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The Searchable desk: reporting, guides and data for Pakistan, written to the rules in our editorial policy. Routine stories and updates are researched and drafted by an AI editorial system that works only from primary and reputable sources, cites every number, and publishes through the same checks as a human editor; a person reviews what it produces, handles corrections and answers readers. The desk is run by Sufyan Zafar, founder of Trellee, the Lahore studio that builds and operates Searchable. Corrections: editorial@searchable.pk.
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United States
The first US hike since 2023, with more signalled, sent the Dow down 600 points and the 10-year yield above 5%. Here is how it reaches Pakistani borrowers, savers and families.
17 Sept 2026
Economy
OGRA added Rs 6.88 to petrol and Rs 5.62 to diesel for 17 September, the eighth daily rise in a row, as Rs 100 relief tokens go live nationwide. What a fill-up costs now.
17 Sept 2026
Auto
An FBR notification moves locally made hybrids up to 2,000cc from 25% to 18% sales tax. Here is which cars qualify, the new MG ZS prices, and what the coming auto policy may change.
16 Sept 2026
Economy
NEPRA has stacked a Rs 2.06 fuel adjustment and a 52-paisa quarterly charge on September bills. Here is what it adds for 100 to 500 units, and who is exempt.
16 Sept 2026
Health
Two batch numbers are affected: Mecodax batch 176 and cetirizine BCT-005. Here is how to check the pack in your cupboard and what to do if it matches.
16 Sept 2026
Government
The interior ministry says MRPs stop within a month, after which every new passport and renewal costs the e-passport fee. Every DGIP fee table, the online service charge, documents and the mistakes to avoid.
12 min read
Economy
Employees of banks, DFIs and microfinance banks cannot take a loan from their own employer under the scheme. Here are the scheme's terms and where approvals stand.
16 Sept 2026
Pakistan
Paying customers on high-theft feeders could stop losing power with their neighbours. The catch: it is a year away and the cost will be recovered from consumers over 25 years.
16 Sept 2026
Economy
The gap fell from $445 million in July, with money from Pakistanis abroad up 17%. Here is why that is keeping the rupee steady, and the oil bill that could undo it.
16 Sept 2026
Cricket
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.
16 Sept 2026
Cricket
A three-member committee blames the former interim government and sports adviser Asif Nazrul. Here is how Bangladesh ended up out, and where Pakistan's own boycott fits in.
16 Sept 2026
Cricket
Franchises agreed to keep up to seven players, release a top-tier name if they keep all seven, and spend between Rs 36.5 crore and Rs 45 crore. Plus the full PSL 12 roadmap and every PSL 2026 result.
16 Sept 2026
Sports
The Games open in Nagoya on 19 September. Here are Pakistan's sports, the cricket and hockey dates, and when Arshad Nadeem throws, in Pakistan time.
16 Sept 2026
World
Saudi defences destroyed a drone south of Makkah on Tuesday evening. Pilgrimage operations were not disrupted. Here is what happened, how Pakistan responded, and what to check before you travel.
16 Sept 2026
Utilities
Download your KE duplicate bill free in three steps on WhatsApp 0348-0000118, SMS 8119, the KE Live app or ke.com.pk, then read every charge and pay before the surcharge.
8 min read
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.
16 Sept 2026
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.
16 Sept 2026
Auto
Second extension in a month: Punjab car owners now have until 31 December to get the PVICS fitness certificate. Who needs it, what it costs, where to go.
16 Sept 2026
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.
6 min read
Cricket
England made 254 for 4 in Southampton and Olly Baker took 3 for 12. What the rout says about the side that beat Pakistan twice this year.
16 Sept 2026
Crypto
The market-structure bill fell 11 votes short, and bitcoin touched $75,560 as bond yields jumped. Here is what it means for crypto holders in Pakistan, where PVARA licensing is now live.
16 Sept 2026
World
Oil steadied after Wednesday's drop as Saudi Aramco offered ship-to-ship cargoes off Sohar to get around its damaged pipeline. Pakistan still raised petrol by Rs 6.88, the eighth daily increase in a row.
16 Sept 2026
