Pakistan Pays: new articlesPakistan Pays tracks the money side of work in Pakistan: what jobs really pay, who is hiring and who is cutting. Every number sourced, every rumour labelled.https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/enPunjab approves 2,820 technical posts for Parks and Horticulture Authorities: what is confirmed, and what isn't yethttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/punjab-parks-horticulture-authorities-2820-technical-posts-approved/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/punjab-parks-horticulture-authorities-2820-technical-posts-approved/Punjab's CM approved PHAs in every district and recruitment against 2,820 technical posts. Pay scales, eligibility and dates are not announced yet.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:45:00 GMTHiringhiringpunjabgovernment-jobshorticulturephaWho's cutting, who's hiring (week of 5 Oct 2026): Faisalabad power looms, a PIFD hiring halt, and the e& mergerhttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/pakistan-jobs-news-faisalabad-power-looms-pifd-hiring-halt-october-2026/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/pakistan-jobs-news-faisalabad-power-looms-pifd-hiring-halt-october-2026/Dawn reports 40% of Faisalabad power-loom units shut, with a union claiming 100,000+ jobs lost. The President halts PIFD hiring. How solid each report is.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:50:00 GMTRoundupslayoffshiringtextilesfaisalabadpifdtelecomroundupFreelancer tax in Pakistan 2026-27: 0.25% with PSEB, 1% without. What FBR's law actually sayshttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/freelancer-tax-pakistan-2026-27-pseb-0-25-percent-explained/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/freelancer-tax-pakistan-2026-27-pseb-0-25-percent-explained/The 0.25% final tax on IT export income now runs to tax year 2029. Who qualifies, the conditions, PSEB registration, the 15 Oct deadline and the new 5% creator tax.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:40:00 GMTSalariesfreelancingtaxfbrpsebit-exportsremote-workMinimum wage in Pakistan 2026-27: Rs 40,700 in Islamabad, Rs 43,000 in Sindh. What each province has notifiedhttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/minimum-wage-pakistan-2026-27-province-by-province/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/minimum-wage-pakistan-2026-27-province-by-province/Islamabad and Sindh have notified new minimum wages from 1 July 2026. KP announced Rs 45,000. Punjab and Balochistan: no new notification found. Sources inside.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMTSalariesminimum-wagesalary-datalabour-lawislamabadsindhpunjabkhyber-pakhtunkhwabalochistanProduct manager and data scientist pay in Pakistan: what 12 and 16 salary submissions can (and can't) tell youhttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/product-manager-data-scientist-salary-pakistan-small-samples/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/product-manager-data-scientist-salary-pakistan-small-samples/Levels.fyi shows a PKR 4.01M median for product managers and PKR 3.96M for data scientists in Pakistan. Why such small samples need care.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTSalariesproduct-managerdata-scientistsalary-datalevels-fyisample-sizeWho cut jobs in Pakistan in 2026? What was reported, and how solid each report ishttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/pakistan-tech-layoffs-2026-what-was-reported/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/pakistan-tech-layoffs-2026-what-was-reported/Careem, e&, Motive, Jeeny, Zong and Faisalabad's power looms: every 2026 layoff report we've tracked, with its label, sources and any company response.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMTLayoffslayoffscareemmotivejeenyzongtelecomtextilestech-jobsSoftware engineer salary in Pakistan 2026: Levels.fyi says PKR 3.14M, PayScale says PKR 989K. Here's whyhttps://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/software-engineer-salary-pakistan-2026-levels-fyi-vs-payscale/https://pakistanpays.pages.dev/articles/software-engineer-salary-pakistan-2026-levels-fyi-vs-payscale/Two salary sources, a 3x gap at the median. What Levels.fyi (148 submissions) and PayScale (490 profiles) actually measure, and how to use both.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMTSalariessoftware-engineersalary-datalevels-fyipayscalenegotiation