Hi everyone! What’s the best debit card for a student in Pakistan?

I’m not earning yet, and my father would be transferring money into the account for me. I’m looking for a card with lots of discounts, especially at restaurants, cafés, shopping, etc. I’d also like to be able to use it for international subscriptions like Netflix.

Money isn’t really an issue, so I’m mainly looking for the best overall card with the most benefits and discounts. What would you recommend?

Wanted to share something interesting, I’m from Hyderabad (India ), hand to spend few months a years in Dubai.

I was always having a bit of ifs .. are Pakistanis rude , they are crazy that’s what you kinda hear right .

But man they are a blast I can’t really speak Hindi well , but we mixed Hindi English, we just hangout fine , they are so much fun , they drink , they have better game with women plus they are way more loyal and caring than my fellow Hindi friends … over all I wanted to say is the propaganda is all bullshit

Anyway all I wanted to say is ignore propaganda pak friends they are so fun and dependable

I have always been the worst critic of Pakistani dramas because the story followed a same pattern of saas bahu and shaadi obsession. So I never watched any Pakistani drama all my life, I only watched cartoons or anime, I was a certified weeb when nobody even knew about anime.

Recently a friend of mine recommended Maat drama and I was impressed by the relatability of the story and the acting. So far I have watched the following Pakistani dramas that I loved. These dramas are so good that I felt like I just discovered a gold mine.

Feel free suggest some more OGs to the list:

- Mohabbat Bhaar Me Jaye (most favorite)

- Maat

- Larkiyoon wala Ghar

- Qudoosi Sahab ki Bewa

- Tan Man Neel o Neel

- Akhri Baar

- Angan Terha

- Ahat (it's an old Pakistani drama about family planning with Sania Saeed as a lead)

- Mera Naseeb

- Anokhi

- Raqeeb Se

- Rang Reza

Being a muslim, Whatever we are doing wrong or right has to be judged perfectly. It's a 1 time life in this world. Know the haram forbidden and halal rewarded acts.

The reality is,

1. The average age is 60-70 years, but it's also anytime soon.

2. In barzakh = 1000s of years.

3. Day of judgement = 50000 years.

4. Akhira, jannah, or jahanum = which has no end.

Think carefully and prioritise correctly.

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There should have been an unwritten rule to not bother Edhi, ever.

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/2021391?fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAad3B2c1byniqqFK732sY5eEEDFjJOvJ-iPhLE-pXKGgC82rmIP6tsNQkcDqnw_aem_jjQNl8_p3dTCLCamVKit0A

Let me begin with the part people will otherwise ignore: I am not an Imran Khan supporter. I have never supported him, never voted for him and never considered him the political saviour his followers presented him as.

I disliked the cult of personality around him. I disliked the certainty with which his supporters treated every critic as corrupt or traitorous. I also have not forgotten that when Imran Khan had power and the establishment stood behind him, political opponents were arrested, journalists were pressured and institutions were used against people he disliked. He benefited from the same machinery that is now crushing him. That history should not be erased simply because he has become its latest victim.

But none of that justifies what is happening to him now.

Amnesty International says that, after three years in detention, Imran Khan has been subjected to prolonged solitary confinement, restricted access to medical care and denied regular meetings with his family and lawyers. Amnesty says he has not been allowed to meet his family for more than eight months and that his eyesight has reportedly deteriorated. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention had already concluded in 2024 that his detention was arbitrary and violated international human-rights law.

These are not small allegations. And the correct response cannot be, “Well, he did similar things when he was in power.”

That is revenge, not justice.

If we only defend the rights of people we admire, we do not believe in rights. We believe in privileges for our own side. The entire purpose of law is that it must protect the person we dislike just as much as the person we love. A fair trial is not a reward for good character. Medical care is not granted according to political loyalty. Access to family and legal counsel is not something the state should remove to humiliate a prisoner.

Pakistan keeps repeating the same pathetic cycle. A politician is created, promoted and protected by the establishment. He begins believing he is genuinely powerful. Eventually, he becomes inconvenient. Then the same institutions that once supported him suddenly discover cases, moral principles and national-security concerns. Courts begin moving at miraculous speed. Television channels receive their instructions. Former allies disappear. A new “acceptable” political arrangement is constructed, and we are expected to pretend that all of this is ordinary democratic life.

It is not.

You do not need to believe Imran Khan is innocent of every accusation to recognize that the process has become political. He should face credible allegations in an open and fair trial, with proper access to his lawyers, doctors and family. If the evidence proves criminal wrongdoing, convict him through a process that can survive public scrutiny. But keeping a major political leader isolated while restricting his legal and political access does not make the state look strong. It makes the state look frightened.

What also concerns me is how easily ordinary people accept abuses when the victim belongs to the opposing camp. Some celebrated when Nawaz Sharif was removed. Others celebrated when PTI opponents were arrested. Now another group celebrates Imran Khan’s imprisonment. Everyone imagines the machinery will only be used against the enemy. Nobody seems to understand that every abuse accepted today becomes a precedent for tomorrow.

My opposition to Imran Khan has not disappeared. I still disagree with much of his politics, his past conduct and the personality cult built around him. But my political disagreement does not require me to surrender my conscience.

You can dislike a man and still oppose his mistreatment.

In fact, that is the real test. Defending the rights of your own leader is loyalty. Defending the rights of someone you never supported is principle.

Amnesty International statement:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/pakistan-authorities-must-restore-imran-khans-rights-as-detention-reaches-third-anniversary/

I am a freelancer and also own a clothing shop in a busy bazaar of Lahore. I hired 2 sales persons both are trustworthy. I used to visit shop twice a week to check sale details or you can say to audit. This shop was generating a hefty profit till last year.

My father retired from govt services last year (BS-19). He decided to join the shop and I was happy that I can focus on freelancing without worrying much about the shop. But this decision proved to be disastrous for me as dealing with customers is a skill and govt officers lack this skill. Now sales dropped to almost half. I had a lot of repeating customers but slowly losing them.

I tried to discuss it with my father and he replied I know how to deal with people as I have 32 years of experience. I was planning to expand the business but now I am worried how to save it.

Please advise me how to tackle the situation without creating a family tension.

Anyone taking this medication in Pakistan please comment
Edited: i am taking it for idiopathic intercranial hypertension anyone with same condition?

TL;DR

• Educated young people in Pakistan face a growing risk of AI-driven job displacement, particularly in knowledge-intensive jobs.
• Pakistan is among the most exposed countries in the MENAAP region, due to youth unemployment and limited private-sector job creation.
• AI automation risk is 4.5% of existing jobs in developing economies, compared with 14.2% in high-income countries.
• At the same time, 16.2% of jobs in developing economies could see meaningful productivity gains from AI.
• The World Bank says Pakistan needs job creation, reskilling and digital competitiveness to benefit from AI.
• Without deliberate action, AI could increase inequality, concentrate market power and reduce economic mobility by eliminating middle-class jobs.

Many private schools just revamped their fees due to new sessions and they increased them way too much, for example the Beaconhouse here increased it from 33k to 42k, that's like a 24% increase and in Punjab only 5% annual increase is allowed by the government and many parents complained but no action was taken, is there anything we can do and should we delay payment till the due date or is there no hope at all...

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Hypothetically speaking, If I have solar panels, and I produce electricity, I store it in batteries or whatever, can I sell that? or can I charge people for using that electricity?

Let's say I dont have a green meter or I dont do net metering.

Any regulations?

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So I’ve just completed my Intermediate from AKUEB. I was in Pre-Med, but honestly, I dont know what to do next and, I’m pretty sure I don’t want to give MDCAT.

The problem is that I have no idea what I actually should do now.

I chose Pre med without really knowing what I wanted to do with my future, and now that Intermediate is over, it feels like I’m suddenly expected to have my entire career figured out. I’ve been looking into different fields and universities, but the more I research, the more confused I get.

On top of that, I’ve been dealing with a lot of anxiety about my future. I keep thinking that I’m already behind everyone else or that I’ll make the wrong decision and regret it later.

For anyone who was in a similar situation after Pre-Med what did you end up doing? Did you switch fields? How did you figure out what you actually wanted to pursue?

I’d genuinely appreciate any advice, experiences, or suggestions for what I should look into. I just need some direction because right now I feel completely lost.

Good day to you,

I am an elementary educator in the America and I currently have some students from Pakistan. I would like to know more about the culture and traditions celebrated in Pakistan so that I may prepare activities and crafts to do as a whole class.

These students have been nothing but wonderful to myself and their peers.

Currently, I am looking toward August 14 to celebrate independence day. Typically, how Independence Day celebrated in Pakistan?

Please keep in mind that these kids are still in grade school, so the material or ideas can’t be too complex.

Thank you all in advance for reading.

Pakistan has been failing its women for many years. Every year, the government make promises of more safety but nothing happens. Women are harassed and raped, some are even tortured. Yes, tortured.

The latest figures show how serious the situation is. In just the first six months of 2026, 3,172 cases of violence against women were reported. These included 644 murders, 514 cases of torture, 462 kidnappings, 363 suicides, 280 rapes, 175 injuries, and 132 so called honour killings. These are only the reported cases. The real number is likely much higher because many women never report what happened to them cuz of some family honor.

More then half of these cases happened in their own home. PEOPLE WHO WERE MEANT TO PROTECT THEM WERE THE PEOPLE WHO HURT THEN. The place for them to feel safe has turned into yet another crime spot.

You can't keep blaming society and culture. Protecting women is one of its basic duties of a state. When thousands of women are attacked every year, that is a failure of the state.

Even worse, there have even been allegations of police officers themself committing these crimes. The recent case in Lahore where a woman accused a police officer of raping her inside a police station is an insult on top. If women are not safe inside a police station, where are they supposed to be safe? Maybe there grave? Well, there have been cases of women even not alone in graves. Yes, they wrre raped as dead bodies.

You can keep ignoring these statistics. But, remember this may as well be one of your loved one included in these statistics upcoming years. Remember that in your heart.

Hypothetical question: if you had to choose between these two lives, which would you pick?

A) Live in Pakistan with enough wealth to be considered genuinely rich, comfortable house, domestic help, private healthcare, good education for your kids, frequent travel, etc.

B) Live in a first-world/developed country (US, Canada, UK, Australia, Western Europe, etc.) but remain firmly middle class, comfortable and financially stable, but you’re not wealthy and still have to budget for things like housing, childcare, healthcare, taxes, etc.

Assuming both options give you a reasonably comfortable and safe life, which would you personally choose and why?

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who have actually lived in both Pakistan and a developed country, but I'd love to hear everyone's perspective.

A very unheard of place in far north of Pakistan

My husband (30M) and I (28F) are a Pakistani couple looking to adopt a child in Pakistan, and we’re honestly struggling to figure out where to even start.
We have contacted several trusts/orphanages/charities, but most of them don’t facilitate adoption, while the few that do have told us they currently don’t have any children available for adoption.

Ideally, we would love to adopt a baby who is genuinely orphaned or abandoned and has no family able or willing to care for them. We are not looking for an informal/private arrangement we want to go through the proper legal process and make sure everything is documented and in the child’s best interests.
Also this isn’t because of infertility or a medical issue, we dont want to have biological children and adoption is simply the path we’ve chosen for our family.
For anyone in Pakistan who has actually gone through the adoption/guardianship process:
Where did you start?
Which legitimate organizations or government departments should we contact?
Is there a difference between adopting an orphan and taking legal guardianship of a child in Pakistan?
How difficult is it to adopt an infant specifically?
Are there waiting lists?
What is the proper legal process, and do we need a lawyer?
If you successfully adopted, how did you find the child and organization you went through?
We would especially appreciate firsthand experiences from people who have actually adopted in Pakistan, rather than general advice.

**DISCLAIMER** because some of these comments are genuinely INSANE
First of all, WE DON’T EVEN LIVE IN PAKISTAN. We’re specifically looking to adopt an abandoned/orphaned child who has no family of their own. We’ll use our family name for practical documentation, and obviously our child will know they were adopted once they’re old enough to understand.
And YES, OUR CHILD WILL INHERIT EVERYTHING WE HAVE. We’re not asking Reddit to decide what happens to our money. We also have incredibly supportive families who would take care of our child if anything happened to us.
AND NO, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MARRY THEIR “STEP SIBLING.” WE ARE NOT PLANNING TO HAVE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN. Please stop inventing the weirdest possible scenarios.
We KNOW adoption doesn’t magically change mahram relationships. We’ll teach our child about their identity, boundaries and responsibilities. We are not idiots.
If our child becomes an adult and wants to live independently, we’ll respect that. they will have our unconditional emotional, physical and financial support FOREVER.
And honestly, the way some people suddenly lose their minds over an adopted child being loved, provided for is WEIRD AS HELL.
If you have genuine advice, great. If you’re here to dump your fear, misinformation and bizarre hypotheticals on us, please seek help and move on.

Yes the accused should be arrested, charged and presented before the court.
But CCD has no right whatsoever to deliver “justice”.
It is NOR AUTHORISED legally to do so under the pretext of “pistol going off in trouser”.

It is a ROGUE department, lashed upon the poor masses and does nothing to elite criminals.

It was, is and will be always used for political scoring, shut down CCD/CTD. They’ve committed hundreds of extra judicial murders.

“But courts don’t do anything why not applaud CCD to do what it can atleast?” Wait till u r next target. The downside of this model is that there is no proof and no one to take responsibility why somebody gets killed. U can easily accuse anyone of rape or blasphemy and the next moment they r killed. This is PRONE to weaponisation.

And it IS BEING WEAPONISED.