Guides
Step-by-step guides for life in Pakistan: taxes, bills, NADRA, passports, cars, property, banking and telecom, with fees, timelines and the mistakes to avoid.
Utilities
Find your PTCL bill with your landline number or Account ID, print a duplicate copy, pay it from a bank app or wallet, and download the advance tax certificate filers need.
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Government
The retirement age is 60 for federal, Punjab, Sindh and KP civil servants. Here is what the law says, what voluntary retirement costs your pension, and what is changing.
6 min read
Cars
The State Bank caps car finance at Rs 3 million per person with at least 30% down. Here is how banks price a car loan off KIBOR, what they ask for, and what a loan costs a month at today's rate.
7 min read
Government
MRPs end within a month and every new passport will carry a chip. Here is what that means, what it costs and the exact steps to apply.
4 min read
Travel
Every stop of the Green Line in both directions, the fare in each class between the main cities, and how to book on RABTA without an agent.
5 min read
Property
Who qualifies, the loan slabs, what you will pay each month before and after year 10, the documents and every step on apnaghar.gov.pk, checked against the official portal.
6 min read
Health
What NS1, IgM, IgG, PCR and the dengue CBC cost at Chughtai Lab and AKU, the caps provinces have set, and which test fits each day of fever.
5 min read
