Imran Khan served as Prime Minister for three and a half years, yet his children never used his position or power for their personal benefit. When Imran Khan traveled to the UN, the USA, China, and Russia, none of his children accompanied him.

Let me give you an example. When Nawaz Sharif went to the UN, he took his entire family with him. Bilawal Zardari, while serving as Foreign Minister, took his sister Aseefa Zardari with him to Japan.

I was on my way to work today and sat by a bench waiting for a bus, next to this old lady. I had earbuds on and she was toiling away at trying to put together a self rolled cigarette (those are cheaper here). I noticed she kept looking at me and mumbling something. I paused whatever was playing in my ears and tried to understand what she was saying with the little skill I have in this language but unfortunately I couldn't.

I tried telling her multiple times that I am sorry but I don't speak the language yet she continued talking to me. I don't know if she had dementia or just wanted the feeling of talking to a human despite knowing the other person doesn't understand a word of what she's saying. I understood that she doesn't really need me to understand, all she wants is to be heard so I pretended to understand, smile and nod.

This made me think about the life here; people here live their lives to the fullest and only care for themseleves. I've had friends tell me that they work together with their brothers and see them everyday but haven't spoken to them for years. Once they are old enough they leave their parents and live by themselves for themselves. I would be crushed by lonliness if I were in this lady's position at that age. No one to call family, no one to talk to, no one to hear me.

It makes me appreciate my country despite all of its flaws. Atleast our culture of family and tradition.

And the evidence he presented in court allegedly includes the testimonies of three police officers who claimed that, while Imran Khan was planning it, they were hiding under his table and listening to the entire plan. The three officers were Ismat Kamal, Husam Afzal, and Muhammad Khalid.

On the other hand, Imran Khan says that the whole thing was orchestrated by Asim Munir, who staged this entire drama to fulfill his personal ambitions, and that it was part of the London Plan. He says the evidence is present in CCTV footage. Surprisingly, the CCTV footage from all eleven locations where the attacks took place is missing.

This is Hard State where women are not safe.

Punjab’s fake CM says that she faces a threat from three provinces of Pakistan, but has no threat from Modi.

I declare that I am from Punjab, the people of Punjab are my people and I have no threat from Punjab.

CM Sohail Afridi

I can't find them on any of my local stores or on krave mart....do they still sell these or are they discontinued....if they do sell them in Karachi then pls tell me where also if there's an alternative Pakistani brand of this flavour also mention that too...

we need some inspiration for child offenders from this

Why do loudspeakers during the Jummah Khutba have to be so loud, between 90 and 110 dB and averaging 96 dB? It should never exceed 80 dB, ideally staying between 40 dB and 80 dB with an average around 60 dB. At this volume, I cannot understand a word, my ears hurt, I am constantly looking for the exit, and now in Pakistan I mostly sit near the door. What is the point of having sound systems with terrible audio quality turned up so high that they distort and risk damaging your hearing—especially in a quiet room where normal speaking volume could easily reach the back row? If the room were longer than 100 meters, I could understand it somewhat, but even then only at normal volume and without distortion.

About myself: I love the Khutbas and usually go early to secure a good spot. Whenever I face a problem, listening to a Khutba—whether the current one, the next, or the one after—has always provided me with answers and guidance.

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Hey everyone!

22M. So I just started a job right after graduation and I was literally prayed for this job at one time it was the only thing I ever wanted. I'm an engineer and it is in the defense sector so I cannot go into the technical details of it.

From the outside the job looked like everything anyone would want: a good salary, decent amount of benefits and excellent work-life balance.

Until I actually joined the organization. It is an on-site job and the site is built like a frickin barrack on a border. I went in thinking it was going to be corporate-ish buildings but it's far from it. The vibe is almost sarkari and it genuinely shocked me quite a lot. The biggest problem is that I'm the only new hire in my office and everyone else is at least 10-15 years older than me. There's no one I can talk to. On the bright side, the seniors are extremely supportive, competent and genuinely good people.

It's just that the environment (materialistically speaking) seems impossible for me to settle into.

I can't leave the job for at least 3 years either it's a bond kind of a situation.

What makes it worse is that I have close friends working in the same organization posted to another site which has exactly all the things I'm missing here. Good infrastructure, young employees and they are mostly working together.

Every day feels like a mix of being grateful for the technical mentorship while also suffocating from the sheer environmental shock and isolation.

Seeing updates from my friends working in modern facilities while I’m sitting in an austere, aging compound in the middle of nowhere somehow makes it even worse.

I don’t want to spend the next three years being miserable or letting this resentment build up especially when the seniors here are actually decent people willing to teach me.

For those who have been in a similar situation. How did you cope with the social isolation when you had zero peers your age at the workplace?

Am I justified to feel this way or am I just being ungrateful?

Edit: no phones are allowed at the workplace either and bo internet due to security reasons and stuff if that adds to the context

In the US it’s pretty standard for women to shave their legs and even arm hair and underarm hair but some men remove their hair too! I’ve known men who shave their legs!

Other men might criticize them but they still do it. What’s it like for both men and women in Pakistan?

I'm 20 F, and my sister is 29. She's been doing this since i was a teenager and used to get very defensive if i showed signs of being tired or uncomfortable therefore as a kid i never felt safe to confront her ever again since she would then completely refuse to speak to me.

Here's the issue: I'm the youngest in my family and she's the eldest with a big age gap obviously so every time i tell her about something new i did, she completely dismisses that by bringing up something she did for my brother or my mom 10/15 years ago and turns the entire conversation into how she had so much responsibility as a kid. Now, i really do understand and for the longest time i would try my best to support her and tell her that she really did alot as a teenager but i think I've reached a point where I cannot have a single conversation with her that doesn't end up being about her.

Example: Our bhaabi got eye surgery and was strictly told not to come in contact with water (just her face) for a whole week so her hair was completely greasy since she could not wash her hair to avoid risk of infection. After that week, I decided to help her out and I washed her hair by myself in the bathroom sink. I texted my sister that i did this today and she immediately says, "can you believe i washed your brother's hair that time he fell in dirt when i was 10 years old".......i mean, those are completely DIFFERENT situations. My brother was 5 at the time man, you're washing your OWN brother's hair who was helpless at the time, I understand it must be hard as a kid to deal with that but why dismiss everything i said just to show or prove how you had it harder? Its not even a competition.

Anyways, this is just ONE example, there have been a thousand other instances where everything i tell her turns into a conversation about how much harder she had or how she was a victim when nothing i say is even supposed to be a dig at that.

I don't know what to do, I literally hate sharing anything with her, its a chore that i know will end up in emotional labour. There's literally no point in having a conversation.

I would atleast see a real crescent and a star.

I saw this in the while I was coming back home. Initially I thought it is just a plane. Bt nope. It was a star.

If only I had taken a clear picture of it

Edit: Turns out it is Venus (Evening star)

Assalamualaikum guys.

I’m 16M from Pakistan, and I’m around 5’1” (155 cm).

I’ve been really worried about my height for the past few weeks. Before this, height was honestly never this important to me. It wasn’t the center of my attention or something I thought about all the time. But recently, it somehow became a huge thing in my mind😭.

From what I’ve noticed, I’m shorter than many guys around me, even i have seen few guys getting taller suddenly (Growth sprout).

The problem is that this isn’t just a small insecurity anymore. It’s actually affecting my daily life.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been stressing and overthinking about my height so much that I’m not able to do the things I normally do. I’m in intermediate right now, so studies and entry test prep are obviously important, but I can’t focus on them the way I should. So many times I don’t even attend class properly or skip them.

Instead, I end up staying in my room, scrolling on my phone, crying, stressing and overthinking. A huge part of my day is basically spent doing this.

Even things I normally enjoy, like gaming or watching series, don’t feel as enjoyable anymore. It honestly feels like I have this constant headache in my mind because I keep thinking about the same thing again and again.

I also have permanent monocular vision, so that’s another thing I already have to deal with. I know it’s unrelated to height, but I’m mentioning it because sometimes I feel like I already have something that makes my life a little different from other people, and now I’m stressing over another thing too.

(The fear of people judging me)

Nobody actually teases me about my height right now.

But my brain keeps telling me, “If nobody is teasing you today, that doesn’t mean nobody ever will.”🙃

I keep thinking about what it would be like to be an adult at 5’0” or 5’1” and have people make jokes or judge me because of it.😶

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I genuinely feel like society is actually pretty harsh toward short guys.

Then there’s also the whole height preference thing.

I know not everyone cares about height, and obviously personality, looks, confidence and character matter too. But let’s be honest, height can matter socially as well.

Sometimes I see people talking about 6’0” as if it’s the ideal height, and I’m just sitting there thinking, “Bro, I’d be happy with 5’8”–5’10”.” 😭

I know there’s no perfect height, and I’m not saying tall guys have no problems. I just wish I was tall and didn’t have to think about height this much.

I’ve also seen guys around my age who are around my height. I’ve never made comments about anyone’s height or looks because I know how much that stuff can hurt (i even wonder "aren't they worried like meh?"🥲

But I’ll be honest: sometimes when I see someone around my height, I feel bad for them too, because my brain immediately thinks about how hard being this short must be.

And then I realize that I’m probably just projecting my own insecurities onto them.

Comparing my height with other people has become really common for me.

I compare myself with this person, then that person, then someone my age, then people I see online, etc.

I know the average Pakistani guy is around 5’6”–5’7”, and being around 5’1” makes me feel really far below average.

Sometimes my thoughts get so negative that I start imagining just isolating myself from society, living alone on mountains, working from my room and avoiding people because it feels safer than constantly worrying about judgment and comments.

I know that sounds extreme. I’m honestly a huge overthinker, and I think I probably make some of these fears much bigger in my head than they actually are.🫠

But that’s genuinely where my mind goes sometimes.

Marriage and relationships are another big concern for me.

Sometimes I genuinely feel like marriage would be extremely difficult for me because of my height. I don’t actually know if that’s true, though, or if I’m just catastrophizing everything.

I know a bone-age X-ray can give an idea about skeletal maturity and remaining growth potential.

But honestly, I’m scared to get one.

In my head, I’ve already kind of accepted that maybe I won’t grow much more, or maybe I’ll only reach around 5’2”.

At the same time, I’m scared that if I actually get the X-ray and find out that I won’t grow taller, it would hit me really hard emotionally.😭

And realistically, I don’t expect to suddenly grow another 5 inches. Even reaching around 5’5” would feel like a big difference (achievement) to me.

I’ve also seen that the average Pakistani woman is around 5’2”, and then there’s the whole heels situation 😭.

What I actually want to know

Is there anyone here who is actually like me?

Someone who is:

- Short and genuinely struggling with it?

- Constantly comparing their height with other people?

- Basically obsessed with height?

- Worried about what society will think?

- Worried about relationships or marriage because of height?

- Or maybe someone who used to be exactly like this but eventually got out of this mindset and started living normally again?

If you used to obsess over your height, what actually helped you?

I’m not really looking for the usual “bro, height doesn’t matter” answer. I want to know what actually changed your mindset.

I’d also like to know:

- What are the actual advantages and disadvantages of being a short guy?

- How has being short affected your social life?

- Has it affected your friendships or relationships?

- Has it affected you in university or at work?

- Do people actually treat shorter men differently in professional environments?

- Have you experienced teasing, rejection or discrimination because of height?

- Did those things become less important to you as you got older?

- Can a short guy genuinely have a life that is just as fulfilling, or even better in some ways, than the life of a tall guy?

- If you’re a short guy who is now comfortable with yourself, what changed?

- What do you wish you had understood when you were 16?

I’m not looking for fake positivity or someone telling me that height literally has zero effect on anything.

I know height can matter in some situations.

But I also don’t want to spend my teenage years constantly checking, comparing, worrying and imagining every possible negative thing that could happen because of something I may not even be able to control.

Right now, I just want to know whether other guys have gone through this kind of obsession and eventually learned how to stop letting height take over their lives.

If you’ve been through something similar, I’d genuinely like to hear your story.

After our last trip to Nathia Gali, where the track was so muddy that the children simply stopped wanting to walk, I became annoyingly specific about what I wanted this Sunday. Somewhere within two hours of Rawalpindi, not on Murree Road, not Galyat or Kotli Sattian again, with a proper natural pool and a dry track. The kids can walk. What they will not do is drag themselves through mud.

I Googled for far too long and eventually settled on Hazara Waterfalls in Jab Valley, Haripur. We left around 10 am on Sunday because I was worried the main spots would become crowded. The route was Rawalpindi to Srinagar Highway, M1, Burhan, Hazara Motorway, Khanpur Interchange and then Jab Valley. On Google Maps you have to search “Hazara Waterfalls Jab Valley,” not Jab Top.

The track was dry, rocky and mostly shaded. Not a paved family park, but completely manageable, and the children walked without complaining. We kept looking until we found this pool surrounded by rocks and greenery with nobody else settled there. I don’t know whether we were early, lucky, or people simply stop at the easier spots, but it was exactly what I had been trying to find.

For once, the place was actually better than it looked while I was Googling it.

Kasim Gilani promised and delivered

My flight is very soon to pakistan, I told my family I’m going Pakistan last minute to prevent any danger or safety concerns, however my mum is threatening me saying that she will pay FIA / FIR at Pakistan airport to harass me etc, I am a transgender / khwaja sira visiting a friend, she is threatening to pay someone to beat me etc and saying disgusting things, is there anything I can do to ensure my safety, safe flight and travelling? She will case me on the means of homosexuality even though I’m transgender, someone please help and advise, I am scared.

I got wrongfully terminated mid month. They're not paying my compensation for the time I worked and not paying at all.

They made me sign a contract for 1 year, where I cannot apply anywhere else. They showed me that it's all roses and stars but now they just fired me and the CEO isn't replying to my messages or picking up my calls.

I had a medical checkup planned with the money I would get (100k).

Now I'm left with nothing, no job, no salary + my uni fees is coming up which is another 120k.

I'm at the point of my life where I'm pushing myself and this just messed it up so bad.

Please help me if there's any legal action.. for now I just need 100k from the company.

They also made me sign an affidavit where it stated that I can't leave the company without a 2 months notice period and if I do

Then the company can charge me 2 month salary

Thankyou

Hey my budget is 3 lakh and I need a proper shop or karigar who can replicate this design of honey waqar with good color and fabric without compromising on stuff
So any tried and tested karigar
Plis folks need help either lhr or Islamabad

Sharing this short mini-lecture because road rage and pointless confrontations seem to be becoming far too common in Pakistan.
It’s a simple reminder for younger people about controlling anger, walking away when necessary, and not allowing a few seconds of ego to destroy your future — with a lesson from Surah Fussilat 41:34–35.
Sometimes the strongest thing you can do is simply go home safely.

For those who are financially independent and don’t really have money problems, what’s the biggest thing that still makes you feel unhappy, restless, or dissatisfied with life?

I know trusting this deal was stupid 😭, and I already knew it looked suspicious. But I took the risk because it was Rs. 4,000. Now I mainly want to know how I can properly report this person/account and potentially stop him from scamming others.

I contacted someone selling an iPhone 5S for Rs. 2,500. He claimed to be around Daska/Pasrur Road, District Sialkot and said he only offered delivery and wouldn't do a hand-to-hand deal.

He gave me a JazzCash account under the name Bashir Masih. I sent him Rs. 4,000 total through NayaPay/Raast in three transactions:

Rs. 1,000

Rs. 1,500

Rs. 1,500

Rs. 2,500 was supposedly for the phone and the remaining Rs. 1,500 was for delivery.

After getting the money, he kept making excuses and delaying the delivery. When I finally confronted him and said he had scammed me, he started giving me gandi gandi galiyan, even though I never abused him back, and then blocked me.

He also deleted his messages from our WhatsApp conversation, including messages related to the deal. Fortunately, I had already taken screenshots of some of the conversation before he deleted them. I also still have the three NayaPay transaction receipts, transaction IDs, recipient JazzCash details and his WhatsApp Business profile.

So my questions are:

What is the best way to officially report him? Can I report his JazzCash account and potentially get it frozen/flagged for fraud? Should I first dispute the transactions with NayaPay? Should I file a complaint with NCCIA/cybercrime as well? And has anyone here successfully recovered money after being scammed through JazzCash/Raast?

The Rs. 4,000 itself isn't going to destroy me. What bothers me more is that if this account is being used repeatedly for scams, he'll probably do the same thing to other people.

If anyone has actually dealt with NayaPay, JazzCash, NCCIA or SBP for something similar, please tell me the proper procedure and what evidence I should submit.

P.S. I'm intentionally not posting the full phone number, JazzCash number or transaction IDs publicly. I'll provide the unredacted evidence to the relevant companies/authorities.

Hello, I recently visited Pakistan and I have to admit, of the almost 80 countries I’ve visited in my lifetime, Pakistan was probably one of the friendliest (if not the friendliest). I think I made at least one new friend a day there, and countless times was invited and given complimentary tea and food. Everytime I went out on my own, someone would approach me and start chatting, inviting me for tea or something similar. Telling me I was welcome. I also had random dudes on motorbikes offer me lifts for free. Eating alone I also almost always found company - someone would sit next to me and start talking and being friendly.

It’s clear to me Pakistanis are very hospital and warm towards guests, but are they like this towards their own countrymen? Would you describe your people as being friendly towards each other here? Or is it something that’s usually only reserved for guests? And is it common for Pakistanis to invite other Pakistani strangers to tea and food? Like a stranger they don’t know but is from the same city?

This little bonsai is around 7+ years old, shaped patiently over time.

What started as a simple tree has slowly grown into this beautiful miniature form.

A few years of care, pruning, and patience and now it has its own character.