About ptakaro
ptakaro shows what electronics cost in Pakistan right now: shop prices in rupees with the date we checked them, how those prices moved, and the PTA tax to register a phone.
What ptakaro is
ptakaro is an information site. We check the prices that shops in Pakistan publish, write down the time of every check, and show you the result next to the PTA tax and the specs, each with its source. We do not sell anything. When you choose “Go to shop”, you leave ptakaro for the shop's own website, and anything you buy is between you and that shop.
Right now we list 111 models, with 235 current offers from 14 shopsOn 14 Oct 2026, when this page was made, we listed 111 models, with 235 current offers from 14 shops (last price check: 14 Oct 2026).
What every phone page shows
- Shop prices in rupees, each with the shop, the time we checked it, its PTA status, condition and warranty.
- PTA-approved and non-PTA offers in separate lists, so a cheaper non-PTA price is never passed off as the normal price.
- Price history: the lowest like-for-like price on each day we have checks for.
- The PTA tax for a passport and a CNIC, from a dated duty table, or “no official value yet”.
- Specs with the source of each value. What we have not confirmed is marked as not confirmed.
- A short verdict by a named editor, or “verdict pending”.
- A form to report a wrong price. A person checks every report.
- The maker's official product image of each phone, credited to the maker. A maker can ask us to take one down.
What we never do
- Make up a price, a spec, a PTA value or a date. Unknown stays unknown.
- Sell a better position. Offers are always sorted by price, never by commission; see paid links and disclosures.
- Publish star ratings, user reviews or “updated daily” claims.
Not the PTA
ptakaro is not part of the PTA or FBR. The official amount is set when you register the phone through DIRBS; this estimate can differ. To check or register a phone, use the official PTA DIRBS service. We cannot register phones, unblock IMEIs or answer questions about your registration.
Who runs ptakaro
ptakaro is run by Asif Ahmed Mirza, based in Lahore.
No editor has published a verdict yet. Every phone page says “verdict pending” until one does.
How we work is set out in how we check prices and our editorial policy. To reach us, see contact.