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About BaKhabar Pakistan
Understand Pakistan Through News, Data & Practical Tools
BaKhabar Pakistan is a Pakistan-focused digital platform bringing together journalism, financial information, economic data, historical information, calculators and practical digital tools.
Our aim is simple: to make important information about Pakistan easier to find, understand, compare and use.
From current affairs and economic developments to gold and fuel prices, tax information, historical datasets and financial calculators, BaKhabar Pakistan is being developed as a platform where readers can not only learn what is happening, but also explore the information behind it.
Who We Are
BaKhabar Pakistan brings together experience from journalism, finance, accounting, technology and digital media.
Our work is supported by professionals with extensive experience in their respective fields, combining editorial knowledge with financial expertise and technology-driven data resources.
Kanwar Rashid Habib
Senior Journalist | Political & Legal Affairs Writer
Kanwar Rashid Habib is a senior journalist with more than 32 years of experience in print and electronic media. He began his journalism career in 1992 and has extensively covered politics, law, governance and human rights, providing reporting and analysis on issues of national importance.
For the past 19 years, he has been associated with ARY News, one of Pakistan's leading television news channels. In addition to his work in mainstream media, he regularly writes analytical articles on political and legal affairs and manages a YouTube channel focused on current affairs.
Through BaKhabar Pakistan, he contributes his extensive journalism experience to coverage of current affairs, political developments, legal matters, governance and issues affecting Pakistan.
Muhammad Awais Rashid, ACMA
Finance & Data
Muhammad Awais Rashid is an ACMA-qualified finance professional with more than 8 years of experience in finance and accounting.
His professional background includes financial reporting, management accounting, budgeting, financial modelling, ERP systems and finance technology.
At BaKhabar Pakistan, he focuses on developing financial datasets, historical data, calculators, analytical tools and technology-driven resources that make financial and economic information more accessible and useful.
Bringing Journalism and Data Together
BaKhabar Pakistan is built around the idea that news, data and practical tools can complement each other.
A news report can explain what happened. Data can show how significant the change is. Historical information can provide context. A calculator or interactive tool can help a reader understand what the change means for them personally.
Where appropriate, our approach is to help readers understand:
This combination of journalistic reporting, financial expertise and data-driven tools is an important part of the direction of BaKhabar Pakistan.
What We Do
Financial Data & Historical Information
We develop and organize financial and economic information that can be useful for readers, professionals, researchers and businesses. This includes areas such as:
- Gold and silver rates
- Petrol and diesel prices
- Historical price data
- Economic indicators
- Tax information
- Financial and market information
- Company and business information
- Other Pakistan-focused economic datasets
Our objective is not simply to publish a number for today, but where possible to provide history, context, comparisons and useful analysis around that number.
Financial Calculators & Practical Tools
Financial concepts can often be difficult to understand through articles alone.
BaKhabar Pakistan develops practical tools that allow users to work with financial information themselves. These include calculators and tools related to areas such as:
- Income and salary tax
- Zakat
- Gold and silver
- Fuel costs
- Household energy costs
- Savings and financial planning
- Other personal and professional finance topics
We aim to make these tools simple enough for everyday users while providing sufficient information about assumptions and methodology.
Pakistan Economy & Current Affairs
BaKhabar Pakistan also covers important developments affecting Pakistan's economy, politics, law, governance, businesses and society.
Our editorial coverage aims to provide more than a headline where additional context is useful. Depending on the subject, an article may explain:
- What happened
- What led to the development
- Who or what is affected
- What available data shows
- Why the development matters
- Relevant historical or economic context
Our Approach to Data
Financial information can change quickly, and different sources may report information in different ways.
We therefore aim to make our data process as transparent as practical. Where relevant, we try to:
- Identify the source of information
- Show when information was last updated
- Distinguish current information from historical information
- Explain calculations and assumptions
- Cross-check information where practical
- Distinguish reported figures from calculated or estimated values
- Link information to relevant original or authoritative sources where appropriate
Some datasets may be automatically collected or calculated using technology. Automation helps us maintain and process large amounts of information, but we still aim to apply appropriate validation and consistency checks.
Built Around Data, Not Just Articles
One of the core ideas behind BaKhabar Pakistan is that a single number can answer one question, while a structured dataset can answer hundreds.
For example, knowing today's petrol price is useful.
But a historical fuel-price database can also help answer:
- What was petrol selling for five years ago?
- How much has the price changed?
- When were the largest increases?
- How much would a monthly fuel budget have changed?
- How do current prices compare with historical levels?
The same approach can be applied to gold, silver, taxes, economic indicators, company information and other financial data.
Our goal is therefore to develop resources that allow users to find the number, understand the number, compare the number and explore its history.
Information for Readers, Professionals & Researchers
BaKhabar Pakistan is also intended to become a useful resource for people who need Pakistan-focused financial and economic information. This includes:
- Students
- Finance professionals
- Accountants
- Business owners
- Researchers
- Journalists
- Investors and market participants
- Entrepreneurs
- General readers
As the platform develops, we plan to expand structured datasets, historical information, analytical tools, downloadable resources and other ways of working with Pakistan-focused financial information.
Accuracy, Sources & Transparency
We make reasonable efforts to maintain accurate and useful information, but financial and economic information can change and some calculations depend on assumptions. For this reason:
- Important figures should be checked against their original source where appropriate.
- Calculators are intended as informational tools and may not cover every individual circumstance.
- Historical or calculated figures may use methodologies that are explained on the relevant page.
- Market prices may vary between sources, locations and individual transactions.
- Readers should consult qualified professionals or relevant authorities when making decisions that require specific legal, tax, financial or religious advice.
Our objective is not to claim that every number is perfect. It is to show where information comes from, explain how information is calculated where necessary, and make the underlying methodology understandable.
Independent Platform
BaKhabar Pakistan is an independent digital platform.
We use information from government departments, regulatory bodies, institutions, market sources and other publicly available sources where appropriate. Such sources are identified on relevant pages when applicable.
BaKhabar Pakistan does not represent a government department, regulator, financial institution or other external organization unless this is explicitly stated.
Our Vision
We want BaKhabar Pakistan to become a comprehensive destination for Pakistan's financial, economic and practical information.
Over time, our vision is to bring together:
in one connected platform.
A reader should be able to come to BaKhabar Pakistan to:
That is the direction in which we are building BaKhabar Pakistan.
Why BaKhabar Pakistan?
Pakistan produces an enormous amount of financial, economic and public information every day.
The challenge is often not the absence of information, but finding it in a form that is organized, understandable and useful.
BaKhabar Pakistan aims to bridge that gap by combining:
- Experienced journalism
- Finance and accounting expertise
- Structured data
- Historical information
- Practical calculators
- Digital technology
- Clear explanations
We believe information becomes more useful when people can understand it, interact with it and put it into context.
Meet the People Behind BaKhabar Pakistan
Kanwar Rashid Habib
Senior Journalist | Political & Legal Affairs Writer
32+ years of journalism experience, with extensive coverage of politics, law, governance and human rights, including 19 years associated with ARY News.
Muhammad Awais Rashid, ACMA
Finance & Data
8+ years of experience in finance and accounting, with a focus on financial reporting, management accounting, financial modelling, ERP systems, finance technology and data-driven financial tools.
Contact Us
We welcome feedback, corrections, suggestions, collaboration opportunities and relevant information from readers and professionals.
If you have a correction or believe information on the website needs to be updated, please contact us on WhatsApp with the relevant details and source where available.