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PTA Complaint App Upgraded: OTP Login and Fraud Number Reports
PTA's upgraded CMS app asks for an OTP at sign-in, takes document uploads and adds a fraud number report. How to file, track and escalate.
Fajr Riaz · · 11 min read
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Electricity Bill Increase for September 2026: Rs 2.58 a Unit in Pakistan
NEPRA approved Rs 2.0581 a unit for July fuel costs and Rs 0.5194 quarterly. Both land on September bills. See what 200, 300 and 500 units cost.
Shahid Anwar · · 10 min read
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Petrol Price Today in Pakistan, 17 September 2026: Up to Rs 391.22
Petrol is Rs 391.22 and diesel Rs 421.45 from 17 September 2026, the eighth daily rise in a row. See every step and what 9771 relief takes off.
Ali Akhtar · · 9 min read
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Is Onic Shutting Down? What PTA's Order Means for Your Number
PTA has reportedly stopped new Onic sales and given PTML three months to move users. What happens to your number, balance, and how to leave.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
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State Bank Holds Pakistan's Policy Rate at 11.5 Per Cent
Seven of ten members voted to hold at 11.5 per cent as inflation rose to 11.1. What the State Bank said, and what it means for loans and savings.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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How to Get Petrol Relief in Pakistan With Code 9771
Send REG to 9771 once, then TOK before each fill. Bikes get 5 litres a week and 800cc cars 10 litres every 10 days, at Rs 100 off a litre.
Shahid Anwar · · 10 min read
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Punjab Must Publish Which Roads Failed Safety Checks
A 2023 Act names eight things the Authority's website must carry. We opened the pages and found the headings. Here is what we found.
Ali Akhtar · · 8 min read
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Pakistan Expects Below Normal Rain and Floods Anyway
The weather service expects a dry month over most of the country, then warns of flash floods, urban flooding and hill torrents in the same paper.
Fajr Riaz · · 7 min read
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What to Do When a Shop Gives You Short Weight in Punjab
An inspector can weigh what a shop already sold you and open a sealed packet to check it. The fine has not moved since 1975.
Shahid Anwar · · 8 min read
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Diesel Crosses Rs 400 as Price Changes Hit 67 This Year
We counted the regulator's own list. Sixty seven price dates this year against twenty five last year, and about twenty two publishers each time.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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The EOBI Pension Most Workers Never Claim
Sixty for men, fifty five for women, fifteen years of contributions for a pension. Apply late and the backdating stops at six months.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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What a Shop Worker in Punjab Is Owed by Law
Fourteen annual, ten casual, eight sick and ten festival days on full wages, plus a weekly holiday on top. Shop rules are not factory rules.
Shahid Anwar · · 8 min read
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How to Force a Government Department to Answer in Punjab
Plain paper is enough, you never give a reason, and there is no fee to ask. The officer who stalls pays two days of salary per day.
Ali Akhtar · · 8 min read
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What the Law Says When a Child Is Arrested in Pakistan
A lawyer is due within twenty four hours at State expense, custody is an observation home, and bail is the default rather than the exception.
Fajr Riaz · · 9 min read
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Your Rights When You Are Arrested in Pakistan
You must be told the grounds, you may pick your own lawyer, and a magistrate must see you within twenty four hours of the arrest.
Fajr Riaz · · 8 min read
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Commercial Vehicles in Punjab Need Testing Every Six Months
Public service and goods vehicles are tested twice a year at 39 stations. Arrive unloaded, with trailers detached, or the trip is wasted.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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How a New Province Is Actually Created in Pakistan
Two thirds of both Houses is not enough. The assembly of the province being divided must also pass it, by two thirds of total membership.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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How a Woman Gets Her Property Back in Punjab
An Ombudsperson route instead of a civil suit, with orders aimed at sixty days and rent payable for the whole period she was kept out.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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Police Services in Punjab You Can Use Without Going In
A complaint by app, live chat or video call, plus desks for children, seniors and minorities. What is published, and what is not.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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How to Get a Protection Order Against Violence in Punjab
First hearing within seven days, decision within ninety. The court can order him out, seize his gun and attach his wages.
Fajr Riaz · · 8 min read
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The Benefits a Registered Worker in Punjab Never Claims
Seventy five per cent of wages for ordinary sickness, full wages for a year on TB or cancer, and Rs 700 a day in hospital.
Ali Akhtar · · 7 min read
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How to Check a Blood Bank Is Licensed in Punjab
Only licensed places may collect or issue blood. We counted 114 on the published lists, and both carry a date of 6 May 2018.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Your Bank Has 30 Days to Answer a Fraud Complaint
State Bank sets the clocks. Acknowledgement in 48 hours, ordinary complaints closed in 15 days, and fraud answered in 30.
Shahid Anwar · · 7 min read
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Pakistan Railways Refunds Half Your Fare After the Train Leaves
Ninety per cent back 48 hours ahead, and up to half within three hours after the train has gone. Complaints carry published deadlines.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read