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NUST Closed Before Your A Level Results Arrived. Here Is Why
We opened the admission portals on 20 August. NUST closed in June and July. UET has not opened. The calendar does not wait for your results.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Diesel Falls Rs 32.63 in a Day, and the Tax on It Went Up
Diesel fell to Rs 363.06 after refineries agreed to cut prices. On the same day its levy rose Rs 1.72, so refineries absorbed more than the cut.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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Google Opens Its Pakistan Office, and Is Already Building Chromebooks in Haripur
Google opened its Islamabad office on 18 August. The part being missed is hardware: Chromebooks assembled in Haripur with local partners.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Free Gemini for Pakistani Students: Announced, Not Yet Claimable
Google says every student in Pakistan gets a free year of Gemini. We checked, and there is no way to claim it yet. What to ignore meanwhile.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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MDCAT Registration Closes Today, Test Moved to 20 September
The MDCAT portal reopened from 17 to 21 August for anyone who missed the earlier deadline. The test moved from 16 August to 20 September.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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Punjab Professional Tax: Who Owes It and How to Pay
A tax on trades and professions in Punjab, running under a 1977 law. Who it covers, how enrolment works, and where the real rate comes from.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Cancelling a CNIC After a Death: Free, and Done in a Day
NADRA charges no fee to cancel an identity record after a death and processes it in one day. It is the step that inheritance waits on.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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How to Renew an Expired CNIC, and What You Get Now
Renewal costs Rs 400 on the normal track and takes 15 days. Since 14 August the card you get back is the new QR code one, not the chip card.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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NADRA Fees 2026: What Every Document Actually Costs
Every NADRA fee read from the authority's own schedule on 18 August 2026, including why two sites quoting different CNIC fees were both right.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
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Punjab Property Tax: The 30 September Deadline That Cuts It 5%
Pay in one lump sum by 30 September for a 5 per cent rebate. Miss it and a 1 per cent surcharge is added on the first of every month.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
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How to Get a Family Registration Certificate from NADRA
An FRC costs Rs 1,000 and is issued in a day. But there are separate certificates for your birth family and your marriage family.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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LPG Auction Results Are Being Held Back, and Cylinders May Rise 15%
Auction results are withheld amid court cases. If the signature bonus reaches consumers, LPG could rise about 15 per cent. Nothing is decided.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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Daily Fuel Pricing Has Triggered Two Strike Threats in a Month
Petrol dealers and goods transporters both demanded the daily fuel price rule be changed. One was refused outright. The other got 15 days.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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The Petrol Dealer Margin Rise Costs Consumers Rs 26 Billion a Year
The strike ended with a Rs 1.34 margin rise from 1 September. It goes on the pump price, not government revenue, and adds over Rs 26bn a year.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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Which Petrol Pumps Stay Open During a Strike
A dealers' strike does not bind company-operated stations. And Saturday's strike is called by a different body to the one that split in July.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Transporters Say the Strike Continues, Sindh CM Says It Is Nearly Over
The goods transport strike is in its seventh day. Transporters put the cost at Rs 50 billion and say it goes on. Sindh's CM says almost resolved.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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UAE Visit Visas for Pakistanis: What Is Open and What Is Not
Visit visas are reported open again through registered agents. Refusals stay high, and a visit visa is not a work permit. Check before paying.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
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Late Customs Filing Will Cost Rs 25,000 a Day From October
Two SROs take effect on 1 October. Penalties start at Rs 25,000 a day and the customs system will now calculate and serve them automatically.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
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How to Check Your Own Mobile Number in Pakistan
Your phone already knows your number. It is in settings, free, and works on every network. The dial codes listed online do not agree.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Pakistan Collected Rs 1.567 Trillion in Fuel Levy Last Year
Petroleum levy collection rose 29 per cent in FY26 and beat both targets. The same week, dealers are striking over Rs 1.34 a litre.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
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How to Check Your Sui Gas Bill Online
We opened both gas portals today. SSGC asks for a 10 digit customer number and SNGPL for a consumer number. Neither asks for 14 digits.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to Build Joint Defence Bodies
Turkey's defence ministry says political and military mechanisms will be formed under the Makkah pact signed on 7 August. They do not exist yet.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Power Companies Want Rs 1.35 More a Unit From September
Distribution companies have asked NEPRA for Rs 34 billion over three months. It is a request, not a decision, and the reasons are uncomfortable.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
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Why Petrol Pumps Are Striking While Petrol Gets Cheaper
Petrol is down Rs 7.58 since 6 August, yet dealers shut tomorrow. They are arguing about a different number, and the daily price rule is why.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read