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NICOP and POC for Overseas Pakistanis: Which One You Need
An expired NICOP no longer gets you into Pakistan without a visa, and airlines can refuse boarding. The difference, the fees and the rumour.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Apply for a New Gas Connection in Pakistan
The ban is relaxed but only for RLNG, which is billed higher. SNGPL's own charges, the Rs 25,000 fast track fee, and what the wait really is.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Register a Marriage and Get a NADRA Marriage Certificate
A handwritten Nikah Nama is not enough for embassies or banks. The union council step comes first, then the computerised certificate.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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NADRA B-Form Requirements: Documents, Fee and the New Three Stage System
NADRA sets the B-Form rules: no biometrics under 3, photo and iris from 3, fingerprints from 10. Documents, the Rs 50 fee and the PakID route.
Shahid Anwar · · 12 min read
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How to Apply for a Domicile Certificate Online in Pakistan
Online domicile apply routes for Punjab, Sindh, KP and Islamabad: the portals, documents, fees and days each district publishes, and its uses.
Fajr Riaz · · 9 min read
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How to Register for Hajj From Pakistan
Registration is free and open now under Pakistan's 2027 to 2030 Hajj policy. The portal we tested, the banks, the documents and the costs.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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How to Register as a Sole Proprietor With FBR
There is no incorporation and no SECP step. What you need, the IRIS process, and why the SIM in your own name is where people stall.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Karachi HIV Outbreak: 120 Cases Traced to One Hospital
Screening around Kulsum Bai Valika Hospital found 120 HIV cases, most of them children. Now 21 more have surfaced near Landhi. What is known.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Solar Up to 25 kW No Longer Needs NEPRA Approval
NEPRA's notification of 6 August 2026 drops the concurrence step for rooftop solar of 25 kW or less. Your DISCO now approves it directly.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Get Your Degree Attested by HEC Online
HEC attestation is fully online now. Register at eportal.hec.gov.pk with your CNIC, upload documents, then book an appointment after scrutiny.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Transfer Car Ownership in Punjab
Transfer is Rs 2,750 up to 1000cc and Rs 11,000 above 1800cc. The exact document list, the fees, and the token tax trap that stops it.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Pakistan Changes Refinery Rules to Attract $6 Billion and Cut Fuel Imports
The Cabinet Committee on Energy amended the 2023 refining policy to attract $5 to 6 billion, make Euro-V fuel and cut imports.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Dengue Season Has Started. Know the Signs That Mean Go to Hospital.
Most dengue clears in a week. A few cases turn dangerous fast, often as the fever drops. The warning signs, and where it really breeds.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Your Matric Result Is Out. Here Is How to Choose FSc, ICS or DAE.
Pre-medical, pre-engineering, ICS, commerce or DAE. What each one opens, what it closes off, and the mistake most students make.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Get an IBCC Equivalence Certificate for O and A Levels
An A is 85 Pakistani marks and a B is 75. The full IBCC conversion table, the online and courier routes, and what A star actually means.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Sindh Schools Go Back to Five Days a Week, With One Extra Hour Daily
Sindh has cancelled the six day week. Schools and colleges return to Monday to Friday, with one extra teaching hour each day.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Check If You Are Registered to Vote in Pakistan
Send your CNIC to 8300 for your electoral area, block code and serial number. The forms, the eligibility rules, and the expired CNIC rule.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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New PTA Rules for Phones and Devices Are Now Law
PTA notified new equipment standards rules in the Gazette and they are already in force. Who must comply, and what it means for phone prices.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Your Mobile Package Costs Up to Rs 500 More Than Last Year
Jazz, Zong, Ufone and Telenor raised bundle prices by up to 33 per cent in a year. Where to compare, and four ways to pay less.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Petrol Price Goes Up to Rs 333 Today, Diesel Comes Down
Petrol is up Rs 4.45 to Rs 333.01 and diesel down Rs 2 to Rs 383.86 from today. It is the third price change in three days.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Sindh Minimum Wage Is Now Rs 43,000, Backdated to 1 July
Sindh raised the minimum wage from Rs 40,000 to Rs 43,000 from 1 July. It is backdated, so you may be owed money for July.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Pakistan Iran Border Will Stay Open 24 Hours
Pakistan and Iran agreed to keep border crossings open round the clock, with harmonised customs and better logistics. What that changes.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Flood Alert: 8 Districts at Risk, Guddu Now a Medium Flood
NDMA has named eight districts where streams could overflow and a medium flood at Guddu. Which rivers are rising and what to avoid.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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Pakistan to Cut Import Taxes to Half by 2030
Average tariffs fall from 20.19 per cent to 9.7 per cent by 2030, and the World Bank models exports rising 10 to 14 per cent.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read