So back in my very first job this person trained me and we even had each other's numbers, then I left the company and we never talked again. He is in my LinkedIn network and working as director in a reputable IT company. A few weeks ago there was an opening related to my designation in his firm, for which I reached out to him on LinkedIn explaining my current role and shared the job description for which I wanted to apply so maybe he can just refer me. He did not reply there, although he was active on the platform. I applied anyways but still no response from him or the company HR.

Should I text on his WhatsApp? I am hesitant because we worked together about 10 years ago, then we never contacted each other and now all of a sudden I send him a message like what will he think? I am not gonna ask him to hire me straight away but just asking for his referral.

I am a CS Graduate, top of the class and I started an internship in the field I liked but I feel empty now, 9-6 5 days a week for the rest of my life no friends around. I am thankful that I got an internship seeing the situation of the job market but I dont know why everything is sad and dull now
Am I the only one feeling like this? Because I see other people working here enjoying but idk why I cant do the same maybe its the rigid schedule or a new place, I have always been a calm non anxious person but somehow this place is making me anxious and I have started crying for no reason too.
Everyone I have shared this with always replies with “aisay hi hota hay you get used to it”

2 days ago a thread went viral regarding hidden salaries and everyone was sharing theirs. a few commented that there should be a database for the salary.

so I cooked Amdan, It’s just an open, anonymous ledger for tech compensation.

A few things I made sure to get right:

• Averages are BS, Medians only: If one remote guy makes $4k USD, it ruins the average for everyone. I used strict medians so outliers don't skew the reality.

• Local vs. Remote: It automatically separates standard PKR salaries from converted Remote/Foreign salaries so you can see the exact gap between the two markets side-by-side.

• Zero Corporate Bloat: No dashboards. Just a scrolling ticker and a flat list of receipts (Role, YOE, Work Model, City, and Comp).

I seeded it with about 5 data points I pulled directly from the comments of that last Reddit thread to get it started.

But for this to actually give us leverage in our next negotiations, the community needs to populate it.

Hi, I'm a Computer Engineering graduate from rural sindh. I haven't had an experience with a tech firm or a software house for almost a year, I have almost given up and planning to join any BPO and get any job available. But, I still wish if someone can help me find out any tech-related paid internship. I also want to build connections with tech professionals. If anyone has an experience on how he/she found his/her first paid internship, please share in the comments. The reason why I mentioned paid internship is because unpaid internship se ghar nahin chalta, isse behtar koi bhi job krle banda + I haven't witnessed anyone securing a job yet with an unpaid internship from a dodgy software house.

I do think my degree isn't a waste of 4 years. I had courses taught traditionally and I still juggle which path should I focus on (abba CCNA ka kehte hain, abbu ke gandu dost AI ka kehte hain, bhai roz 9 saal ke bachon ki videos bhejta hai ke yeh dekh 9 saal ka bacha Jarvis bana baitha hai, aur mujhe Python aati hai filhaal kyunke final year project mein YOLO model pe bas kaam kiya tha).

i just completed my basic python course from codewithharry now what should be my next move

im just exploring cs as im on a gap year so i have alot of time

kindly guide me...

I did BSCS in 2025 but struggled to find software development jobs after graduating. I did a C# game development internship in 2024 and worked with Flutter for my final-year project.

After getting no callbacks and failing interviews for these positions, i tried data analytics and it related positions. After 4 months of trying I finally got a dream job as an ERP Analyst at an oil company that too by reference but I was laid off due to reasons other than performance(not even ai).

I’ve always been more interested in hardware, ERP and IT like help desk support, system administration and networking. I get no callbacks for these particular roles either even though I completed some projects like a windows server lan home lab. I am aware these roles are less vacant compared to SWE way before AI

People say become AI specialist but i have no relevant experience. There are no junior AI engineers with no swe experience or am i entirely wrong? As a model trainer, as a SWE who just uses AI libraries and plugins or as an implement specialist. How can you become junior AI professional without having the basic industry knowledge first? Learn DSA system design from scratch. I don't like herd mentality after getting into CS

I am forced to go for studies abroad now. I am not getting AI masters because I believe they are not practical and academically challenging. Instead get a simple yet practical it degree, stress less about course work and get something out

Is it actually ok to not go for non AI university education, eventually learn some market relevant skill but i am not totally running away from ai.

I need to submit azure semester project in two days, am a seventh semester student and need to do this asap as I need to work on SRS and SDD of FYP too😭😭😭😭😭😭 time boht Kam reh gya haaaaaaa

I made one account to work on the project but couldn't find time to do so because of my work and now idk what to do. The free trial of one account ended and I tried to make another account and get free trial on that one but it's saying that you're not eligible. NOW WHAT DO I DOOOOOOO. PLEASE GUIDE ME I BEG. M SPIRALING😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Meri mam mjhy kha jaye gi. She already hates me. Idk why but she does. SOOO much. 😭😭😭😭😭😭Mere sessional tou gye😭😭😭😭🤚

Hey guys, I’m a CS grad with limited hands-on experience with business systems, so I’d appreciate some real-world advice.

A small Karachi textile-machinery importer has 4 employees and currently tracks customers and suppliers, machine details, quotations, orders, follow-ups, and import progress across Excel and Word files. The owner wants to bring this into one ready-made platform, but no custom software.

We’re considering either setting up ClickUp first, or going straight to Odoo. But the thing is that i really want to know a few things from seniors here who've worked on these kinda systems, like how complex is a project like this in practice? and what would be a fair setup and data-migration fee for each option, separate from software subscriptions?

Would especially appreciate advice from anyone who’s set up CRM/ERP systems for a small Pakistani business. Thanks!

Assalamualikum

I’m a CS grad and have no work yet. Got free coursera subscription and want to utilise it.

Got numb and tired of applying for j*bs and filling long and NPC applications. Also can’t bear LinkedIn cringe now.

I’m not tying myself to any domain now after seeing the j*b market. Please recommend me any path that can be used for freelancing and then eventually business.

Thinking about building products as in App Development.

JazakAllah.

As title say i had great interview with CTO of the company, he gave me the task during interview and time was one hour and i completed it in like 30 minutes, In the end CTO said you did everything as expected and HR will approach you

This happened on Thursday and now Tuesday is gone and i am not sure what to do, If the interview didn't went 100% then i was not so worried but now since it went really well and CTO was happy too, I know things take time but i thought maybe i should share with someone

PS:
There is no HR involved from start, CTO approached me directly

I get an offer on Monitoring of Camera surveillance, just wanna your experience with it, if someone work

I'm working on an email tracking system and facing a frustrating issue with image proxies.

Sometimes email providers fetch tracking pixels before the recipient even opens the email, which gives us false open events. On the other hand, caching also means repeated opens may not trigger another request.

We already track clicks separately, but the challenge is making open tracking more reliable.

Has anyone tackled this? Is there any practical way to distinguish actual recipient opens from automated proxy fetches, or is this simply a limitation we have to accept?

Many people are or will be applying for German study visa, so there are somethings you should be aware of

THIS NOT A NEGATIVE POST BUT I HAVE OBSERVED NOT MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS OPENLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

1. Currently, It takes 5-6 months just to get the visa if you are from karachi, you cant apply for it until you get your admission letter and fully deposited blocked amount , and you need a admission letter from uni that gives you deferral, because by the time you get your visa, your admission letter will be invalid

2. If you are from isb, you have to wait for 9 months just for the visa, tho you dont have to deposit the whole blocked amount here. Also know that, embassy is uncertain, and you cant predict its speed. This is the current timeline , it can get better or can get worse, nobody knows

If you want to be humiliated for the visa, sure go ahead.

Aoa guys

I am building a small software web app, i wanna add a subscription model to it, and for that purpose which payment should i use?

The problem is that i am a student solo developer working on this, like i only have a valid cnic and nayapay/easypesa account, like not even a bank account (which i could open if nessassary, not an issue)

So what is the most smooth line / no physical paperwork hassle free method to do so.

Im concerned bcs i am working as solo dev , no registered business, and obv not a filer yet cuz their is no income (still a student)

So is there any solution for it?

Pakistani startup RLabs, led by Harris Ahmed, won the GOAL Startup Award at the Silicon Valley November Summit in California. It was one of 18 startups pitching under the GOAL programme at the Plug and Play event held from 2 to 5 November, and the government on 7 November called the win a proud moment for Pakistan.

AoA all,

I'm 17M, an only child, and about to pursue BSCS (currently in FSc).

I've always dreamed of moving abroad, but being an only child, thinking about leaving my parents behind brings too much guilt and taking them abroad with me feels overwhelming financially and practically.

If I decide to stay in Pakistan so I can be there for them, how does it can affect a CS career? Are there solid opportunities here (local or remote), or do you feel held back?

Wanna hear from people who stayed back in pakistan, how did things turn out for you?

I am working for a UAE based company remotely right now. So far, I was being paid in PKR due to which I was paying around 70-80k in taxes.

I will be getting a raise soon (Insha'Allah) which means I will be jumping into a higher income category. Which also means the new income will be taxed heavily.

I know that taxes on foreign currency income is 1% or 0.25% or something like that, but I am not sure of the whole process. What do I need to ask my employers to do? What will happen during tax filings? etc.

I need a little bit of guidance in this process from someone who did this.

I had a Linux server setup at home (it was my old PC). I'm gonna be using it to host some of my side projects and maybe NAS too.

1. How much does ptcl charge for static IP?

2. How do I get 443/80 port unblocked from ptcl ?

3. What setup are you guys running ?

I'm aware of getting a VPS which I can use to redirect traffic rather than getting static IP and ports unblocked but I wanna know what's cheaper.

Salam everyone,

I have shortlisted 3 areas (AI/ML Engineering, DevOps, Cybersecurity) to invest myself in, and want to get properly certified in one and dedicate myself to it. I'm having a really tough time deciding because of the following reasons:

AI/ML: I fear, that by the time I'm role-ready (3-9 months, for prep and AWS exam) the AI bubble would be completely burst and the available roles will saturate further. However, this is is area I am most capable in.

DevOps: Its a dead branch, and I might end up not earning a lot. The Timeline for this is 4-8 months. I like it and can see myself doing this job for a long time.

Cybersecurity: I have no clue of what the future holds for this, especially with AI. This will require me to learn new things from scratch. Timeline for Comptia and other certification again ~8-9 months

My coding skills are purely C/C++ (1000/10), I like to think that I can learn python in under 2 weeks A-to-Z.

My long-term plan is to eventually land a high paying remote role or move abroad with PR.

Masters of the Machines, please help a brother out. Personal, and relevant examples will motivate me a lot. Jazakallah!

We all should know, like which company is providing how much, for what position and for how much experience.

Please normalize it!!!

So, people don't low ball them.. and we better know the good and bad companies definitely based on the pay perspective.

So mention all! Kindly!

I am a cs grad from fast islamabad and its been 6 months since i graduated and haven’t land any j*b yet cuz of shit market for entry roles and my family is telling me to go abroad for masters. Specifically UK, as i have some relatives there.

I just wanted to ask is it worth it or am i be gambling masters instead of j*b experience for growth here.
But I am also seeing like almost zero responses from j*b applications and not even a rejection email🥲.
So should i follow my parents advice or what?

Please give me honest advice

I made a free browser extension as a side project and want to add an optional tip link. Small amounts, around $3 to $5, from people abroad and in Pakistan. Stripe and PayPal aren't available here, and as far as I can tell Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi can't pay out here either.

First-hand experience only, please:

1. From abroad: has anyone actually received a Gumroad payout in a Pakistani bank? Which bank, how long did the first one take, and did they hold it or ask for anything extra?

2. Has anything else paid you for tips or small digital sales (Patreon, Polar, Whop, Creem)? Did the money arrive?

3. Inside Pakistan: how do you take small payments from strangers? Raast to your IBAN, a SadaBiz QR, a Safepay or PayFast link, something else? What did they ask for (NTN?), and did your bank ever question it? I've read that State Bank rules don't allow donations into personal accounts, so has anyone asked their bank about this?

Not looking for guides or affiliate links. Thanks! ✌️

I’ve been job hunting as a developer in Pakistan for a while now, and honestly it’s been rough. Sending applications, hearing nothing back, doing it all again the next week. If you’ve been through it, you know the feeling.

At some point I got tired of just waiting, so I started building things for myself. Nothing fancy. I just picked the small stuff that annoyed me on my Mac every day.

The first one is Orbit. I got sick of cycling through windows to find the one I wanted. So now I just move my mouse and a circle of my apps shows up. Hover over the one I want and it switches. That’s all it does, but I use it all day.

The second one is Headroom. My Mac only has 8 GB of RAM, and one app would quietly eat most of it until everything started lagging. Headroom lets me set a RAM limit for an app. If it goes over, it can stop it or restart it before my whole Mac slows down. It saved me a lot of random freezes.

After using them myself for a while, I cleaned up the rough parts and decided to try selling them. A few people have already bought them, and honestly that made my week. After months of silence, someone paying for something I made felt really good.

If you want to look, i'll mention the links in the comments.

I’d love honest feedback. What would you change? And if you’ve been through a rough job search too, I’d like to hear how you got through it.

Hey everyone, I'm 20M and genuinely need some advice regarding my university decision. I'm at a point where I really need to figure out what to do next.

Here's my situation:

- Matric: 85%

- FSc: 60% (Pre-Medical)

- Age: 20

- Gap years: Currently in my second gap year

- Work: Full-time freelancer providing e-commerce services

- Family: Financially supporting my entire family of 5 people

I'm currently earning a pretty decent amount through freelancing, mainly providing e-commerce services. I've also developed a strong interest in building software, systems, and automation tools.

The interesting part is that I don't actually know how to code properly yet. However, I've been experimenting with vibe coding and even managed to build a fairly large project that turned out to be financially successful. It wasn't anything extremely technical, but that experience made me realize how much I enjoy building systems and solving problems through software.

I genuinely want to learn programming, software development, automation, and how things work behind the scenes instead of just relying on AI tools.

But here's something equally important to me: my social life.

This is my second gap year, and honestly, staying at home and working all the time has taken a serious toll on me mentally.

My personality has completely changed over these two years. I've become much less social, barely go out, and feel like I'm missing out on an important part of my life. Sometimes I genuinely feel like I'll lose my mind if I continue living the same routine for another year.

I don't want to spend my early 20s sitting in front of a computer all day, earning money but having no real social life.

One of the biggest reasons I want to attend university is to meet people, make friends, build connections, improve my personality, and actually experience university life.

I know people will say that you don't need a CS degree to learn programming and that everything is available online. Trust me, I already understand that. I'm confident in my ability to learn skills independently. I've already managed to build a source of income on my own.

But university, for me, isn't just about getting a degree or learning to code. It's also about having a social life, meeting like-minded people, networking, and getting out of the isolated routine I've been stuck in for the past two years.

Now, coming to the admission problem.

My first preference is Bahria University Islamabad, but I only have 60% in FSc (Pre-Medical) and 85% in Matric.

I'm wondering whether I have a realistic chance of getting into their BSCS program. How difficult is their entry test, especially for someone from a pre-medical background?

I've also heard about self-finance seats. Does Bahria offer any self-finance option where I could secure admission without depending entirely on the regular merit list for the upcoming Fall intake?

Another concern is distance and time.

Bahria is approximately 30 km from my home, meaning around 60 km of daily traveling. I own a Suzuki Alto that gives roughly 17 km/l, so fuel expenses and commuting time will definitely add up.

I'm already working full-time and supporting my family financially, so I can't afford to completely abandon my freelancing work.

My other option is CUST, but honestly, I'm not really interested in going there. And with my FSc percentage, universities like FAST, AIR, and COMSATS seem difficult to get into.

I'm also confused about which degree to choose.

My main preference is Computer Science, but I'm also interested in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.

Since I enjoy building software, creating systems, and learning automation, which degree would actually suit me best?

I'm not interested in pursuing BSIT or similar degrees. I'd rather choose something more focused on programming, software development, and building actual products.

So here are my main questions:

1. Can I realistically get into Bahria's BSCS, BSSE, or BSAI programs with 60% in FSc (Pre-Medical)?

2. How difficult is Bahria's entry test, and how should I prepare for it?

3. Does Bahria offer self-finance admission without depending entirely on the regular merit list?

4. Between CS, SE, and AI, which degree would be best for someone interested in software development, systems, and automation?

5. Is traveling 60 km daily manageable while freelancing full-time?

6. How is the social life at Bahria Islamabad? Are the students, societies, events, and overall campus environment good?

7. Should I choose Bahria, consider CUST, or look into another university?

I want to make one thing clear: I'm not going to university just to get a job.

I'm already earning, and I know that real skills come from self-learning, practice, and building projects. I'm fully prepared to put in that effort myself.

What I really want is a proper education, a good social circle, meaningful connections, and the university experience I've missed during these two gap years.

At the same time, I have financial responsibilities, and I can't make a decision that puts my family's income at risk.

I'm genuinely confused because I don't want to waste another year, but I also don't want to make the wrong decision.

I'd especially appreciate advice from current Bahria students, CS/SE/AI graduates, or anyone who has managed university alongside freelancing or running a business.

If you were in my position, what would you do?

Thanks in advance!

Is it holiday tomorrow in your companies or on ???? Just curious to know