Ali Silat

Making financial literacy easy

Ali Silat is a digital marketer who led marketing and growth at Pakistan's leading brokerage house.

He started PressTheWord to make financial literacy easier to understand. Here he shares tips and tricks on everything from opening an account to saving and investing.

He invests his own savings in shares and mutual funds, and builds online businesses for active and passive income. That's what he writes about here: how to earn more, and how to make your savings work.

The editorial policy explains how figures on the site are checked and updated.

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VPS in Pakistan: What the Voluntary Pension System Is and How It Cuts Your Tax A plain explanation of VPS: who can open one, how the tax credit works, when you can take the money out, and when it is not worth it.
Property Taxes in Pakistan 2026-27: What You Pay When You Buy or Sell Section 236C is a flat 2.75% for sellers and 236K a flat 1.25% for buyers in 2026-27, with capital gains tax and non-filer rates explained.
Minimum Wage in Pakistan 2026-27: Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan and Islamabad The minimum wage each province has actually notified for 2026-27, with daily and hourly rates, skilled grades in Sindh, and what is still only announced.
Filer vs Non-Filer in Pakistan 2026-27: What Changes and How to Become a Filer Check your ATL status, register on IRIS, file your return, and see what non-filers pay more on in 2026-27, from property to cash withdrawals.
Asaan Connect: Open a PSX and Mutual Fund Account Online with CDC Asaan Connect is CDC's free portal to open stock, mutual fund and insurance accounts online. What you need, the steps and how it works.
How to Use a Credit Card in Pakistan Billing cycles, minimum payments, statements, OTPs and what to do when a card is lost. The guide for after you get the card.
Real Estate vs DCR: The Rental Income Lesson Nobody Taught Us Rs 50 lakh in a flat or in DCR units: which pays more rent, with the numbers worked out and what compounding does to them.
Credit Card Charges in Pakistan: July to December 2026 Annual fees, late payment, cash advance and foreign transaction charges for 10 Pakistani banks, from their July to December 2026 Schedules of Charges.
How to Make Money Online in Pakistan: What Works and How You Get Paid Five legal ways to earn online in Pakistan, plus how foreign payments reach you, SBP dollar account rules, PSEB registration and the 2026-27 export tax.
How Students in Pakistan Can Earn Money Online Skills that pay first, free DigiSkills.pk training, SBP's teen account rules, age limits on platforms, scams to avoid and when tax starts to matter.
How to Invest in PSX: Open an Account and Buy Your First Shares Open a PSX account step by step: broker, CDC account, Sahulat account, costs, 2026-27 tax, and how to place your first order.
Best Ways to Invest in Pakistan: 10 Options Compared Ten ways to invest in Pakistan compared on minimum amount, how the return is set, tax and withdrawal, with a simple real-return check.