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Card Machine Failed but You Were Charged: Wait, Then Complain
A failed POS payment normally reverses on its own. Nothing guarantees it, so give it 24 hours, then complain. Bank by bank contacts inside.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Money Deducted but the Payment Failed: The Deadlines Your Bank Must Meet
SBP binds every bank to acknowledge in 48 hours and dispose of a complaint within 15 days, or 30 where fraud is involved. How to use that.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Telecom Helplines: Which Numbers Are Real, and How to Tell
Zong 310, Ufone WhatsApp 0331-1333100. We checked each number on the operator's own site and say plainly which ones we could not confirm.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Balance Save Codes: Stop Your Mobile Balance Disappearing
PTA lists a free code for each network that cuts the internet when your bundle ends. Jazz *275#, Zong *4004#, Ufone *6611#, Telenor *342#.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Apostille or Attestation: Which One Your Documents Actually Need
Pakistan runs two systems. Apostille costs Rs 3,000 to Rs 12,000 and covers 112 countries. Ordinary attestation costs nothing at all.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Your September Electricity Bill Loses a Discount and May Gain a Charge
The Rs 1.9857 a unit relief ends with August. Separately, companies have asked to recover Rs 23 billion. Prepaid users are exempt from that.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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We Tested Every Punjab Board Result Site. Two Fail Before You Type Anything
One board only works without www. Another has an invalid certificate, so browsers warn you off. We opened all nine and recorded what happened.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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The Sindh Driving Licence Site Everyone Links To Is Dead
The dlims address shared in most guides does not resolve at all. We tested it and found the Sindh Police portal that does answer.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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MEPCO Bill Check Online, and the Helpline That Is Not 118
Check a MEPCO bill with the 14 digit reference number. Its helpline is a mobile number, not 118, and load shedding is listed by feeder.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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IESCO Bill Check Online, and Where New Connections Moved To
Check an IESCO bill with the 14 digit reference number. Helpline 118, SMS 8118, and the new connection route that changed to e-OPS.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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LESCO Bill Check: Two Routes, and the One That Does More
Check a LESCO bill on the PITC portal or on LESCO's own site. Both work. Only one also gives you complaints, load shedding and new connections.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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GEPCO Online Bill Check, and Why the Company Website Will Not Open
Check a GEPCO bill with your 14 digit reference number, or by Customer ID. We tested the portal, and the company website that will not load.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Sindh Charges Up to Rs 2,000 a Day for a Late Vehicle Transfer
Sindh Excise charges a daily penalty for late vehicle transfers, from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000, capped between Rs 30,000 and Rs 500,000 by engine size.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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An Expired NICOP Now Stops You Boarding a Flight to Pakistan
Airlines must check NICOP validity before boarding. A valid one still means visa free entry. An expired one means a visa or a Pakistani passport.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Meezan Is Pakistan's Best Bank, According to Three Different Awards
Three separate bodies have named Meezan the best bank. What each award actually is, when it was given, and the numbers behind the latest one.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Misbah Arshad Is Pakistan's Fourth Miss Universe Titleholder
Misbah Arshad was crowned Miss Universe Pakistan on 20 August and goes to Puerto Rico in November. The final was held in the Philippines.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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IBCC Has Set the 2026 A Star Marks, and They Are Not All the Same
IBCC notified the exact A star and grade 9 marks for 2026 papers. They run from 93 to 95 and change by subject and by level.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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The Ehsaas Scholarship Is Now BISP, and the Portal Is Closed
HEC says the undergraduate scholarship portal is closed, and its own eligibility page still describes Fall 2021. What we could not verify.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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A Levels in Pakistan: The Two Routes Into University, and the SAT One Nobody Explains
A Level students can enter Pakistani universities on an entry test or on SAT and ACT scores. What each needs, and why equivalence gates both.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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NUST Closed Before Your A Level Results Arrived. Here Is Why
We opened the admission portals on 20 August. NUST closed in June and July. UET has not opened. The calendar does not wait for your results.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Diesel Falls Rs 32.63 in a Day, and the Tax on It Went Up
Diesel fell to Rs 363.06 after refineries agreed to cut prices. On the same day its levy rose Rs 1.72, so refineries absorbed more than the cut.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Google Opens Its Pakistan Office, and Is Already Building Chromebooks in Haripur
Google opened its Islamabad office on 18 August. The part being missed is hardware: Chromebooks assembled in Haripur with local partners.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Free Gemini for Pakistani Students: How to Claim 1 Free Year
Google AI Plus is free for a year for Pakistani students. Verify through SheerID on a school email, then redeem by 31 December 2026.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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MDCAT Registration Closes Today, Test Moved to 20 September
The MDCAT portal reopened from 17 to 21 August for anyone who missed the earlier deadline. The test moved from 16 August to 20 September.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read