Pakistan's senior selector says he has not quit. Reports say the PCB is weighing a shake-up after the whitewash, and Misbah-ul-Haq has already left the panel.
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Education
Diploma graduates who miss the Post-Study Work Visa get a new route to open work rights, and more graduate diploma holders get up to a year. Here is what Pakistani students need to know.
8h ago
Markets
Banks led the slide on the PSX while oil stocks held up. The US Fed announces at 11pm Pakistan time, and Worldcall has been moved to the non-compliant segment.
8h ago
Technology
The towers are there, the users are not. A new GSMA report puts Pakistan among the biggest mobile internet usage gaps in the world. Here is why, and what helps.
9h ago
Auto
About 2.3 million private cars in Punjab need an emissions certificate from 15 October. Here is who must test, what it costs and how to pass first time.
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Monthly income taxRs 23,000
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See exactly what lands in your account: gross salary minus income tax, EOBI and provident fund, with an annual view.
Monthly take-homeRs 143,630
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Check PTA tax for any phone in seconds. Enter the phone value to see the PTA/FBR tax on passport and on CNIC, iPhone 17, Samsung Galaxy and all imported phones.
PTA tax on passportRs 99,094
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Estimated monthly billRs 17,650
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Calculate zakat on gold, silver, cash, savings and investments using today’s nisab in Pakistani rupees. Choose the silver or gold nisab and see exactly what is due.
Zakat payableRs 12,500
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Work out your monthly car loan installment, total mark-up and total cost for bank car financing or Meezan car Ijarah at KIBOR-linked rates.
Monthly instalmentRs 75,435
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Get your KE bill free on WhatsApp, SMS 8119, the KE Live app or the website, understand every charge, and avoid the 5% to 10% late payment surcharge.
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Government
Who qualifies for Benazir Kafaalat (formerly Ehsaas), how to check by CNIC on 8171, how to register at a tehsil office, and the scams to avoid.
5 min
Cars
Before you pay for a used car or bike, check the registration number against the excise record: owner, make, model, engine and chassis numbers, and whether token tax is paid. Every province has a portal; here is each one.
3 min
Banking
Which bonds are drawn when, what the prizes are, how to check a number against the official list, the tax taken from a win and how to claim it.
3 min
Utilities
Two companies, two portals. How to see and download your SNGPL or SSGC gas bill online, which number the form wants, what the due date and slabs mean, and where to complain.
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