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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
There are two documents and people confuse them. The union council certificate, the NADRA one, and how to register a birth years late.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 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 Banking Mohtasib is free and returned Rs 1.46 billion to customers. But you must write to your bank first and wait 45 days.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 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
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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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How to Get a B-Form or Child Registration Certificate From NADRA
Under one year the B-Form is an online application. From one year the child's biometrics need a centre visit. Documents and the spelling trap.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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How to Get a Domicile Certificate in Pakistan
Punjab runs domicile through Dastak with doorstep delivery. What it is for, the quota logic behind it, and why a second one hurts you.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 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