How to Open a Bank Account in Pakistan
The Asaan Account is the simple route. What to take to the branch, why the source of funds answer matters, and the charges to ask about.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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The Asaan Account is the simple route. What to take to the branch, why the source of funds answer matters, and the charges to ask about.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
NEPRA rules set how a detection bill is worked out and how far back it can reach. What to ask for in writing, and how to escalate the dispute.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Change of name is a sub division counter process. The documents, why arrears follow the meter, and what to do if the old owner cannot sign.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
A PESSI card comes from your employer, not your own application. The benefits, how to check your status, and what to do if you are missing.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
Tier one of the PM Youth Business Loan runs to Rs 500,000 at 0 percent markup. The tiers, the age limits, and how the online application works.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
A dishonoured cheque can be criminal under Section 489-F. The three elements required, the defence, and the route to the money.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
Islamabad licences start with a learner permit and a waiting period before the test. Where to apply, what to bring, and what the portal verifies.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
A dormant account still holds your money. How dormancy works, what counts as activity, and the branch steps that clear it, including from abroad.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
Apply for a new electricity meter at enc.com.pk for LESCO, IESCO and the rest. Documents, the demand notice, and what blocks it.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
A Punjab fard comes from the Arazi Record Centre or punjab-zameen.gov.pk. What you need, the two types, and how to read it before you buy.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
BISP Kafalat is reported at Rs 14,500 a quarter, rising to Rs 18,000 in January 2027. Its own site still shows Rs 8,500. Every figure explained.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
The Islamabad High Court has suspended the 50 percent extra motorway toll for no M-Tag or low balance. NHA told the court it stopped charging it.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Bilibili has no creator payout for Pakistan. We traced the $0.80 per 1,000 views figure: it is not Bilibili's, and the original post said $0.70.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
We tested every provincial e-challan portal. Punjab and Sindh work well, Islamabad wants the challan number, and one police site will not load.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
FBR's own list: GPS-tagged photos of your premises, a bank certificate, your utility meter numbers, then biometrics within 30 days. Nothing more.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Open bilibili.tv in any browser and it works. The iPhone app is not sold here. Never install an APK from an unknown site.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
We opened all seven Sindh board sites. Hyderabad's certificate has expired, and Sukkur is not on the domain almost everyone guesses.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Pay a Karachi e-challan within 14 days and it is discounted. After 21 days it doubles, at 3 months your licence goes, at 6 months your CNIC.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
We tested every WASA portal. The working link for each city, the account number format each one wants, and the addresses that no longer exist.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
A car pays Rs 1,430 on the M-2, Rs 700 on the M-1 and Rs 100 on a national highway. Every rate here is from NHA's own July 2026 notification.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
Jazz, Zong and Ufone advance codes, read on each operator's own site. Ufone prices the service at 30 per cent, and Zong's fee works out the same.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
Meezan 021-111-331-331, MCB 111-000-622, HBL 111-111-425. We read each number on the bank's own site, and say which ones we could not find.
Shahid Anwar · · 11 min read
PCRWR tested 230 bottled water brands and marked 29 unsafe. We read the report and list every brand, its city, and what it actually failed on.
Ali Akhtar · · 8 min read
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