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The petroleum minister wants a dynamic levy that drops when oil spikes and returns when it calms. What it fixes, and what it quietly is not.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
Accounts are being blocked for 24 hours under review. What triggers it, the in app appeal that works, and the unban services that never do.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Which denominations still exist, when the quarterly draws fall, the 60 day rule, the six year claim window, and the filer tax difference.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
Brent crashed 11.3 per cent. Petrol came down 1.2 per cent to Rs 331.95. Most of what you pay per litre was never tracking crude at all.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Messages from large businesses would move to an Offers and Updates folder after a set time. It can be switched off, but not tuned.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
Sales tax on hybrids went from 8.5 to 25 per cent when the old policy expired. The replacement is on hold. What that means if you were buying.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
The 2027 to 2030 policy adds a digital waiting list, instalment payments and a 10 per cent deposit. Registration is open until the quota fills.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
The ATL surcharge rose 25 times on 1 July. Here is who must file by 30 September, how to do it on IRIS, and what missing it now costs.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Snapdragon prices rise by double digits from 1 September. Why Android phones get dearer here faster than the chip increase alone suggests.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Two raids, two arrests and seized fibre equipment in Gujrat. Why unlicensed ISPs exist, and how to check whether yours is licensed.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Facial and iris scans are now legally recognised biometrics. The certificate costs Rs 20, lasts seven days, and solves failed fingerprints.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
The steering committee approved NADRA verification for phase 2 and set a 100,000 target. The registration date is still not announced.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
OGRA raised August RLNG to $25.83 per mmBtu, a decade high. Why it happened, and how it reaches your gas and electricity bill.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Imports from the US reached $3.265bn while exports were $6.125bn. We did the subtraction, and the surplus is the number that matters.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Journalists generated a fictitious nuclear plant in Iran and a border scene. We looked at why satellite fakes are a different kind of problem.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
RLNG generation hit an eight year low and coal took the load. We looked at how a war rewrote the power mix without any policy decision.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
A proposed time of use rate pays Rs 18 to 22 between 5pm and 10pm. We checked what it means against the Rs 11 buyback most people now get.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
We read the reporting on the LHC ruling and checked what the law now says. Trading is not an offence, and that is not the same as protected.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Jeddah based Falcon Vision says it has earmarked up to $10 billion for Pakistan. What was actually agreed, and what the record suggests.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
FBR collected Rs 820 billion in July against a Rs 780 billion target. What the head by head numbers show, and what Rs 15.264 trillion needs.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Zong says iPhone 5G needs the iOS 26.5 beta. Jazz says latest iOS. The reports do not line up, so here is what is confirmed and what is not.
Ali Akhtar · · 6 min read
PTCL has opened its Flash Fiber Azaadi offer at Rs 4,999. What is confirmed so far, and what the networks typically launch before 14 August.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
Islamabad Traffic Police warned about fake e challan messages. Here are the two official portals, the tells, and what to do if you clicked.
Shahid Anwar · · 9 min read
Atlas Honda has launched the CD 70 2026 at Rs 159,900 with a new blue option. What actually changed, what did not, and the real mileage.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
