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Why Every Gold Rate Site Shows You a Different Price
24 karat is Rs 461,936 a tola today. Why rate sites disagree by thousands, how tola and karat convert, and how to check any rate yourself.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
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Pakistan Has a New Data Policy and Still No Data Protection Law. They Are Not the Same Thing.
The new National Data Governance Policy covers government data. Your personal data still has no law, and the bill sits in Parliament.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Reko Diq Explained: The $1.25 Billion US Financing Review, and What the Project Actually Is
US EXIM is revisiting its $1.25 billion package as costs are recalculated. Who owns Reko Diq, what it holds, and when production is targeted.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Pakistan and Iran Renew a $10 Billion Trade Target, With Sanctions Left Unmentioned
Islamabad and Tehran recommitted to a $10 billion trade goal and an FTA under negotiation. What was agreed, and the obstacle nobody named.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Eid Milad-un-Nabi Holiday Is Wednesday 26 August 2026
The Cabinet Division notified Wednesday 26 August as the holiday. The observance follows the moon sighting and can fall a day either side.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Sindh Will Cancel the Registration of Vehicles With Unpaid Token Tax
Excise plans to cancel registrations where token tax is outstanding. How to check what you owe and clear it before your papers are void.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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Australia Reordered Its Skilled Visa Queue, and Pakistani Applicants Sit Lower Than Before
From 25 July, police, defence, health, teaching and construction go first, and onshore beats overseas. What it means from Pakistan.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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Hybrid Sales Have Stalled and Assemblers Stopped Invoicing, With 18 Per Cent Now on the Table
Assemblers have suspended hybrid deliveries until the new auto policy lands. A cut from 25 to 18 per cent is under consideration. What buyers do.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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The US Visa Bond of Up to $20,000 Does Not Apply to Pakistan, and Here Is the Detail
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
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Youm-e-Istehsal on 5 August: What the Day Marks and Why Pakistan Observes It
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
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Why 11 August Keeps Trending About Balochistan: The 1947 History Behind the Claim
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
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Umrah From Pakistan Now Includes a Mandatory Food Voucher, Added to the Visa Bill
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
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Pakistan Asks the IMF for a Flexible Fuel Levy, the Fix for the Problem We Explained This Morning
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
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Oil Fell 11 Per Cent and Petrol Fell 1 Per Cent, and the Reason Is Printed on Your Receipt
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 · · 6 min read
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Hybrid Tax Tripled on 1 July, and the Policy Meant to Fix It Has Been Shelved
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
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PTA and FIA Are Shutting Down Unlicensed ISPs, and Cheap Local Fibre Is the Target
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
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Laptop Scheme Phase 2 Adds NADRA Verification, and Still Has No Start Date
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
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RLNG Costs More Now Than at Any Point Since Pakistan Started Importing It
OGRA raised July RLNG to $25.83 per mmBtu, a decade high, before August fell to $19.03. Why, and how it reaches your gas and power bill.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Pakistan Bought 39 Per Cent More From America Last Year, and Still Sold It Far More
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
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Google Pulled Its AI Satellite Tool in About a Day, and a Fake Iranian Reactor Is Why
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
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Pakistan Is Burning More Coal Because a Shipping Route Stopped Working
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
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Solar Owners Could Be Paid Rs 22 a Unit for Evening Power, and the Catch Is a Battery
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
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The Lahore High Court Has Said P2P Crypto Trading Is Not a Crime by Itself
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
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A Saudi Group Has Earmarked $10 Billion for Pakistan, and the Word Earmarked Is Doing a Lot of Work
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