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Petrol Pumps to Shut Nationwide From 6am on 15 August
Dealers say pumps close Saturday morning after talks failed. The same shutdown was announced in July and did not hold. What to do before then.
Ali Akhtar · · 8 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 · · 5 min read
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14 August: Roads Closed, Fireworks at Five Places, Rain Forecast
Islamabad shuts part of the Expressway and Faisal Avenue, heavy vehicles banned to 14 August. Lahore fireworks locations, and rain is forecast.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 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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Three Pakistani Sailors Killed in a Red Sea Attack on Their Ship
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar confirmed the deaths on a commercial vessel struck in Bab el-Mandeb. Some reports say two. What is known so far.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Late Tax Filing Now Costs Rs 25,000, Not Rs 1,000
The ATL surcharge rose from Rs 1,000 to Rs 25,000 for individuals on 1 July. Returns are due 30 September. Check what you are budgeting.
Shahid Anwar · · 9 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
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Short-Term Debt Grew Four Times Faster Than Long-Term Debt
Federal debt rose 7.4 per cent to Rs 83.6 trillion. Short-term domestic borrowing rose 24.8 per cent. That gap is what matters.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Fully Funded PhD in Germany: Applications Close 31 August
HEC has opened the fully funded DAAD PhD programmes for 2026. A full doctorate in Germany, or a short research stay. Deadline 31 August.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Nearly Half of Banaspati Ghee Samples Failed the Government's Tests
PCSIR tested 491 packaged samples. 176 failed. Banaspati ghee was the worst at 98 of 204. The full breakdown by product.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Punjab Pays Mothers for Check-Ups. Nobody Should Take a Cut.
The Aghosh programme pays support tied to mother and child medical check-ups through JazzCash. The authority says no fee, no deduction.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Apps
Apple Music Is Working in Pakistan at Rs 379 a Month
Individual Rs 379, family Rs 649, with a free month. Payments are going through, though Apple has not announced the launch itself.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Two Provinces Have a Dastak. One Delivers Documents, One Does Gun Licences.
Punjab's Dastak brings government services to your door. KP's Dastak is for arms licences. Same name, different provinces, no connection.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Punjab Runs Six Schemes for Farmers. Start With the Kisan Card.
Kisan Card, green tractors, machinery finance, agriculture malls and a graduate internship, listed on the department's own site. What each does.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Punjab Runs 158 Welfare Homes and Shelters. Here Is the List.
Shelter homes, women protection centres, old age homes and rehab centres, counted on the government's own portal. Most people never hear of them.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Punjab Runs Six Free Health Programmes. Most People Know One.
Dialysis, transplants, children's heart surgery and cancer care, all free and separate from the Sehat Card. The numbers, read at source.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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The Sehat Card Was Not Stopped. It Now Pays Half for Most Treatments.
Punjab's own health company says the card was never cancelled, only pulled from government hospitals. We read its FAQ. Here is what it covers.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read