We visited Pakistan few months ago and we took our families out for dinner. We reserved the place in advance and all was good. Bill was around 40K PKR and additionally, I think 8-10% services charges. Where we live everything is included in the cost and no tipping/service charges culture here.

We settled the bill and as we were about to leave, staff started asking for tip, my husband said we already paid and they said we didn't pay, my husband said we paid the service charges, they said that's not tip, that's service charges. My husband said, please explain the tipping then, isn't tip means appreciating the services, so what's the difference between tipping and service charges, then they said, Sir, wo tu management k liye hai, hamara tu alag hisab kitab hota hai. My husband said, go and fight with management. We already paid 4000 extra, what else are you expecting from us.

We had a good time in the restaurant but the ending left a bitter taste. What would you guys had done? It's not about being cheap, it's about there should be a limit? There was one person standing at the door, for opening/closing, expecting tip, there was a security guard, trying to open the car door, expecting tip. there was a gate keeper, saluting and expecting the tip.

I mean, where's the end? The experience was different for us. We also felt some judgement from the surroundings, it's like Pakistanis have accepted this culture and don't argue or fight back. If there were no service charges, we would had happily tipped but once service charges are included, then why tip?

Can't we ask our politician, army, government contractors every government institute the same question ❓ k hisaab do kitnaaa aaya kha lga etc.

I am a Traveller, my work allow me to explore many parts of Pakistan and cities this is new to me, I never seen this .

I moved out of Pakistan in 2017 and practiced as a doctor in the uk and some other European countries. Never in my entire professional life did my colleagues ask me if I was married or not, not especially in first interactions. It's been a year in my current workplace, and no one has ever asked me about my marital status or dating life. Only time I was asked about this out of Pakistan was when i met pakistani Dr's or pakistani origin patients during consultations.

Just after the first wave of covid, I moved back to pakistan to relax and not focus on work. Quickly got bored and thought I could find jobs in hospitals in my city just to kill sometime. Even in my interview, they asked me about my Marital Status and also lectured me about the importance of marriage.

On my first day at work, almost all of my colleagues asked me about my Marital Status, again got lectured by them about the importance of wedding.

After a few days, I assisted a surgeon, and he lectured me about benfits of marriage in the whole procedure, and it was my first case with him.

Why we don't have basic etiquette of not asking personal questions at least in very first meetings.

A toast for our fallen brethren.

Edit: post pe sary war veterans Ka meetup hogaya

I am a overseas pakistani living in uk i have dual citizenship and have been in uk for 22 years my father married another woman after the death of my mother and lived in pakistan for over 15 years however recently i have been told by my uncles to come to pakistan because my father is very old and sick and that he wants to sort out some property related stuff my father has assets in the region of pkr 20- 25 crore however my step mother has been sending all kinds of threats to me and my siblings beacause she only married my dad to take his money and properties however what she doesnt realise is that she is delaing with A very hot headed individual in me and i am not going to be intimidated by her threats she is a prostitute type of woman and has links with many corrupt people …. I have very little faith in pakistan justice system and police do you think I should deal with matter legally or take things into my own hands?

For all the married men i want to ask what do you guys do when you are out with your wifes and cheap low life chapri guys keep staring at your wives. I get really angry i really wants to punch those guys in the face but i know its not gonna end up well for both of us and i didnt want to get in unnecessary trouble.

Ps my wife observes hijab with scarf head cover

So the government gave out over Rs 11 trillion in tax exemptions over the last 5 years but the details are very vague. They have grouped everything into broad categories like "corporate relief" and "automobile sector" without naming a single company or person.

Source: https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/27/govts-staggering-tax-exemption-bill-revealed/

I want to share my experience with Soulfeel Pakistan (@soulfeelpk) and warn others before they place an order.
I placed Order #926310 and paid Rs. 5,047 in full on 15 October 2026 through NayaPay. I have the payment receipt and transaction proof.
Despite this, the following happened:
15 October: Payment of Rs. 5,047 was made in full.
24 October: The courier rider arrived and asked me to pay again, even though I had already paid. I had to send the rider back.
26 October: The courier tracking showed that my parcel had been intercepted/cancelled.
Since then, I have repeatedly contacted Soulfeel through WhatsApp and Instagram. Their only response has been that they will check with the courier team. No proper update, delivery confirmation, or refund has been provided.
The brand was informed about the payment issue and I shared proof of payment. They acknowledged the issue and said they would ask the courier team to update the payment and reattempt delivery. However, the order was still cancelled, and I have been left chasing them for a resolution.
It has now been over 10 days since I paid for this order. I have received neither my products nor my money back.
This is extremely disappointing and unprofessional. I should not have to repeatedly contact a brand across multiple platforms to get an order I have already paid for.
I am attaching screenshots of the payment receipt, WhatsApp conversations, Instagram messages, and courier tracking for evidence.
genuinely appreciate advice on how to proceed.

Democracy in Pakistan can be summed up by: A government of the elites, by the elites, and for the elites.

Source: https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/19/senators-to-get-lifetime-blue-passports/

In the Israel election Netanyahu lost, the other candidate turned out to be even more shameless than Netanyahu, just like the Pakistani Army Chief, every new incoming Army Chief is more shameless than the previous one

So apparently he used AI for translation lol

Would love to know thoughts irrespective of age.

Is it because:
- There’s a pharmacy at every nook and corner so people prefer buying it in person as they get to see the product
- ecommerce delivery fees are too high?
- concern online meds are fake
- credit card theft concerns?

What would convince you to buy medicines online?

A factory owned by the military-run Margalla Heavy Industries Limited…

Source: https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/27/pakistan-plans-2-25-billion-lithium-ion-battery-plant/

Will the pakistani societal insane fixation on marriage ever go away?
- larka bara nahi ho raha, shadi karlo
- larki bari ho rahi hai, shadi karlo
- beta shadi nahi ki?
- shadi karado bus iski ab
- jaldi shadi karado time nikal jaega
- shadi karado theek hojaega
- shadi ke baad tou sab theek ho hi jate hain.

Like the obsession with marriage is insane in our society. It used to be toxic and insane in 1900s, it is toxic and insane even now. When will we get over this?

I used to be really active and fit. Running, weightlifting, dancing, and all kinds of physical activities were part of my life. I enjoyed them and never really had to force myself to exercise.

Then I started a busy, file-related job. Slowly, all those activities disappeared. The strange thing is, I barely noticed the change happening. Work got busy, my routine changed, and being active became less of a priority.

A few years later, I went on a picnic and decided to run like I used to. That's when it hit me. I couldn't do it the way I remembered. It made me wonder whether I was feeling the effects of aging or simply losing my fitness because of my changed habits.

It was a bit of a wake-up call. Maybe our bodies don't change overnight; maybe we gradually stop doing the things that kept us healthy.

For those of you over 30, have you experienced something similar? Did you notice a major difference in your fitness after switching to a desk job? And were you able to get your old stamina back?

Hey everyone!

As we all know, Iran said it might cut the underwater cables in the next round. So I wanted to ask how you all are preparing for that? To live these days you need information, and without the internet, there will be no information like we have now. I'm a total newbie to building an 'offline internet,' so that's why I thought to ask here and ask the pros.

I personally have downloaded a bunch of things like all of Wikipedia, MedlinePlus, wikiHow, Khan Academy videos, the Survivor Library, offline maps of Pakistan, and some other stuff (using Kiwix) that I'll need. I also got the Qwen 70B model up and running on my MacBook, and it's linked to all the data sources that I mentioned above, so I have my own online-like AI but working totally offline.

I do have a ton of smart home stuff, and thankfully all of it runs offline, and I have everything added in Home Assistant. So there hopefully won't be days where the lights aren't turning on just because there is no internet. I'm curious to know what you have set up and how you're gonna operate without the internet. I might have missed something really important.

To be fair, it's not really about if Iran cuts the cables or not, it's about preparing for the worst. Just today I asked this question to a few people and they were like, "Inshallah Iran won't cut them" or "Hopefully not all of our cables go through the strait"—stuff like that, which shows they are quite unserious. I think you should be prepared for the worst to some extent.

Your thoughts? And please correct me if I'm wrong.

i will never understand why mothers of all people are so horrid to their daughters. most of us already have fathers who don’t care, brothers who are torture us and mothers who add their own abuse into the mix.

For context, i am 25 female. i have 4 brothers, 23, 20, 18 and 12. Right off the bat it’s an understatement to say my mom loves her sons, she WORSHIPS them. They treat her like crap and she still treats them like royalty. Me on the other hand, simply breathing gets on her nerves.

Firstly, i want to make it clear that i do everything for my mom. She knows my brothers will deny, so she doesn’t ask them for anything. Everything from inside the house and outside, i do it. And my brothers are praised for doing nothing. My mother swears at me, constantly, curses me, sexualises me in front of everyone (i dress modestly, i hate tight and revealing clothes) abuses me. My brothers and i used to be close but she’s ruined my relationship with them by abusing me so much that now my brothers do it too.

My father is good to my mother, he has loved her, given her everything he had, but she’s done nothing but abuse him. In this house, my father and i are the target of her abuse. Everyday she fights with my father and then straight away jumps onto me. My mother says very dirty things to me, wishes bad upon me, competes with me even though she’s the prettier one, she will not spare a moment where she won’t humiliate me and my looks. To her i’m a tool that just gets things done.

My mother has also isolated me from both her side of the family and my dad’s side through humiliation, lies and abuse. If my mom fights with my dad or a rare sight of her arguing with my brother, i am punished for it. She won’t allow me to eat afterwards even though the fight has nothing to do with me and isn’t even about me.

i am typing this right now, sitting on the staircase after my mother just fought with my dad and two of my brothers about literal car keys. They’re all eating dinner now and i’m sitting on the staircase while they eat. She does this all this time. No i do not work, because the job market is horrendous and i have been applying daily only to face rejections. Yes i have a degree in business and it’s not helping me. i’m unemployed, therefore i have no income, i rely on my father and even that has finished now because my mother does allow me ti ask my father for anything.

Okay so for context, I am researching narratives on Partition in the Sindh Board Pak Studies Textbooks (and i have not studied from these books). I have skimmed through both matric and inter books and I don't know if I somehow have missed it, but is there no mention of Fatima Jinnah or any other woman who played an integral role in developing the Pakistani state? Am I losing my mind

If price is not an concern, who's the absolute best hair transplant doctor/clinic in Pakistan.

I’m looking for niche recs especially if they’re unpopula! Anything from pop to qawali!

I’m considering double jaw surgery here in Pakistan. I got diagnosed with uneven jaw growth, which was most likely caused by an accident I had when I was young. So I really wanna know if there’s any good surgeons here in pak? Regardless of the city / area? And has anyone gotten it done in Pakistan? If so, please hare your experience and your diagnosis.
Thanks a lot.

Hey everyone!
We’re planning our honeymoon for the end of December and looking for suggestions. We want somewhere cozy, peaceful and private, with not too many people around. It shouldn’t be too cold either.
Our budget is around 150k for 8 nights. Please suggest places that would be worth it and fit our budget. Would appreciate personal experiences and recommendations for stays too!
Thanks!

Salam. I have a question for both gender.

For women : would you perfer a settled man for marriage or you like to grow together?

For men: Would you perfer a well groomed wife (if looking for housewife ) or would you be okay if she learn with time after marriage?

Hey guys. I am currently abroad and my Ufone sim roaming is on too. My Whatsapp got logged out few days ago and I tried to out my sim in my phone to get the OTP. But I usually get either 1 bar or no bar of signal here at all and am unable to receive the OTP. The sim is registered to me, is active and also has balance and roaming on according to Ufone helpline. Has anyone else experienced this? Please help a brother out!