Everything we publish on news, covering prices, launches, how-tos and buying advice for readers in Pakistan.
The State Department's visa bond took effect 1 August for 50 countries. Pakistan is not one. What the program is and who it actually covers.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Universities and offices observe Youm-e-Istehsal tomorrow. What happened on 5 August 2019, what the day means, and how it is marked.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
A viral declaration names 11 August as Balochistan's independence day. What that date actually was in 1947, who is claiming what, and why now.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Saudi Arabia is adding about 20 riyals a day for meals to Umrah visas from Pakistan. What it covers, when it starts, and the package impact.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
The petroleum minister wants a dynamic levy that drops when oil spikes and returns when it calms. What it fixes, and what it quietly is not.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
Brent crashed 11.3 per cent. Petrol came down 1.2 per cent to Rs 331.95. Most of what you pay per litre was never tracking crude at all.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Sales tax on hybrids went from 8.5 to 25 per cent when the old policy expired. The replacement is on hold. What that means if you were buying.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Two raids, two arrests and seized fibre equipment in Gujrat. Why unlicensed ISPs exist, and how to check whether yours is licensed.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
The steering committee approved NADRA verification for phase 2 and set a 100,000 target. The registration date is still not announced.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
OGRA raised August RLNG to $25.83 per mmBtu, a decade high. Why it happened, and how it reaches your gas and electricity bill.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Imports from the US reached $3.265bn while exports were $6.125bn. We did the subtraction, and the surplus is the number that matters.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Journalists generated a fictitious nuclear plant in Iran and a border scene. We looked at why satellite fakes are a different kind of problem.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
RLNG generation hit an eight year low and coal took the load. We looked at how a war rewrote the power mix without any policy decision.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
A proposed time of use rate pays Rs 18 to 22 between 5pm and 10pm. We checked what it means against the Rs 11 buyback most people now get.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
We read the reporting on the LHC ruling and checked what the law now says. Trading is not an offence, and that is not the same as protected.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Jeddah based Falcon Vision says it has earmarked up to $10 billion for Pakistan. What was actually agreed, and what the record suggests.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
FBR collected Rs 820 billion in July against a Rs 780 billion target. What the head by head numbers show, and what Rs 15.264 trillion needs.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
PTCL has opened its Flash Fiber Azaadi offer at Rs 4,999. What is confirmed so far, and what the networks typically launch before 14 August.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
Islamabad Traffic Police warned about fake e challan messages. Here are the two official portals, the tells, and what to do if you clicked.
Shahid Anwar · · 8 min read
Atlas Honda has launched the CD 70 2026 at Rs 159,900 with a new blue option. What actually changed, what did not, and the real mileage.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Petrol fell 12 paisa and diesel 66 paisa, but only until 3 August. Pakistan quietly switched to daily fuel pricing in mid July.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
The PM has ordered digital tracking of fuel from refinery to pump, modelled on FBR's system, plus a restructuring of OGRA.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
MG, Kia, Toyota and Haval now sell hybrid SUVs in overlapping price bands. What separates them once you look past the badge.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
Lucky Motor has launched the Sportage L Hybrid and Sorento PHEV. Booking amounts, prices and what a plug-in actually means here.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
