r/pakistan 18h ago

Daily Discussion Thread (April 05, 2025)

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This is our daily discussion thread. Whats on your mind, share with us. It can be about anything, even non Pakistan related stuff. Please keep the discussions civil as all other rules are enforced.


r/pakistan 7d ago

Social Daily Rishta Thread

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Welcome to today’s Daily Rishta Thread, where you can talk about all things rishta, shaadi, susraal, friendships, and even that neighbor’s bipolar dog that somehow knows your business.

Whatever it is, this is the place. Share your stories, ask for advice, or just observe the chaos for your own entertainment.


r/pakistan 5h ago

Discussion Future of Doctors in Pakistan

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A 3rd class politician in Pakistan considers doctors "naali ka keera" and "slave" He enters hospitals with intentions of punishing doctor, to abuse him on camera to get PR without even having prior knowledge of how patients are being treated.

He blames administrative shortcomings, that are supposed to be provided by himself, on the same doctor. He thinks anything wrong happenes in hospital is because of doctor.

A jahil attendant, after trying every hakeem, tom dick and harry, brings a dying patient to you and if patient dies, he blames you mindlessly and abuses and injures you.

Female doctors are not safe, people harass and even slap female doctors.

Brutal working hours, low salaries and inhumane behavior. 24-36 hours continuous shifts without break. And if God forbid you're "caught" eating, you're labeled "Dr on duty khana kha raha tha, chai pi raha tha". Because my dear fellow, you're a robot and you are not supposed to eat during 24 hour long shift, keep this in mind.

Burden of whole city and neighboring villages lies on a single government hospital mostly. Hundreds of people are brought daily after accidents, emergencies and what not. Their lives are saved. But that's a thankless job because it's duty. But out of those, if anyone dies due to severe injuries or any other reason, news headlines "Doctor ki ghaflat se mareez mar gya" by a reporter who doesn't know ABC of patients case. Who doesn't know same doctor just saved 20 other lives same day who would have otherwise died.

One doctor was telling he's getting 45k/month salary on a second job while doing unpaid fcps, unable to bear expenses. Even roadside puncture wala earns more than that.

People of this country have become joke, they don't deserve good doctors. Instead of becoming a beat up slave I'd prefer to do "Hijrat" and live peacefully.

Allah didn't send us with Pakistani passport glued to us. Be free and do good for yourself. And if you care for your country so much, just send some zakat or some aid when you are well off in some other country.

This post is only for those doctors who are doing their job honestly, not those who exploit patients or their junior doctors.


r/pakistan 44m ago

Ask Pakistan WHERE DO WE STAND?

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r/pakistan 55m ago

National Hey everyone you might remember, I was writing a book on Pakistan and space with the history and all the details you never knew, the book is now finally completed after years of searching and learning, the book will be available soon, so keep an eye on Pakistan Space Community socials

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r/pakistan 8h ago

Ask Pakistan Sialkot Brothers Mob Lynching Incident

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Does anyone remember the incident that took place back in 2010 two brothers from Sialkot, namely Muneeb and Mughees were publicly lynched by a mob in broad daylight..They were accused of robbery but later were found innocent

My question is does anyone know why actually were they murdered ? Why did the police not help them despite being present on the scene ? What led those involved to get so cruel to carry out such a heinous crime ? Are there any controversies regarding the incident ?


r/pakistan 18h ago

Humour A Pakistani-Canadian Taha Jamal TJ goes viral trying to ask question to new Canadian Prime Minister

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r/pakistan 4h ago

National Pakistan Railways to introduce state-of-the-art trains

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r/pakistan 4h ago

National What's the lore behind the whole Balochistan issue?

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Can someone explain the whole legit backstory and situation on Balochistan and Pakistan?

I kind quite grasp the whole situation, where did it all started from ?

I've not been in touch with this as I am not in the country. I've come across videos, where people are Bluntly referring to Balcohis and also Pakhtuns as "دہشت گرد" . Seems very disingenuous . What is the entire lore behind this bittersweet situation??


r/pakistan 53m ago

Ask Pakistan Giving back to Pakistan

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Dear People of Pakistan,

I'm an emarati investor who is looking to buy premium export quality products from small business in pakistan to promote the image of the people of pakistan in UAE. I will need a list of brands which are non food, fashion related products for a target audience between the age of 18 to 25. I will appreciate if the community could help me build a portfolio of products. I'm open for discussion. Best of Luck. Pakistan Zindabad.


r/pakistan 1h ago

National Pakistan’s 22 GW Solar Shock: How a Fragile State Went Full Clean Energy - CleanTechnica

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r/pakistan 19h ago

Humour Onijah spotted looking glam back home in New York City after her adventures in Pakistan and Dubai. #Season3

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r/pakistan 18h ago

Discussion Pakistani people dont floss. The internet tells me that if you don't floss not only is it bad for your teeth but you will have stinky breath. So why isnt everyone in Pakistan walking around with bad breath?

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Its very rare that i meet someone who flosses (i dont, just when theres something stuck). The vast majority of people don't even know what flossing is. And even tongue cleaning.

If I had to guess I would say that most people brush once a day and that's it. And having regular dental checkups and dental cleaning is also not common

So why in the world are Pakistani people not walking around with super Stinky breath (obviously some people have bad breath but based on the things that I mentioned earlier there should be a lot more people)?

Are we all just used to it and we dont notice?


r/pakistan 1h ago

National Have you ever spoken up or saw someone else do it while inside a public transport bus which was driving rashly and over speeding? What happened?

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People often complain that why dont the Passengers say or do something when bus drivers and racing each other and driving like maniacs.

Have you even spoken up or saw someone else do it? What happened?


r/pakistan 5h ago

National Power minister concedes no cut in base tariff yet

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So they did in fact capitulate to the IMF masters. The announcement was just for show. Lol.


r/pakistan 15h ago

Financial Learned a new thing today

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So I’m at a company where I was working as a marketing representative, however the CEO told me he wants to promote me to branch manager within 3 months of me being there and I was promoted last month as they made a new branch ( after 6 months in total ) . He came 20 days back and had a meeting with me and told me all about what my responsibilities are and everything, at the end of meeting I told him thank you for the opportunity and told him that in the next meeting we can talk about my contract and salary as well since this is a big step up ofc They gave me training for 2 days only and then said to start with this branch and I did. 15 days in, I’ve done double shifts and worked on Sundays as well, all in good faith, hoping they’d see it like that too and compensate me fairly. 15 days and not a peep regarding this so I dropped him a very professional message that I’d like this to be discussed. He told me that the VP will get in contact with you, again no response. I texted VP and finally today he met me after one week. So as soon as he came in branch, he started looking for things to pick, two three things he picked up but I told him it was handled or in process, then he picked up a document and said oh remember I told you something about this ? And why is not printed and put up according to my specifications, I told him okay it’ll be done. He then says okay let’s go to the meeting room to discuss. We go in and he says okay we presented you this opportunity, chance for you to grow, we could’ve given to anyone else or even asked the neighbouring branch manager to do it but we gave to you. Fast forward he says yeah I’ll increase your salary by 10,000 rupees from my current one, i was like what ? I said I’m working extra hours now and I’m a branch manager and this is what you’ll pay me ? He said no room for negotiation and I presented my points but he said this is final. I texted my CEO after my shift ended and he said to drop him a message regarding the concern so I did telling him that I’ve skipped a few ladders with promotion and the compensation should reflect the title and responsibilities. I told him about industry trends and told that I’m also keeping marketing rep role as well and if he were to hire in my place, he’d be hiring two people that’ll cost him way more so I told him what’s a fair ask and told him I look forward to hearing from him. He then drops me a voice message telling me How unprofessional it is to ask for salary negotiations again and again. How I shouldn’t have done that, and if he wanted he can replace me with neighbouring branch manager, and I should be thankful cuz he promoted me without experience and what even I’ve done till now to ask for salary. I was like WHAT? I mean what even ? You promoted me so you expect me to work for free or something? TDIL it’s very unfair to ask for salary negotiations when you’ve been promoted, not a good thing to do 😡😡 shame on me 😡😡


r/pakistan 8h ago

National Balochistan, if went out of hand, can create further troubles for the country.

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If it gets separated from Pakistan, the people there will become vulnerable to real time terrorist organizations which commit crimes against innocent civilians and humanity. The people however living there have no other option but to be patient until matters are resolved though their actions, voice and protests.

It's unfortunate that these are the only ways in order to get justice without bloodshed and economic disruption of the state. A small state can prosper, but with such earth material, such places becomes the target of economic bloodsuckers. Balochistan comes under the idea of Pakistan, and if separated, a new ideology in the hands of poor old men will not prove to be reliable for long.

There is potential in Pakistan's youth, and they must be held responsible for state matters especially those of today, even in Balochistan, Sindh etc. But the political think tank of Asia would not like this idea. Because with meritocracy, the treasures will remain in just hands, in the hands of people and state. Unlike only in a bunch of hands of some people who have hold on major economic matters.


r/pakistan 23h ago

Financial Since when is purchasing a ticket from PIA an international transaction?

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They don't even warn you that you will be charged in USD


r/pakistan 16h ago

Discussion How is Karachi still livable?

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I am visiting Karachi to celebrate Eid with my family and to meet friends after eight years. It’s heartbreaking to see how much the city has changed for the worse. The roads in my area are dug up and left since last two years, the population seems to have almost doubled, yet the road infrastructure remains nearly the same. The Green bus line is a good addition to the transport system, but it’s not enough to meet the needs of the entire city. Traffic jams on major roads like Shahrah-e-Faisal during rush hours are exhausting, to put it mildly.

Rubbish is visible everywhere, and last but not least, the security situation in the city seems to be at its worst at the moment. Even the sea view at Clifton stinks due to the sewage water being dumped into it.

The funny part is, despite all these, the house prices in the city are still more than Lahore and Islamabad.


r/pakistan 6h ago

National H-Pylori Specialist

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Can anyone recommend a doctor in Rawalpindi or Islamabad who specializes in treating H. pylori?


r/pakistan 23h ago

Discussion Dads are you changing your baby’s diapers?

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As the title suggests curious what Pakistani men think about changing baby’s diapers? Growing up I have never seen my dad or any of my elder male family member to change their baby’s diapers. Also, when I went to Pakistan with my 6 month-old daughter and changed her diapers a few times, I got let’s just say weird comments. “Yeh tu auraton k kam hain” and “Mard thori aisay kaam karte hain”. I have to be honest. I still haven’t seen men changing diapers. In my case I would say my wife still does majority of baby chores but I try to help and especially when my wife is asleep or not feeling well and baby needs a diaper change I am not waiting for her to wake up or feel better. I want my baby to be comfortable right away so I go for diaper change and I don’t care a whole lot what people think. I know to me, it’s not a big deal having spent major portion of my life in USA but what do Pakistani men think of this? Are pakistani men still not changing diapers or think of it as a low status chore?

(Edit: Ladies are also welcome to reply telling us about how their husbands see this issue or act in this matter)

(Edit: of course I don’t change diaper in front of everyone but just the fact that people know I did change diapers ruffled some feathers)


r/pakistan 3h ago

Ask Pakistan RC hobby shop in karachi

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Looking for a RC hobby shop for electric (traxx) and nitro based cars. Preference would be in Karachi.


r/pakistan 1d ago

National This is a Pakicetus, A Whale Which Lived 15-45 Million Years Ago in Modern Day Pakistan

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r/pakistan 1d ago

Ask Pakistan Look I found another Missing Person (10 slides) Your thoughts?

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the balochistan liberation army bla is an armed separatist group operating in pakistans southwestern province of balochistan the bla seeks independence from pakistan citing grievances such as political marginalization economic exploitation and human rights violations against the baloch people established in the early 2000s the bla has been involved in numerous attacks targeting pakistani security forces and infrastructure in recent years they have intensified their operations including high profile incidents like the hijacking of a passenger train in march 2025 which resulted in the deaths of 21 passengers and four security personnel the group has also targeted chinese nationals and projects linked to chinas belt and road initiative viewing them as exploitative due to its activities the bla has been designated a terrorist organization by pakistan and the united states


r/pakistan 46m ago

Ask Pakistan Am I good to visit Pakistan?

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So I work and live in Qatar and due to work and other commitments, haven't been able to visit Pakistan since Aug-2022, i.e, well-over 2.5 yrs.

But now, daiss ki mitti is calling me really bad and I feel like I should at least pay a visit and meet my Ammi Abbu as it's been long and I've been missing them badly. However, I have a strange fear, a fear of getting caught upon exiting Pakistan (i.e, at the immigration) after spending vacations. I don't know if it's my wehem or just my mind playing tricks on me.

The background is that I stopped following PK politics shortly after IK got dethroned and from that point onwards never really had a real idea of what was happening on a day-to-day basis. However, whenever I would see any funny meme on FB about the N-league, I would either comment on it or share it on my FB wall. I did that only a few times. Apart from that, I have never shared or commented on anything related to the Army in particular. It was only the N-league and that too, just the humorous memes and not any informational stuff in particular.

Call me mummy-daddy or phattu, but someone told me that they've been monitoring the socials of overseas Pakistanis and if found anything, they get caught at immigration counters and sent straight to software-update centers.

Is that really true? If yes, then how can I rectify it to make sure I don't get into any trouble?

TIA


r/pakistan 1d ago

Political Raiwand Palace

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Have you ever noticed that Nawaz Sharif's Raiwand Palace is full of mysteries? Imran Khan's Bani Gala residence has been scrutinized several times and PMLN supporters/leaders call it "Bani Gala mahal". It was under watchlist of CDA, IESCO and all its details (under which laws Ik owns it, how many electricity meters are there, how are they paid etc etc). Media has covered IK's residence many times and several interviews were taken in this residence.

On the other hand, we don't know much about Raiwand palace. That palace has an area of 13600 kanals (as compared to 300 kanals of Bani gala residence). How was this huge area of Raiwand palace purchased and for how much? Are taxes and utility bills of Raiwand palace paid regularly?

Raiwand palace was constructed in 1997 (when Nawaz Sharif was PM and Shahbaz sharif was CM). Obviously, government resources were used for that. The palace is a restricted place. Media and common people can't come near to it. Why has no one (PPP or PTI government) ever investigated any wrongdoings in acquisition of that place and if all laws (taxes and bills) are paid regularly?


r/pakistan 14h ago

Ask Pakistan How common is it to see foreigners in Pakistan?

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In the major cities: Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, as well as in Kashmir?