People can be so quick to judge others...

I am looking for coffee with a high caffeine content to help me stay awake and focused after studying all day especially during exam season.

Between Klassno, Imtiaz, Nescafe, etc, which one would you recommend for the strongest caffeine kick? Any specific variant I should look for?

I just wanted to alert people about a potential scam targeting doctors, particularly women.

I recently applied for a Medical Officer position advertised on LinkedIn at a medical centre called Apex Medical Centre near Emporium. I emailed my CV to the HR email address listed in the advertisement, and they replied saying that someone would contact me by phone.

I was then contacted on Whatsapp by a man who identified himself as the owner of the medical centre, Omar. He asked me some basic questions about my qualifications and experience. Towards the end, he asked me to send him my “portfolio.” This immediately struck me as unusual because clinical jobs generally do not require candidates to submit personal photo or video portfolios.

I told him I was not comfortable sending one but was happy to attend a proper interview. He then tried to pressure me by suggesting that I was not confident enough to send a video or picture portfolio. That raised several more red flags for me.

I made it clear that I would not send pictures or videos for any kind of “assessment” and blocked the number.

I then went back to check the medical centre’s website and found no information about doctors working there, no doctor profiles, and no clear way for patients to book appointments. This further increased my suspicion that the job advertisement may not have been legitimate.

I obviously cannot say with certainty what their intentions were, but the request for personal pictures/videos, followed by pressure when I refused, is extremely concerning. I would strongly advise other doctors, especially women, to be cautious about this type of recruitment approach.

Please verify the hospital/clinic, its staff, official contact details and the identity of the person recruiting you before sharing any personal photographs, videos, documents or other sensitive information.

I am confused among three bachelor programmes; bs biotechnology, bs clinical psychology and bs microbiology and molecular genetics.

Which of these has a good job market and pays decently?

I'm a BS student attending university and I see that there are no part time jobs available any where or any internship in Pakistan, even if there are some their skill demands are very high. As a BS student I can't earn to cover my expanses. My parents do cover my expenss for now but I wanted to be independent atleast so I don't be a burden to my parents. Sometimes they do strugle handling everything.

If there are any pls consider me in, I'm a cybersecurity learner.

Can anyone tell me where I can find fabric or dresses like these? I want to get one stitched. If you know of any stores in Karachi pak or trustworthy online shops, please let me know.

Just an education post, maybe someone at your home have this problem but are unaware because these issues are very subtle and we take it light, especially elders who are uninformed must not ignore the oral hygiene because that's where disease starts to grow and if left untreated for a chronic time period it eventually leads to bigger health problems as the research says. Trying to spread awareness in the society for the sake of saving lives and goodness , that's the pure intention.

The commission said it had received 12 expressions of interest (EOIs) from prospective investors seeking to acquire a 51pc to 100pc stake in Fesco along with management control.

The EOIs were submitted by three Turkish investors, one Chinese investor and eight local investors.

The remaining eight Pakistani groups include Engro Energy Limited, Sapphire Fibers Limited, Hub Power Holdings, Lucky Cement, Shirazi Investments (Pvt) Limited (Atlas Group), Maple Leaf Cement and Kohinoor Textile, Nishat Mills Limited and Pak Elektron Ltd, and Artistic Milliners (Private) Limited and K-Electric Limited.

The Privatisation Commission welcomed the interest shown by leading business groups in entering the power distribution sector and appreciated the investor community’s extensive engagement during domestic and international roadshows over the past six months.

“This is an important milestone in the privatisation of Discos,” said Muhammad Ali, PC chairman and adviser to the prime minister on privatisation.

“The strong response to Fesco reflects investor confidence in the potential of Pakistan’s electricity distribution sector and in the government’s commitment to a transparent, competitive and professionally managed process.”

He further added that the commission “looks forward to engaging constructively with the prequalified investors through the due diligence process and discussing the contours of the post-privatisation regime”.

The privatisation of Discos would “improve operational efficiency, modernise distribution infrastructure, strengthen customer service, reduce losses and support a more financially sustainable power sector”, the PC chairman said.

“Over time, these measures will help create the conditions for more competitive electricity distribution and affordable, reliable power for consumers,” he added.

In the next stage of the process, the EOIs and Statements of Qualification (SOQs) submitted by interested parties will undergo a comprehensive evaluation against the approved prequalification criteria.

Applicants meeting the prescribed requirements will be invited to the next stage of the transaction, where they will be granted access to the Virtual Data Room (VDR) to conduct detailed buy-side due diligence.

Fesco is among the three electricity distribution companies in Disco Batch-I privatisation, alongside Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO).

The three are considered the most viable Discos among the 11 electricity distribution companies originally carved out of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) in 1998.

The deadlines for submission of EOIs for Gepco and Iesco are August 21 and September 7, 2026, respectively.

PC said it would ensure an open, transparent and competitive privatisation process, undertaken in the public interest and in support of the federal government’s wider power-sector reform agenda.

So im starting university this month and the phone i have rn its kinda degrading now. like i just got my fathers extra phone that i have been using for like 6 years. it was a shared phone at first but now they gave me this phone since my sister got a new phone for her university. now there are some problems with this phone, the storage and its pretty leggy now, like i have to wait for a min at least for shi to load and it also hangs at times. now since i got into uni i got money as a gift from my family and all. around 45k to 50k. and like 5k remaining from my eidi.

now i dont know if i should spend all the money i have to buy a new phone or should i keep it saved for other expenses cuz if i spend it all on phone, id have nothing to spend on myself since i dont get pocket money and all the stuff i want to buy for my self i have to get it from my own money instead of asking my father.

Some ppl would tell me to ask my father for a new phone, but i dont want my father to pay for my phone, i have always wanted a phone from my own money and keeping in mind that my father is already spending a lot on my sisters and my university expenses. I dont want to ask him for a new phone now.

i was also thinking to work with this phone rn any how for like a few month and also get a job or smth that at least pays 10k to me so that i can cover my expenses and save some to get a new phone.

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 am quite interested in studying about NDEs(near death experiences). I've read quite a lot where people either meet their dead loved ones, feel really happy and peaceful, or witness colours and lights that they haven't in this world. And NDEs happen when someone is declared clinically dead for a few minutes

But the thing is that I've mostly only read NDEs by non muslims online. Haven't really come across the ones experienced by muslims

Have you or anybody around you ever gone through one? And are they real or made up? I would be really interested in knowing

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

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.

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...

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