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Online ReadMedical Billing Jobs in Pakistan: A Complete Guide to Production, AR Follow-Up and Interviews
How medical billing jobs in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and other Pakistani cities work: the production and AR follow-up departments, whether offshore billing…
Online ReadThe Medical Billing HIPAA Compliance Book: A Plain Guide for Agents, Managers and Leaders
A plain guide to HIPAA for medical billing agents, managers and leaders: the rules, safeguards and breach response, seven case studies, a…
Online ReadAR Follow-Up Comments That Pass QA: Part 2 of the Medical Billing Careers Guide for Pakistan
Part 2 of the Medical Billing Jobs in Pakistan guide, written for the follow-up (AR) department: a 12-chapter guide to writing concise,…
Online ReadThe Last Blue: Trees, Cities and the Sky We Are Losing
A 20-chapter book of nonfiction and eco-fiction on how cutting trees, urban sprawl, dirty water and smog are one connected story, and…
Your Best Self Starts Today: Self Help and Motivation for Pakistani Students
Practical self help and motivation for Pakistani students in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and beyond: build habits, beat procrastination, handle exam stress and…
The Future Is Yours: AI, Robotics and Technology for Pakistani Students
Learn how AI, robotics and technology work in simple words, and how Pakistani students in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and beyond can study…
Online ReadThe Sleeping Brain: Why Rest Builds Memory Better Than Rereading
Why cramming fails and sleep is what actually builds memory. Neuroscience-backed techniques for students: sleep guidelines, spaced repetition, active recall, a study-technique…
Online ReadCareer Planning
A 15-chapter, stage-by-stage career guide for Pakistani students: MDCAT 2026 and ECAT facts, the latest jobs data, accreditation checks, the HEC scholarship,…
Online ReadEffective Communication Skills
Listening, clarity, difficult conversations, professional writing, honest persuasion, presenting and giving feedback, explained plainly for students.
How AI Is Changing Everyday Life: A Guide for the Next Generation
How AI is already reshaping hospitals, classrooms, farms, jobs, art, and trust in Pakistan and worldwide, a 16-chapter guide grounded in real…
What’s New
See all →- Yenching Academy of Peking University Fellowship (September 2027 intake) — apply by 30 November 2026
- Formula of Unity / Third Millennium Mathematics Olympiad 2026–27 — apply by 5 November 2026
- International Machine Learning Competition (IMLC) 2026 Qualification Round — apply by 13 December 2026
- Bennington College Young Writers Awards 2026–2027 — apply by 1 November 2026
- Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Natural History Museum, London) — apply by 3 December 2026
New competitions are added every week — check back soon.
30-Day Savings Challenge for Teens: Save Without a Monthly Allowance
A self-run 30-day challenge for Pakistani teens to save a small, specific amount every day and track it, without needing a bank…
14-Day Sleep and Memory Challenge: Build a Sleep Routine That Helps You Remember
A self-run 14-day challenge to fix your sleep schedule and test whether it actually improves recall: a fixed sleep window, a wind-down…
30-Day Study Habit Challenge: Build a Routine That Sticks
A self-run 30-day challenge to build one study habit that sticks: a two-minute start each day, a fixed cue, and a visible…
Cadet College Admission Challenge: Choosing Between Hasan Abdal, Kohat, Garrison Kohat and Petaro
Four cadet colleges test Class 8 candidates within weeks of each other: Cadet College Kohat on 25 October 2026, Garrison Cadet College…
Honhaar Scholarship Challenge: How Punjab’s Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship Works
The Chief Minister's Honhaar Undergraduate Scholarship pays 100% of tuition for eligible undergraduates, on merit and need, through one official portal. Income…
AKU MBBS Admission Challenge: How the Aga Khan University Medical College Admission Works
AKU's five-year MBBS programme admits on merit, with no quotas, reserved seats or admissions against donations. Applications for 2026-27 closed on 13…
GIKI Admission Test Challenge: How GIK Institute Selects Undergraduates
GIKI admits undergraduates on earlier results plus a multiple-choice test based on Pakistani intermediate Physics and Mathematics, with no quotas or reserved…
Cambridge O Level Private Candidate Challenge: How to Register Through the British Council in Pakistan
Private candidates in Pakistan register for Cambridge, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA exams through the British Council's online system and must pay before…
Matric 2027 Private Candidate Challenge: How to Register With a Punjab Board or FBISE
Private Matric candidates register in two steps: enrol with the board, then submit the exam admission form months later. BISE Lahore enrolment…
PECTAA Grade 8 Exam Challenge: How Punjab’s Class 8 Board Exam Works
PECTAA runs Punjab's Grade 8 board exam for government-school students. As reported in January 2026 it covers Urdu, English, Mathematics and Social…
HSSC Second Annual Exam 2026 Challenge: How Inter Supplementary and Improvement Papers Work
The HSSC second annual exam lets Intermediate students reappear in subjects or improve their marks. Punjab boards start papers on 3 November…
Cadet College Hasan Abdal Challenge: How the Class 8 Entry Test Works
Cadet College Hasanabdal admits boys to Class 8 (O Level) once a year. Apply online by 4 December 2026; the 3-hour written…
Online ReadMedical Billing Jobs in Pakistan: A Complete Guide to Production, AR Follow-Up and Interviews
How medical billing jobs in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and other Pakistani cities work: the production and AR follow-up departments, whether offshore billing…
Online ReadThe Medical Billing HIPAA Compliance Book: A Plain Guide for Agents, Managers and Leaders
A plain guide to HIPAA for medical billing agents, managers and leaders: the rules, safeguards and breach response, seven case studies, a…
Online ReadAR Follow-Up Comments That Pass QA: Part 2 of the Medical Billing Careers Guide for Pakistan
Part 2 of the Medical Billing Jobs in Pakistan guide, written for the follow-up (AR) department: a 12-chapter guide to writing concise,…
Online ReadThe Last Blue: Trees, Cities and the Sky We Are Losing
A 20-chapter book of nonfiction and eco-fiction on how cutting trees, urban sprawl, dirty water and smog are one connected story, and…
Your Best Self Starts Today: Self Help and Motivation for Pakistani Students
Practical self help and motivation for Pakistani students in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and beyond: build habits, beat procrastination, handle exam stress and…
The Future Is Yours: AI, Robotics and Technology for Pakistani Students
Learn how AI, robotics and technology work in simple words, and how Pakistani students in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and beyond can study…
Online ReadThe Sleeping Brain: Why Rest Builds Memory Better Than Rereading
Why cramming fails and sleep is what actually builds memory. Neuroscience-backed techniques for students: sleep guidelines, spaced repetition, active recall, a study-technique…
Online ReadCareer Planning
A 15-chapter, stage-by-stage career guide for Pakistani students: MDCAT 2026 and ECAT facts, the latest jobs data, accreditation checks, the HEC scholarship,…
Online ReadEffective Communication Skills
Listening, clarity, difficult conversations, professional writing, honest persuasion, presenting and giving feedback, explained plainly for students.
How AI Is Changing Everyday Life: A Guide for the Next Generation
How AI is already reshaping hospitals, classrooms, farms, jobs, art, and trust in Pakistan and worldwide, a 16-chapter guide grounded in real…
AI in Healthcare: Promise, Practice, and the Human Stakes
A clear-eyed look at where AI is genuinely helping patients and clinicians, and where it is quietly failing them, across diagnosis, drug…
Online ReadThe Weekly Reset: Planning Your Way Out of Constant Catch-Up
A practical time management system for students who feel constantly behind: time blocking, the Pomodoro Technique, Parkinson's Law, and a weekly planning…
Short stories
Stories you can finish in one sitting.
Short StoryThe Freelancer’s First Dollar
Seventeen-year-old Talha earns his first online payment designing a logo, and knows exactly how to spend it.
Short StoryMDCAT Morning
Twenty days before MDCAT, Noor studies at 4 a.m. until her mother quietly brings her a cup of tea.
Short StoryMonsoon Boat
A flooded lane, a stack of paper and Dada Jaan's stories from 1975 turn a rainy day into a race.
Short StoryThe Kite That Came Back
A lost green kite with a boy's name on it lands on Zoya's roof in Lahore. She could keep it. Returning it…
Short StoryReels vs. Books
Hamza is famous for ten-second videos but fails his maths test. So he makes his first study reel.
Short StoryThe Mango Box
A giant box of Multan mangoes turns into a street full of new friends for Ayesha.
Short StoryChai at the Dhaba
A failed exam, a rainy night and a truck driver's one sentence that changes a student's mind about giving up.
Short StoryThe Truck Art Dream
Zain paints one tiny blue bird on his uncle's truck, and it travels across all of Pakistan.
Short StoryLoad-Shedding Night
When the power cuts out, Sana's family finally talks by candlelight, and nobody wants the lights back on.
Short StoryThe Last Over
One run to win, one wicket left, and a tape ball in Bilal's hand. A gali cricket story about trusting your team.
Interactive books
Read-along books where your child joins in on every page.
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Online learning for kids in Pakistan
Qalam and Kitab is a free place for online learning for kids in Pakistan, from Playgroup to FSc. Young children get short stories, interactive books and Explore books in Playgroup. Students get free online reads on study skills, exams, money, careers and technology, plus student challenges such as MDCAT, ECAT, Model UN and debate, each with a free preparation guide in the Solutions Hub. Need something on paper? Our Print and Copy service prints and binds in Lahore.