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.
Banking
Cambly pays Rs 2,826 an hour. Preply takes 100 percent of your first lesson. The published rates, the deductions, how the money reaches your bank and what you owe FBR.
5 min read
Government
Every rank from Sepoy to Field Marshal, with NATO codes, Navy and Air Force equivalents, what each level commands, and an honest account of where army pay figures come from.
6 min read
Taxes
The Finance Act 2026 cut the 23 percent slab to 20, the 30 to 25, and moved the 35 percent top rate from Rs 4.1 million to Rs 7 million. What you pay on Rs 100,000 to Rs 700,000 a month.
6 min read
Travel
The official Emirates fee for a 30-day tourist visa is US$90, about Rs 24,955 today. Here is every option, what you must submit, and why applications get rejected.
5 min read
Travel
An Umrah from Pakistan runs Rs 220,000 to Rs 850,000 per person. Here is every line of that number, from the SAR 300 visa fee to the costs agents leave out of the brochure.
6 min read
Banking
Zakat is 2.5% of net wealth above the nisab. Who faces the automatic deduction on a saving account, the Rs 503,529 bank threshold, a worked example at today's gold rate, and the CZ-50.
6 min read
Banking
Five legitimate ways to earn online from Pakistan, how dollars reach your bank in rupees, PSEB registration, the 0.25% IT export tax and the tax return deadline, now 31 October, plus the deposit-first earning apps to avoid.
8 min read
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
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
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
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 read
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.
3 min read
Utilities
How to see, download and pay a HESCO electricity bill online in under a minute, what the two numbers mean, and why September bills carry Rs 2.58 a unit more.
5 min read
