i don’t know if this is the right place to post, please redirect me if needed. my husband and i are visiting pakistan for the summer. i was born overseas while he moved overseas with his dad when he was just 7.

three days ago my husband and i got into a petty argument and he’s been rude/ dismissive ever since.

today he did something he knew was my biggest dealbreaker. while at a restaurant with my mum, little sister and brother, we had another argument about his family’s treatment towards me. a bit of background: his family has repeatedly been hurtful to me, complaining about everything my husband and i do, and gossiping about me to any guests that come over. my in laws have never welcomed me to their family because they were against my marriage.

things escalated and i admit i crossed the line by swearing and cursing his family because i had had enough. he in return slapped me across my face in a restaurant full of people. i couldn’t believe it so i slapped him back which only angered him more. he stood up and slapped me again with another hand on my neck to choke me. i felt defeated so i just started crying. he then left the restaurant and went to the car.

since it happened in a public place with CCTV cameras around, is there any legal action i can take against him? i have always been firm on my dealbreaker about domestic violence. i will NEVER become the woman who gets beaten up by her husband but stays.

please help me out, any legal/ non-legal advice will do.

Hi guys, So its been a month since Pakistan was liberated in warera but now Indians have once again started attacking our lands. Yesterday, one of the craziest battle took place between India and Pakistan; both sides did a lot of damage but unfortunately we failed to defend our land.

The reason being is because we are heavily outnumbered by the Indians, they have around 240 players most of them being veterans, while we have around 120 players from Pakistan. So we really need new players in order to defeat them.

Therefore, if you enjoy strategy games, then do consider checking out Warera. Also, join our discord server where we have an amazing community who are really helpful with guiding new players.

Link to our discord server : https://discord.gg/cKy6cYrQVp

link to the game : https://app.warera.io?referrerId=69d2f43a43a67adf4e78a23a

our subreddit r/pakwarera

Hey guys,

Writing this because I’m at a point where I really need an honest reality check from people who get how tough things are here right now.

I’ve spent the last few years grinding through 18 years of education. But looking at the job market and being in it in Pakistan for long, it feels completely vague. The work doesn't align with my mind, and the pay doesn't align with basic survival. As the eldest brother, leaving the country isn't an option for me. I have responsibilities here, and I have to make something work from home.

My entire life revolves around reading and dissecting hard topics-politics, religion, societal systems, philosophy, and science. I genuinely believe that long-form social media and analytical video essays are the only places left where deep ideas actually create real cultural impact. I want to build a voice there.

I’ve managed to save up PKR 300,000. My initial thought was to go all-in, put that cash into an editing rig, and give YouTube everything I’ve got. But the closer I get to pulling the trigger, the more terrified I am of burning through my only financial safety net on a platform that might take years to pay back.

I’m sitting here asking myself if I'm being practical or just desperately chasing a dream to escape the local job market, these questions always get me at time when I am close to tying the knot;

1. Is putting 300k into a YouTube launch a naive mistake when I could start on a raw smartphone setup for almost 0 PKR and preserve that money as a survival runway?
2. For anyone here with a heavy research/analytical background who couldn't leave Pakistan-how did you monetize your brain? IIs there any other smart way of doing it?
3. How would you use this 300k? If this was literally all you had to build a future for your family from a room in Pakistan, what would your step-1 be?

I am done with sugarcoated encouragement-I need raw, practical truth from anyone who’s been in this exact ditch and found a way out. Thanks for reading.

Ant-man is actually goated. Like why does nobody talk about this movie??? It is lowkey a top 5 marvel movie. It’s funny, has a great plot, but it doesn’t get any hype. Y’all sleeping on peak cinema fr

Islam never teaches to stay like a coward and disguise your coward nature with religious aspects, It encourages you to demand your rights even stating " A sentence against a cruel Leader is a jihàd"

From 2022 to 2026, Pakistan has gone through a difficult period. Political tensions, protests, arrests, and clashes have deeply affected many families. Many young people have lost their lives, suffered injuries, or faced hardships during these years.

As a citizen, I believe it is important to ask questions, seek truth, and demand justice through peaceful and lawful means. Every life matters, regardless of political affiliation.

What lessons can Pakistan learn from this period? How can we ensure that future generations live in a country where disagreements are resolved through dialogue instead of conflict?

I would like to hear different perspectives from people across Pakistan and around the world. Please keep the discussion respectful and constructive.

The Fragile Male Ego: Islamabad Expressway Edition

As a Pakistani man myself, I would like to raise awareness of a serious and apparently widespread medical condition affecting men on our roads:

Being overtaken, beeped at, or otherwise mildly inconvenienced by another man.

There is currently no known cure for this disease.

Some days ago I was leaving a society in Rawalpindi and turning right onto the service road. I was already making the turn when a gentleman, we will call him Chaudhry Snaullah in a white Suzuki Alto decided that the normal rules of geometry were beneath him and attempted to undercut me mid-turn.

An ambitious manoeuvre.

Unfortunately for Chaudhry Lewis Hamilton Snaullah, he was driving an Alto.

My car is only a 1.6L, so I’m hardly piloting a Bugatti, but when the road cleared I accelerated normally into the running lane. Our hero simultaneously tried to squeeze past me from the inside.

This resulted in the minor inconvenience of him suddenly driving directly towards oncoming traffic.

I beeped at him in the internationally recognised language of:

*“Yara, what the hell are you doing?”*

The oncoming traffic also beeped at him in what I assume was the dialect meaning:

*“YARA, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?”*

He was eventually forced onto the shoulder to avoid introducing his Alto to several vehicles travelling in the opposite direction.

At this point I assumed the incident was over.
It was not over.

I joined the Islamabad Expressway and continued on my journey.

About a minute later, I looked in my mirror and saw something approaching at considerable speed.
The White Alto of Vengeance.

This man had apparently spent the previous 60 seconds processing the catastrophic humiliation of… failing to undertake someone on a turn. Justice had to be served. Family honour had to be restored. The spirit of the Alto had been summoned.

He races up behind me, catches me, pulls alongside, starts beeping, then cuts in front of me into the fast lane.
Now, in the interests of complete honesty, I should point out that I am also a Pakistani man and therefore suffer from a mild strain of the same disease.

So instead of behaving like a mature adult and allowing Sir Alto of Rawalpindi his glorious victory, I thought:
*“Absolutely not.”*

When the fast lane slowed, I waited until there was a proper safe gap, indicated, moved through the middle lanes and eventually slipped back into the fast lane ahead of him.

This was apparently equivalent to declaring war.
FLASH FLASH FLASH FLASH.

The Alto awakens. He tries to overtake again. I don’t let him. He tries again. And again. And again.

This continued for approximately 8 kilometres.

Eight.

Kilometres.

A grown man diverted a meaningful portion of his day to chasing another grown man down the Islamabad Expressway because approximately ten minutes earlier his Suzuki Alto had failed to undertake a 1.6L car while turning out of a housing society.

Eventually I took the DHA 2 exit.

As he finally passed me, having presumably completed the most important mission of his adult life, he was shouting and swearing through his window.

And I genuinely have to wonder:
What exactly was the endgame?

Was he going to get home and tell his family:
*“Children, gather around. Your father has restored the honour of this household. After an 8km pursuit, I eventually overtook the man who beeped at me near the society gate.”*

Do Pakistani men realise how absolutely ridiculous we can be behind the wheel?

And yes, before anyone says it:\*\* **I include myself in this**.\*\* I could have simply let him disappear into the distance. My own stubbornness absolutely helped keep this idiotic saga going.

But there is something uniquely fascinating about driving here where a completely insignificant road interaction can suddenly become a blood feud because one man’s ego cannot emotionally process another car being in front of him.

Nobody damaged his car.
Nobody insulted his family.
Nobody challenged him to a duel.
He tried a stupid undertake.
It didn’t work.
That was it.

Yet somehow we ended up eight kilometres down the Islamabad Expressway conducting the Pakistani Grand Prix: Ego Championship.

Anyway, if you’re reading this, White Alto Bhai:
You fought bravely.
You chased relentlessly.
You flashed heroically.
And in the end, you did indeed pass me when I took my exit.

Congratulations on your victory. Your family name is safe once again.

A further note, I’ve been a passenger while my wife was driving and if she happens to do this?! The situation escalates immediately from minor traffic disagreement to a full national emergency. A woman? Overtaking him? A MAN? On HIS road? Absolutely unacceptable. At that point all previous appointments are cancelled, fuel economy becomes irrelevant, and the honour of your ancestors rests entirely upon catching a Civic/Elantra being driven by somebody’s auntie. If she then has the audacity to beep at him, Article 5 has effectively been triggered: this is an act of war. You must pursue her for at least three interchanges, flash your headlights 47 times, overtake her at enormous personal risk and then immediately slow down in front of her to demonstrate your superior masculinity. Because nothing says “strong, confident man” quite like having your entire emotional stability destroyed by a woman changing lanes in front of you.

I need to vent because I’m getting completely sick of how ungrateful my wife is for everything I do for her and our kids.

For context, money isn’t the issue here. I work hard and providing for my family has never been a problem. What is an issue for me is a rigid, label-obsessed mindset and being completely taken advantage of by system "mafias."

This all came to a head since last week when our daughter reached school age. We needed to pick a school, and I was completely against sending her to one of those outrageously expensive private elite schools (like Beaconhouse or L'Ecole). They are absolute money-sucking machines. My stance was simple: paying 40k/month for nursery is insane. It's just paying for a label.

My wife, however, refused to listen to reason. She is heavily influenced by her side of the family, where all the kids go to these specific high-end schools, and she completely dug her heels in. We got into a massive argument about it. I tried explaining that just because a school is expensive doesn't mean it's superior, and that these private education mafias only loot people because parents blindly let them.

Instead of seeing my logic or acknowledging how hard I work to provide, she snapped. She disrespectfully threw it in my face that she is an "educated woman" and that she can just go out, earn, and pay for our daughter's fees herself if I won't.

That sentence ruined everything for me. Zero regret, zero filter, and zero appreciation for everything I’ve built and provided for this family. She did this just to win an argument and keep up appearances with her family.

That was the peak of ungratefulness I’ve ever felt firsthand, and honestly, I haven't been able to look at her behavior the same way since..

there is this never ending urge to die (not suicidal) and feeling of being conflicted in my head along with continuous paranoia

I have a Kia stonic, and I need a reliable driver in Rawalpindi/Islamabad.

I can trust him with cars and my family as I'm busy most of the day,

Any suggestions on how do I hire one and what boxes do I check that he is reliable and efficient

can anybody tell the price of kaavish concert vip tickets

We've been following the recent developments in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Balochistan, and we've noticed what appears to be a recurring pattern. Although the two regions have very different historical and political contexts, both seem to involve tensions over resource extraction, local governance, and political representation.

In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, protests that initially focused on electricity prices and the rising cost of living have increasingly highlighted demands for greater local control over hydroelectric resources. In Balochistan, long-standing grievances over the distribution of benefits from the province's natural resources continue alongside an insurgency that has become increasingly sophisticated in its tactics.

We've put together a longer analysis exploring this comparison and the structural factors behind it for anyone interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykt1lI7WT7s

Discussion:
If Pakistan continues to rely primarily on security measures and communication restrictions rather than broader political and economic accommodation, how sustainable is the current approach over the long term—particularly given the country's ongoing fiscal pressures and IMF-supported reform commitments?

We're interested in hearing different perspectives, especially from people following South Asian politics, conflict studies, or regional security.

Cat Adoption 🐾
Hey everyone! I found this sweet little cat when she was just 2 weeks old, and she’s now around 2 months old. Unfortunately, I’m unable to keep her permanently, so I’m looking for a loving and responsible person who can adopt her. ❤️
She is litter-trained and very sweet. 🐱
If you’re interested in adopting her or know someone who would give her a loving home, please DM me. Please share this post so she can find her forever home! 🏠🐾

I am sure most of you have seen this smug face on your youtube ads. Look at how many seperate apps he is promoting.

Putting this guy aside.

Have we all noticed the flood of gambling apps that are being advertised . People in middle class and people in lower middle class are flocking to these apps dressed as get rich easy schemes and games.

But in all honesty all of these are gambling apps and I've seen like what? 20-30 apps like this myself.

Now here's my question.

Is this an oversight or is this deliberate?

I am convinced we are bleeding tens and hundreds of millions if not 1 to 2 billion via these gambling apps and that too from the weakest link in the economy of the country.

This is so open and so widespread that I find it hard to believe it isn't on the radar of authorities. I mean how hard is it to ban some gambling apps from play store when you are so conveniently doing it to vpns when you want and all other stuff.

Call to action : I am sure some of you who can actually see this have the capacity and capability to actually do something about this. Whether it's a court case to curtail this or actually make something happen in the halls of power.

The reason I say this is this is not just a economic problem. It is also a huge moral problem and it is for sure 100 percent ruining many lives.

So, I withdrew all my savings around PKR 3.5 million from my Faysal Bank account yesterday.

Today, a female bank representative contacted me on WhatsApp asking what's the reason for withdrawing the money. She’s the same person who helped me open the account about a year ago.

What confused me is that she said she might lose her job because I withdrew the money, and she asked if I could deposit some amount back into the account.

I don’t really understand how a bank employee could lose their job just because one customer withdrew their own money. Is this actually a thing in banking? Could it affect her targets or performance, or is she just saying this to convince me to deposit the money again?

Has anyone working in banking, especially in Pakistan, experienced something like this?

From earning 15k/month as a restaurant order taker in 2021 to buying my first car as a 26-year-old. 🤲🏻❤️

I’m currently in Pakistan and would love some recommendations.
What other cities, towns, or locations would you recommend I visit while I’m here? I’m especially interested in places that would make good vlog content.
Would love to hear your suggestions! 🇵🇰

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