Hey. I live overseas and i miss having urdu speaking friends.

I am 36 male. I am looking for pakistani friends to chat with online. What are the best apps/subreddits i can use ?

Salam...it has been 3 months since i applied for my passport renewal via normal channel. all the defieicent docs were uploaded but now its pending from 60 days which should have taken ideally 21 days....i soon have to travel....anyone who can help or any way how can i change it to urgent or fast track even to pay extra fee...plz help if any passport expert here...JAZAKALLAH

Need some new friends. I believe that overseas Pakistani's are mostly alone and would be a good fit🩵

Hello! I’m planning to attend the World AI Summit 2024 in Qatar. I have few questions, it’ll be great help if anyone can answer.

1. How long does it take for a visa to be granted? I do not want to go for Visa On Arrival option to avoid any hassle at the last moment.
2. One of my friends resides in Qatar with her husband at company accommodation. I’m planning to stay with her for my 7 days trip. But as per company policy she can invite only blood relatives to her place. Also, visa requirements include proof of hotel accommodation. I want to book a very nominal priced hotel because I’m not actually going to stay there, it’s just for visa approval. Any recommendations are welcome.

If someone has any additional advice/suggestions to offer, please do!

Recently inheritance was distributed, I am able to secure 100 Millions Pkr, currently I have placed them in Mahana Saving account and getting 16 % Profit monthly.

Q1: Where can I compound money else where, it should appreciate on yearly basis Q2: R banks safe in Pakistan Q3: Open for new ideas

Hey guys!

I am trying to see if I would be eligible for the POC.

Is POC only reserved for those with a passport of a country that doesn’t allow dual citizenship?

I hold a Canadian passport; if I were to renounce my Pakistani citizenship, would I be eligible to apply for a POC?

The information on the official website is quite confusing.

So I will be traveling to Pakistan on Tuesday from the US with my wife and two daughters. I lost my NICOP and my youngest daughter was just born some months back so I applied for her.

However, as I’ve been very sick for a while I applied late and both NICOPS might not come in time.

So I’ve applied for visa prior to arrival. My understanding is I should get a letter soon giving me the OK to travel to Pakistan. Anyone have any experience with this?

EDIT: I meant Visa Prior to Arrival/Visa on Arrival

It's nice to be able to watch a TV series which doesn't just overtly rely on romance and stuff. I was looking for something to watch on Netflix, and just couldn't find anything worth watching, so I went to YouTube and it recommended me some dramas lol.

Yeah I'm not saying every Pakistani drama is worth watching, but just as every western TV show isn't worth watching either. If only these TV serials put a bit more budget and got a bit more creative with the story, I'd actually be willing to say Pakistani Dramas are better than western dramas.

Anyway don't crucify me for my opinion.

Best and safe way to exchange cash in Pakistan from pkr to USD. Shall I buy it from open market or through a bank?

I'm tryna get married inshaAllah but idk what to do. I don't wanna live with my parents and my parents don't have any money, cause my dad invested it in property which went down. What do I do 😭😭😭 I don't think I can get married.

Hello. So long story short, I want to change my legal name and I live in Canada. I'm a Canadian citizen but I also have a Pakistan passport and a NICOP card and I will need my legal name changed on both of those as well.

I've tried asking around and researching how to go about it, and there have been conflicting results about how to start this process. On Google it says I can change my name on NICOP through some website application if I have proof of the name change, which implies to me that I need to change my name in Canada first and use that as proof for my NICOP. Then I suppose after that I can change the name on the Pakistan passport.

But some family friends have said the opposite, they have told me that my name needs to be changed in Pakistan first somehow and get a new birth certificate and use that to change my name in Canada. I'm not even sure how I would go about the process if it needs to be done in Pakistan first.

So I just wanted to ask here and see if anyone has gone through the process or knows how it would work and could tell me how to start things please. Can anyone help with this?

In UK law the Muslim nikkah ceremony is not recognised, meaning that even though you have the nikkah, you are not recognised by the state as legally married, it carries no legal weight. To the state you are just a co-habiting unmarried couple.

This brings about all sorts of issues and concerns, especially around depriving women of legal protections in the event of divorce and inheritance. Unfortunately it tends to be the husbands side who are reluctant to get the civil ceremony done as well.

I have a relative who asked imams of several mosques in the UK about this. They all said that they strongly advise everyone who asks to have the civil ceremony as to not do so weakens the institution of marriage, which impacts future government policies towards anti-family ones.

In the UK for example over 50% of children are born of out wedlock, but the fact that Muslim nikkah only marriages get counted in the out of wedlock figures skews the figures. My relative asked the imams why they did not bother to get their masjids registered and licensed for civil marriages (only a few masjids have this, including Glasgow Central Mosque). The most common reply was whenever the question was raised there simply wasn't a big enough call for it from the community. He did find one well known masjid which has internal discussions on whether or not only perform nikkah after the civil marriage has happened.

This gap in the law does give rise of course to polygamy - men can take advantage of this and have up to 4 wives if they wish via nikkah without breaking the law.

If you are a UK Pakistani, male and have refused to have the civil ceremony, why is this? Do you think by not doing so undermines the institution of marriage and ultimately the family?

EDIT:

I should point out that nikkah in a country that does recognise in law holds weight in UK, which is why if you, for example, marry in Pakistan and come to the UK, the law considers you married. Also note that even in Pakistan you have to get your nikkahnaama registered with the state.

Hi all,

I am a 35-year-old Pakistani male, born and raised in Kuwait, where I currently reside. I have been exploring my options for immigrating to the United States without assistance from family members who live there. I understand that with Donald Trump back in the office, the immigration process has become more complicated, but I would still like to give it a shot.

To give you some background, I am a finance professional with over 13 years of work experience. Although I do not hold a bachelor's degree, I possess professional certifications that qualify me for my current role as an FP&A Analyst working for a major employer within the region.

Given my age, qualifications and background, I would appreciate any advice on my prospects for immigration to the U.S. I would also like to know what possible avenues I can explore to make this a reality.

I welcome any and all feedback. Thank!

Can’t get Urdu address to show correct, the house number and postal code when typed in Urdu wont stay in sequence. Like the street name in Urdu then country then state then postal code and house number at the end. Like I can’t get it the correct order.

My wife is pakistani and I am applying for a POC card. I am a bit confused about the field with POC Contact Person. What is the purpose of this field and can I just use the same person as the verifier? Does anyone have any other tips for the POC application? I have a pakistani and german marriage certificate so im wondering which is better to use or if it has any difference.

Thank you in advance!

Hey anyone here who is applying for abroad through scholarships specially for USA, UK or for foreign countries. Kindly if yes it's a request can we link up, i wanna take full guidance also need help . Hope anyone can help out. Thanks in advance

Hiii everyone.....i am waiting for my visa....will probably gonna get it in a week .......what's the cheapest flight i can get to ......any info would help

If so, how? I can't go to Pakistan right now. But I need to open one. Can I speak with a financial advisor there to recommend me the type of account to open for my use case? I tried HBL, but the contact form's submit button isn't working.

I don't know if my tag is correct but here we go.

So a sister with bachelors in history and a masters in public health is thinking of teaching in Sweden. She is considering doing a B.Ed from somewhere in Pakistan to get a teaching job in Sweden. (she is already a resident of Sweden and is considering coming back here to study B.ed, she has some health concerns).

Can anyone guide me if this is a good way to go about this? I was checking some website uhrdotse and basically, the new M.Eds from Pakistan are taken as Master in Sweden (this is what I found). Do you think I should suggest M.ed to here?

I need to cancel my CRC so I can apply for a POC but using the Pak Identity app its giving an error about my citizen number.

I only have my citizenship number which was issued to me as a child and never held an NIC but did hold a pakistani passport.

Does anyone have any ideas as getting an appointment with nadra is next to impossible here? The error is saying "citizen number with document crc code is not allowed to process"

Lots of exciting changes coming in US. I am looking forward to the changes and the improvements.

My wishes:

• immigration gets fixed. No more illegal immigration. Businesses that use illegal immigration will hurt for a bit but market will meet their labor needs.

• manufacturing coming back due to tariffs. This will be great for the business minded Pakistanis in US. We are experts at manufacturing.

• More health conscious decisons. New secretary of health and wellness is very anti non healthy foods. Hope they adopt Pakistani food as the baseline.

• no more DEI.

Hi All, I am in a very sticky situation right now. I have a five month old who was born overseas. I live with my husband and baby in Australia. We wanted to travel to Pakistan to visit family on the 10th December. I made a NICOP fot the baby and got it express posted to my husbands mamus house in Orangi Town. The NICOP got made how everyever was not delivered to the house. The postman came around that area two different times but could not find the house so he took it back to NADRA. Now the thing is the NADRA people are not going the card to anyone and saying only the parents can pick it up. How can any of us pick it up when we live overseas. I called the NADRA helpline and they told me to write a letter, give authority to someone of blood relative and show it to the in-charge there and they would do an interview with me and my husband. I gave authority to my devar. They did not accept that and said that the letter needs to be signed by the DCA office. The time is ticking as it’s nearly time to travel overseas. We really need the NICOP so we can travel to Pakistan. My devar has gone there over five times. We have tried everything. They just don’t want to give it. Please internet do your thing. Someone please help me out, i would be very greatful. Feel free to pm me if you are able to help. Thanks

I am on a skilled worker visa working in audit firm in London. I went to UK without protector stamp. Now I have the BRP and NHS and visiting Pakistan on holidays. Do I need protector stamp even if I have the BRP and my company's insurance etc?

I am a dual USA-Pakistani passport holder traveling to visit Pakistan as my mother is not well. My Pakistan passport has expired ( on which I usually travel to Pakistan). I have applied for a family visit e visa with all documentation but not heard back for 48 hours. I have previously applied for my wife and children and other relatives on multiple occasions and it usually takes 24 hours in Pakistan time. Has someone applied for this category recently and can you advise me. I hav e 5 working days before my flight out of which 2 have passed. Thanks I’m advance.

Hello, everyone. I’m a student in the US and will be visiting Pak soon so I want to temporary register my phone for PTA. So i have some questions regarding it:

1. Should i register from here or should i do it when i arrive in Pak, as i guess website isnt working here.

2. Can i do it again when i visit again after some time, or is it only one time thing?

3. Can you guys specify the website to use just to confirm

Is pursuing an MS in the US for Fall 2025 still a smart move, especially with the possibility of Trump returning to office? My goal is to settle in the US, but I'm aware the process is lengthy. There are concerns about potential changes to the OPT program, restrictions on hiring international students, and reduced H1B sponsorships.

What are your thoughts?

Hey everyone, I've sold my car recently worth 34000 AED and got the payment full in cash because I am moving out to dubai with family and want to buy a car there. I wanted to know how much AEDs can I carry at a time with me so that I don't get into any issues? I've heard it was reduced from $10000 to $5000. I need to carry 33k AED at every cost because I won't be coming back and I need to buy a car there on urgent basis. Any way out/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Is it their scent? Or the simple things like turning the light on/off for them?

What are my best options for transferring money from Pakistan? Is there a limit or restriction from the government in Pakistan on the amount in USD?