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How to Check Your BISP Payment and Eligibility on 8171
The 8171 portal asks for your CNIC or form number and a mobile number. How to check eligibility, what the portal does, and the scams.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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How to Apply for a Driving Licence Online in Pakistan
Punjab's DLIMS has moved to Dastak. A learner license costs Rs 500 and is issued instantly. What is provincial and what went nationwide.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Pakistan Earned More From Its People Abroad Than From Everything It Sold Abroad
Remittances reached a record $41.6 billion in FY26, up 8.6 per cent, against projected exports of $32.9 billion. Why that gap matters.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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The Rs 9,000 Fast Track Passport Fee Everyone Quotes Is Wrong. It Is Rs 12,500.
The full fee tables from the passport authority's own site, plus the NADRA charge that is not in any table and three changes dated 1 July.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Check a Prize Bond Draw Result in Pakistan
Rs 1,500 draw 107 at Faisalabad and Rs 100 draw 55 at Multan, both on 17 August. Where to check results officially, and free.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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Pakistan Has Two Public Holidays in August 2026, Not Seven
14 August falls on a Friday and 26 August is Eid Milad-un-Nabi. The other five days being counted are ordinary Sundays, not holidays.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Babar Azam's First Series Back Ended 1-1. England in August Is the Real Test.
Pakistan levelled 1-1 in the Caribbean under Babar Azam. Three Tests in England from 19 August, and the full seventeen man squad.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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The Auto Policy Was Due on 1 July. Three Fights Are Keeping It Unpublished, and the Industry Still Has Not Seen It.
The draft sits with the PM Office, unnotified. The IMF, a tariff dispute and a regulator turf war explain why, and what it means for buyers.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Electrocution Is Killing More Pakistanis This Monsoon Than Drowning. Almost All the Safety Advice Is About Water.
NDMA's breakdown puts electrocution first among monsoon deaths, ahead of flash floods and drowning. What that changes about staying safe.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Your Electricity Bill Has a Rs 1.9857 Discount in It, and August Is the Last Month
NEPRA's Rs 1.9857 per unit relief covers June to August bills only. What it is worth on your usage, and who never got it.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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The State Bank Held Rates at 11.5 Per Cent. A Hold Is Still a Decision With a Monthly Cost.
The State Bank held the policy rate at 11.5 per cent on 27 July. What that does to loans, deposits and the real return on your savings.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
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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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The Lahore High Court Ruling Is Being Called a Tenant Rights Win. Read It Again.
A tenant stays a tenant until possession is handed back, and cannot block eviction with a third party ownership claim. What renters should know.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Federal Technical Education Moves to One Curriculum: The Trade Routes Nobody Explains
Federal technical institutes are being unified under one curriculum. What the trade routes are, where a DAE leads, and why the Gulf cares.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Digital Banks Are Finally Launching in Pakistan: How They Differ From Your Wallet
HugoBank has been cleared to launch with Rs 1.5 billion capital. What a digital bank actually is, and why it is not the same as JazzCash.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 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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Driving North This August: The NHA Advisory, the Documents, and the Rain Window
NHA has issued a travel advisory for the northern areas. What to check before leaving, the documents police actually ask for, and monsoon risk.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 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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International Driving Permits Go Online Nationwide: What an IDP Is and Who Needs One
The government approved a uniform online IDP system on the NPB portal. What an IDP is, who actually needs one, and how to get one today.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read