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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 1 October and again each quarter.
Shahid Anwar · · 7 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
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Which Petrol Pumps Stay Open During a Strike
A dealers' strike does not bind company-operated stations. And Saturday's strike is called by a different body to the one that split in July.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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UAE Visit Visas for Pakistanis: What Is Open and What Is Not
Visit visas are reported open again through registered agents. Refusals stay high, and a visit visa is not a work permit. Check before paying.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Check Your Own Mobile Number in Pakistan
Your phone already knows your number. It is in settings, free, and works on every network. The dial codes listed online do not agree.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Check Your Sui Gas Bill Online
We opened both gas portals today. SSGC asks for a 10 digit customer number and SNGPL for a consumer number. Neither asks for 14 digits.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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What Every Digit of Your CNIC Number Means
Thirteen digits, three parts. The first five say where you were registered, the middle seven are your family, and the last one is your gender.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Change Your PTCL WiFi Password
Most guides give one router address and it fails for half of PTCL customers. Find the address your own router is using, then change the password.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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4 Sites Rank for NADRA CNIC Fees and None of Them Agree
We went looking for one number, the fee to correct a name on a CNIC. We found Rs 400, Rs 750 and no figure at all, on pages that look official.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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KP Second Annual Exams Start 7 October, Forms Close 2 September
Malakand and Kohat have issued notifications. Same exam date, same normal-fee deadline, but the late-fee ladders are different by board.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Check or Track a Driving Licence Online in Punjab and Sindh
Punjab runs licence services through DLIMS and Dastak. Sindh has its own verification at DLS. Both let you check a licence is genuine.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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FBR Says Only Two Places Can Legally Verify an NTN. Here They Are.
FBR names e.fbr.gov.pk and the Tax Asaan app as the only legal verification routes. How to check an NTN or ATL status by CNIC.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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Lost Your Bill? The Duplicate Is Free and Takes About a Minute
A duplicate electricity or gas bill is just the online bill, printed. Where to find your reference number, and what to do when the site fails.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Track Your NADRA Application: Text 8400 and Read the Reply
Send your tracking ID to 8400 with no spaces or dashes. What each status means, and why sites disagree about how long the ID is.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Your Electricity Bill Has 12 Lines. You Can Claim One of Them Back.
FPA, QTA, TR and FC surcharge, NJ surcharge, PTV fee. What each line actually is, who levies it, and which one is not really a tax at all.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Japan's New Scholarship Money Is Not for Students. It Is for Civil Servants.
The JDS grant covers 16 Masters and one PhD, restricted to federal civil service officers. Aggregators are selling it as a student scheme.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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The Government Apps That Collect From You Are Updated. The Rest Are Not.
NADRA and FBR both shipped updates yesterday. The Ehsaas and Sehat Card apps have not been touched since 2022. We checked the store.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Punjab Is Replacing Paper Result Cards With QR-Verified PDFs
All nine Punjab boards have approved digital result cards. They carry QR codes, need no attestation, and download right after results.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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Your Child Failed the Exam. The First 48 Hours Matter Most.
Results season brings runaways and worse every year in Pakistan. What to say, what not to say, and two helplines we checked ourselves.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Sindh Youth Card: 100,000 Cards, and Registration Is Not Open Yet
Ages 15 to 29, Sindh domicile, scholarships and interest-free loans. Launch is due late August. Any site taking your details now is not official.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read