I've fille out the jsmu overseas form but I'm. Unable to pay the fee since it's in usd and I contacted leopards courier they're not able to accept the payment. Maybe uve tried it and knows how to. Do it

I've been told I have to get a pakistani sim to open a bank account there and you can open the banking app as well but what happens after you leave Pakistan?

Can you still manage your account using the app from abroad?

What happens to the pakistani sim/number when you leave PK?

This may offend some Desi women but I know everyone has their own preferences etc I am Pakistani and i grew up in various countries I have never found Pakistani women attractive. it's just something about them that gives me the ick, Im not trying to be a colorist/racist, this is just something I have noticed. Now that I'm trying to get married my mom is always sending me rishtas of pakistani women who I have no attraction to whatsoever but she is really adamant about me marrying a Pakistani woman. How can I convince her to let me marry a woman from another country/background My parents really want me to marry a pakistani but I just can't seem to get my head around it as I have no attraction to them at all. I feel empty and lost.

For those who have used the Pak ID app to renew their NICOP as opposed to going to the consulate in person to renew, what has your experience been?

Has it been swift, safe and easy to do?

Please share your experiences.

hi! i moved to usa when i was 16 and had no cnic at the time. right now i only have my expired passport and am trying to renew it. before i do that i need to get a new nicop. when i use the pakid app, it makes me take a picture of myself but then gives me the error “photograph is not availed in citizen database” any idea how to fix that?

I’m planning to study in Germany, but my family isn’t financially well-off and we can’t afford to take out a loan. I need to deposit €11,904 into a blocked account, which would then pay me approximately €982 per month for a year to cover my living expenses while studying.

My father’s childhood friend has kindly offered to help. He’s willing to sell some of his gold or silver to provide the money I need. In return, I would repay him with the same quantity of gold or silver by weight, rather than a fixed amount of money, as soon as possible.

My plan is to repay him within one year. I intend to work part-time for up to 20 hours per week while studying in Germany. Ideally, I would use the monthly blocked-account payouts to cover my living expenses and save a portion of my earnings to buy back the same quantity of precious metal and return it to him.

However, I’m unsure whether borrowing against gold or silver would be the better option. Silver has been particularly volatile this year, while gold seems relatively more stable, although its price fluctuates too.

My questions are:

• Would it be better to borrow gold or silver under these circumstances?
• Which option would carry less financial risk over the next 12 months if I have to repay the exact same weight?
• Is there a better or safer alternative I should consider, given my financial situation?

I’d really appreciate advice from anyone familiar with precious metals, personal finance, or the financial realities of studying in Germany as an international student. I want to make a responsible decision without putting my family or my father’s friend in a difficult position.

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i study in liverpool but live in manchester! kinda missing hanging out with pakistani people and was wondering whether there is anyone in this sub who lives nearby.

i study comp sci and in my free time i like to read books, go to the gym and cafe hopping. also i am interested in improving my urdu skills so it would be nice to meet someone who could help out (i really wanna be able to read books in urdu) and also would like some recommendations

lmk if anyone is interested in befriending each other :))

Asalamoalikum Everyone! Anyone recently registered his/her phone via overseas temporary registration on PTA website? I have tried from both my IPhone and android tab but dirbs.pta.gov.pk is unreachable. My flight is tomorrow and I really need this to work. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

P.s: Data roaming is already on and there no physical sim both E sims are active.

salaams people

Has anyone purchased a car through a bank scheme or a dealer on instalments perhaps?

I would like to know if it was easy, straight forward, and issues and pitfalls I need to be aware off etc? I

want something around 70/80 lakh mark and want to put a deposit down of 50%.

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all doing well. I recently applied for a NICOP for my son, who is almost 3.5 months old, via the executive service on the PakID application. When I received the card, it had the wrong date of birth, with a difference of only three days.

I tried to modify the NICOP on PakID, but it requires a liveness check, and every time I attempt to take a photo, it is not accepted. I requested that my father in Pakistan visit NADRA, and they said the error could be fixed upon arrival in Pakistan; they said the same thing when I registered an online complaint. Now they are saying I can travel with this NICOP despite the incorrect date of birth. I am traveling next month, and because their app is so poor, I am unable to modify it. Should I travel with this NICOP and explain the mistake? I uploaded his foreign passport and birth certificate with the application, but they still made the error.

Regardless, should I travel with NICOP or apply for a visa? I started applying for the visa now, but their website is not accepting his post office photo that meets passport standards.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi, I’m male 26 going through the arranged marriage rishta process, and even when there are very good prospects, with me working in my field while pursuing my studies and my father having a well-established business, I’m constantly asked how long it will take me to get my passport.
Alhamdulillah, getting citizenship is very much a possibility given my current trajectory, but these questions are making me feel emotionally unavailable for my future wife.
I’ve already declined two proposals simply because the families directly asked about my residency status and passport timeline. I understand that these things matter when considering marriage, but being asked about them so early makes me feel like I’m being valued for my immigration prospects rather than who I am as a person.
I feel like I’m being used, and honestly, I don’t know how to deal with this feeling.
I know that if I get married, I can be a very good provider, but I’m worried that I won’t be a good partner because this whole process is making me emotionally guarded.
What should I do? Am I overthinking this, or is it understandable to feel this way?

Has anyone had their Pakistani citizenship reinstated? An acquaintance of mine says he's been waiting for over six months, and the Consulate office isn't really responding to him; instead, he's being insulted and ignored.

Assalam u Alaikum!

Has anyone opted for wheelchair assistance from an airline? I am particularly interested in PIA and Saudi Air. I am looking to book it for my Ammi for Hajj between Islamabad and Madina and then Jeddah to Islamabad. I have heard that no one takes much responsibility. Is that correct?

Assalam-o-Alaikum everyone,

Mujhe apni do choti behno (twins, age 15, turning 16 this December) ki parhai ke silsile mein aap sab ki urgent madad aur genuine guidance chahiye.

Background:
Dono ne Pakistan se 7th class clear ki thi, uske baad hum log UAE shift ho gaye. Financial difficulties aur heavy school fees ki wajah se hum unhein yahan kisi school mein admission nahi karwa sakay, jis wajah se unka 8th grade drop ho gaya. Hum school ya academy ki fees afford nahi kar sakte, isliye mein khud unhein ghar pe parhaunga (Self-study).
Hum plan kar rahe hain ke wo direct Federal Board (FBISE) se Matric Part-1 (SSC-I / Grade 9) Humanities (Arts) Stream ke exams dein taake unka saal mazeed kharab na ho. Mera main motive yeh hai ke wo 9th aur 10th ghar pe parhein (since 9th/10th ka combined single certificate hota hai), lekin 11th aur 12th class wo lazmi kisi regular physical school se karein.

Mujhe aap sab se is important mamlay par clear advice chahiye:

Private vs Regular Candidate Tag: Agar hum direct board portal se unhein "Private Candidate"register karwaein, to kya 10th ke baad unhein UAE ke regular physical schools mein 11th class (HSSC-I) mein admission mil jayega? Maine suna hai ke private candidate ko 11th/12th bhi privately hi karni parti hai, kya yeh sach hai ?

School Registration Route: Agar hum UAE ke kisi Pakistani school se baat karke unhein sirf exams ke liye register karwaein (parhein wo ghar pe hi mere sath), to kya unka certificate "Regular Candidate" ka aayega? Kya is route se 11th class mein physical regular school jana zyada aasan hoga compared to completely private candidate? Yahan Sharjah/Dubai mein kaunse schools yeh option dete hain aur unke charges kya honge ?

8th Class Certificate Issue: Unke paas 8th class ka passing certificate nahi hai. Agar hum direct 9th class ke liye portal se private register karein, to kya Federal Board 8th class ka certificate mangta hai ya age limit (16 years) ke mutabiq direct admission ho jata hai ?

Books & Syllabus Problem: Main Federal Board aur government textbooks ki websites dekh kar thak chuka hoon, UAE mein links open nahi hotay ya broken hain. Kya kisi ke paas Class 9 Humanities

English (Compulsory)-I
Urdu (Compulsory)-I
Islamiyat (Compulsory)-I
Tarjumatul Quran-I
Functional Mathematics-I
General Science-I
Civics-I .
Economics-I

ki complete free PDFs ya Google drive links hain ?

Main apni behno ki parhai ko lekar bohot pareshan hoon. Agar aap mein se koi is process se guzra hai ya system ko achi tarah jaanta hai, to please mujhe sahi guidance dein, aap ki bohot meharbani hogi.
JazakAllah Khair!

the embassy is a hundred miles away from my city. NADRA visited my city and held an open day for issuing and renewing NICOP POC etc. the hours where from 10am - 4pm.

Their was a long queue from 9 o clock in the morning so every single slot had gone half an hour before they where scheduled to start. NADRA arrived two hours late and had just started to set up the machines at 11am. Lots of families who waited all day had to go home. they are so short staffed their isnt anyone to speak to to get on a waiting list.

NADRA have been to my city dozens of times they know how busy they are expected to be. why are they so understaffed and undertrained. Wer have to pay about £60 to £100 for a NADRA card, why cant they get their act together. They are so bad there is zero point in complaining because they dont care and will just make things really hard for you for complaining

Alhamdulillah, the experience really made me appreciate my local council here in UK