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Punjab Runs Six Free Health Programmes. Most People Know One.
Dialysis, transplants, children's heart surgery and cancer care, all free and separate from the Sehat Card. The numbers, read at source.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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The Sehat Card Was Not Stopped. It Now Pays Half for Most Treatments.
Punjab's own health company says the card was never cancelled, only pulled from government hospitals. We read its FAQ. Here is what it covers.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Your Hajj Money Goes Through an App. We Found Three Called Pak Hajj.
Payments open on 17 August and run through the app. Searching either store returns two government apps with the same name. Which is which.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Cambridge AS and A Level Results Are Out. Here Is How to Get Them.
The June 2026 series released at 10am Pakistan time on 11 August. Your school issues them, and there is a route if it has not yet.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Check Any Vehicle in Pakistan: The Working Portal for Every Province
We opened every provincial vehicle portal. Five work, several widely shared addresses are dead, and one province has none we could find.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Banks Shut for Three Days From 14 August. Do Your Banking Now.
Independence Day falls on a Friday, so branches stay shut until Monday 17 August. Ceremony timings, and the deadline that lands that Monday.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Government Helplines That Actually Work, Checked at Source
Every number here was read off the institution's own website, not copied from a list. BISP, the ombudsmen, PTA, NDMA and the rest.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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We Tested Every Electricity Company's Website. Two Are Not Secure.
FESCO and QESCO fail their security certificate. HESCO would not load at all. The one address that worked when the others did not.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Piped Gas or LPG: Which Is Actually Cheaper Now
New connections are RLNG only, and RLNG costs more than the old system gas. Which one wins depends on something most people never check.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Every Deadline Worth Knowing in Pakistan's Year
Token tax by 31 August, tax returns by 30 September, and the rebates that quietly expire. The dates that cost money if you miss them.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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Rent Agreements and Stamp Paper in Pakistan
An unregistered rent agreement protects almost nobody. What registration actually changes, what stamp paper does, and the clauses that matter.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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Failed a Matric Paper? Forms Are Due 19 August, Exam 6 October
Punjab second annual matric exams start 6 October. Forms with a single fee close 19 August, then the fee doubles, then it triples.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Punjab Bans Handwritten Bills at Restaurants and Marriage Halls
Your bill must now carry a PRA QR code. Businesses without one face fines reported at Rs 400,000 to Rs 1 million, and closure for repeats.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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What to Do When Your Street Floods
Urban flooding kills mostly by electrocution, not drowning. What to switch off, what not to walk through, and how to handle a flooded car.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Apply for a New Water Connection in Pakistan
Water is run by your city, not the government, so the office depends on where you live. Who to apply to, and what really decides the cost.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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We Tested Pakistan's Flood Warning Sites. One Is Live.
We opened every official flood source in Pakistan on 10 August. One is updated every morning. Several load at an address nobody shares.
Fajr Riaz · · 8 min read
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We Tested Pakistan's Government Websites. Some Do Not Exist.
One vehicle portal every guide recommends is a dead domain. A regulator is outranked by a lookalike. What we found opening 40 official sites.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Complain About Your Mobile Network to PTA
Operator first, then PTA. The helpline is 0800-55055, PTA says seven working days, and the reference number is what makes it work.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Khula in Pakistan: You Can Now File Where You Live
The Lahore High Court has ruled a woman can file khula in her own district. What the process involves and when haq mehr must be returned.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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How to Complain About a Wrong Electricity Bill
Your DISCO first, then NEPRA. The four step escalation, the complaint system, and the evidence that actually gets a bill corrected.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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How to Take a Shop to Consumer Court, Free and Without a Lawyer
There is no court fee, you can file on plain paper, and you do not need a lawyer. What consumer courts cover and how to file a claim.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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How to Register a Nikah in Pakistan, and Why It Matters Later
An unregistered nikah is the problem you discover years later, at a visa office or a family court. How registration works and who does it.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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How to Get a Birth Certificate in Pakistan
There are two documents and people confuse them. The union council certificate, the NADRA one, and how to register a birth years late.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Use the Pakistan Citizen's Portal to Complain
The PM's portal takes complaints against government bodies at every level. How to register with your CNIC and write one that gets acted on.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read