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How to Apply for a New Water Connection in Pakistan
Water is run by your city, not the government, so the office depends on where you live. Who to apply to, and what really decides the cost.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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Only One Pakistani Flood Warning Site Updates Daily
We opened every official flood source in Pakistan, then retested on 26 August. Sindh has been fixed. The forwarded Punjab address still fails.
Fajr Riaz · · 9 min read
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We Tested Pakistan's Government Websites. Some Do Not Exist.
One vehicle portal every guide recommends is a dead domain. A regulator is outranked by a lookalike. What we found opening 40 official sites.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Complain About Your Mobile Network to PTA
Operator first, then PTA. The helpline is 0800-55055, PTA says seven working days, and the reference number is what makes it work.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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AJK Election: PML-N Has 24 Seats, 4 More Vote Today
The final phase of the AJK election is voting today in Bagh and Haveli. PML-N holds 24 of 45 seats. Seven seats stay postponed on security.
Shahid Anwar · · 7 min read
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Khula in Pakistan: You Can Now File Where You Live
The Lahore High Court has ruled a woman can file khula in her own district. What the process involves and when haq mehr must be returned.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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How to Complain About a Wrong Electricity Bill
Your DISCO first, then NEPRA. The four step escalation, the complaint system, and the evidence that actually gets a bill corrected.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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How to Take a Shop to Consumer Court, Free and Without a Lawyer
There is no court fee, you can file on plain paper, and you do not need a lawyer. What consumer courts cover and how to file a claim.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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How to Register a Nikah in Pakistan, and Why It Matters Later
An unregistered nikah is the problem you discover years later, at a visa office or a family court. How registration works and who does it.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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A Licensed Broker Ran a Ponzi Scheme. Check the Return, Not the Licence.
SECP has referred Blink Capital to the FIA over Rs 446.6 million. It held a PMEX licence, so the usual advice would have passed it.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Agents Are Illegally Cutting Rs 2,000 From BISP Payments
BISP payments are free and no deduction is lawful. The FIA arrested 13 agents in July. The helpline to report it is 0800-26477.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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How to Get a Birth Certificate in Pakistan: Union Council, NADRA and Fees
Where to get a birth certificate in Pakistan by province, the Rs 200 Punjab fee read at source, the 60 day and 7 year limits, and the B-Form.
Fajr Riaz · · 11 min read
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How to Use the Pakistan Citizen's Portal to Complain
The PM's portal takes complaints against government bodies at every level. How to register with your CNIC and write one that gets acted on.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Complain About Your Bank to the Banking Mohtasib
The office gives two different waiting periods, 30 days and 45. What it can order, what it cannot touch, and how to appeal a decision.
Fajr Riaz · · 9 min read
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How to Complain to the Wafaqi Mohtasib, Free of Cost
You can complain about any federal department for free, and the law gives 60 days for a decision. The helpline, the process and what is excluded.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Check Your Credit Report in Pakistan
You cannot get your own eCIB report from the State Bank. Only banks see it. The consumer route is a licensed private credit bureau.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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LPG Cylinder Price in Pakistan and How It Is Set
A domestic cylinder went up Rs 152 in August to about Rs 3,001. Why OGRA's rate and the price you actually pay are rarely the same.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Goods Transport Strike: Trucks and Oil Tankers Stop Nationwide
Transporters and oil tanker operators began an indefinite strike on 8 August after talks failed. What they want, and what we are not predicting.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Get Emigrant Protection Before You Work Abroad
The law requires every Pakistani going abroad on a work visa to be protected. What the protector stamp is, the documents, and why it matters.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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eSIM Fee Capped at Rs 1,500 With 10 Free Transfers
PTA has capped the eSIM issuance fee at Rs 1,500 and made ten device transfers free. Zong and Ufone were charging about Rs 2,000.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Check Your Sehat Card Eligibility
Your CNIC is the card, and the programme is not one national scheme any more. How to check by SMS to 8500 and what differs by province.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Who Gets a Blue Passport in Pakistan, and What Just Changed
You cannot apply for a blue passport. It goes with the job. The rules were tightened after a backlash, and numbers are being cut again.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Vision Pakistan 2047: The $3 Trillion Target Explained
The government launches Vision Pakistan 2047 on 12 August. What it targets, and what happened to the last plan that promised 8 per cent growth.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Check and Claim Your EOBI Pension
EOBI's minimum pension is Rs 11,500 a month. The 15 year rule, the grant if you fall short, and the 6 month limit that costs people money.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read