wallet, the licence stages, and how to check one.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Northern Areas Travel Checklist for Pakistan: Road Status, Documents and Seasons
Driving to Hunza, Skardu or Naran? Where to check road status, the KKH and Babusar closure points, documents to carry and the risky seasons.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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International Driving Permit in Pakistan: What It Is, Who Needs One and the Punjab Fee
An international driving permit only translates your Pakistani licence. Punjab DLIMS charges Rs 930 for a bike and Rs 1,830 for a car a year.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Why Pakistan Celebrates Independence on 14 August When the Transfer Came at Midnight
The power transfer happened at midnight on 14 to 15 August 1947. Why Pakistan's day is the 14th, and what the first stamps printed instead.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Chevening Scholarship for Pakistan: Timeline, What It Pays and How to Apply
Chevening 2027-28 is closed for Pakistan. The official timeline, what the award pays, who can apply and how to prepare for the next round free.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Start Investing in the PSX in Pakistan: Account, Broker and the Risks
Start investing on the PSX: pick an SECP licensed broker, open a Sahulat account with your CNIC, hold shares at CDC, and know the tax and risks.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Police Character Certificates Go Online Nationwide: What Changes and How to Apply
A national portal will issue police clearance certificates from home. What is approved, what runs today in each province, and what you need.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Check Your Board Result by Roll Number in Pakistan: Every Official BISE Site
Check any BISE result free by roll number. Every official board site in Pakistan, opened on 8 November 2026, plus old results and rechecking.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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Prize Bonds in Pakistan: How They Work, How to Check, and the Tax When You Win
Prize bonds in Pakistan: the denominations, the 2026 draw dates, the 60 day rule, the six year claim window and the 15% or 30% tax on a win.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
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Hajj Policy 2027 to 2030 in Pakistan: Choose Your Year and Pay 10% to Join the Waiting List
Hajj Policy 2027 to 2030 in Pakistan: choose your year, pay 10% to join the waiting list, then instalments into a bank account, never cash.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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How to File Your Income Tax Return in Pakistan
File your income tax return on FBR IRIS by 30 September. See who must file, the due dates, the late penalty and the Rs 25,000 ATL surcharge.
Shahid Anwar · · 7 min read
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NADRA Facial and Iris Verification in Pakistan: What to Do When Your Fingerprints Fail
NADRA lists face and iris scans as biometrics when fingerprints fail. How to ask for the certificate, the reported Rs 20 fee and where it works.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Freelancer Payments in Pakistan: How to Get Paid Without PayPal
PayPal is closed to Pakistani residents. Use Payoneer for Upwork and Fiverr, and Wise to your bank for direct clients. Limits, fees and fixes.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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PTA Tax on 5G Phones in Pakistan: How to Register, Pay and Use Instalments
Register an imported 5G phone on DIRBS within 60 days, pay the PSID, and since 22 October 2026 pay the sales tax in monthly instalments.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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5G Packages in Pakistan: Your 4G Bundle Works on Jazz, Zong and Ufone
No separate 5G mobile package exists in Pakistan. Zong and Ufone say 4G bundles work on 5G. Out-of-bundle rates and Zong's 5G home plans.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Do You Need a New SIM for 5G in Pakistan? No, a 4G SIM Works
Zong and Ufone say a 4G SIM works on 5G, so most people need no new SIM. When a swap helps, what Zong charges, and what to check first.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Enable 5G on Your Phone in Pakistan
Turn on 5G in Settings, Preferred Network Type, 5G or Auto. Paths for Samsung, Xiaomi, Infinix, Vivo, Oppo and iPhone, and fixes if it stays 4G.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read