ToolPluse Pay, Allowances & Currency — Tracked in Real Time
VOL. I · FY 2026–27
UPDATES
— NOTIFICATION —

Every government's raise,
read like one ledger.

Annual increments, dearness and adhoc relief allowances, and other benefits are scattered across budget speeches, finance-division circulars, and pay commission reports — in every country, written in that country's own bureaucratic dialect. This page keeps the headline figures in one register, and gives you the tools to work out what a notification actually means for your own payslip.

PAKISTAN · FY26–27 +7% ADHOC RELIEF · EFF 1 JUL
INDIA · JAN 2026 60% DEARNESS ALLOWANCE
COMPUTE YOUR REVISION →
No. 02 of 2026

Pay & finance tools

Each does one job well — pick the one that matches what you're trying to work out.

TOOL 01

Salary Calculator

Compute your revised pay under Pakistan's BPS scale, India's 7th CPC matrix, or a fully custom structure for any country.

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TOOL 02

Income Tax Calculator

Pakistan, India, the USA, UK, Germany, and Gulf states' no-tax regime — plus a custom builder for any other country.

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TOOL 03

Loan / EMI Calculator

See your monthly installment, total interest, and total repayment for any loan amount, rate, and tenure.

OPEN CALCULATOR →
TOOL 04

Provident Fund / Gratuity

Project your EPF balance at India's current 8.25% rate and Gratuity Act formula, or build a custom calculation.

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TOOL 05

Currency Converter

Convert AED, SAR, QAR and other Gulf currencies to PKR, INR and more, using live interbank exchange rates.

OPEN CONVERTER →
TOOL 06

Salary Increase %

Enter your old and new salary to see the real percentage raise — with an optional live currency conversion.

OPEN CALCULATOR →
TOOL 07

Public Holidays

Look up public holidays for any supported country and year, fetched live, for planning leave ahead of time.

VIEW CALENDAR →
TOOL 08

Compare Countries

A side-by-side ledger of how Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the UK, US and Gulf states handle the annual raise.

VIEW LEDGER →
No. 03 of 2026

Everyday tools

Quick, free utilities for the things almost everyone needs sometimes — no sign-up, nothing stored.

TOOL 09

Age Calculator

Your exact age in years, months, and days, plus a countdown to your next birthday.

OPEN CALCULATOR →
TOOL 10

BMI Calculator

Body Mass Index from your height and weight, in metric or imperial units, with the standard WHO categories.

OPEN CALCULATOR →
TOOL 11

Percentage Calculator

X% of Y, what percent X is of Y, or the percentage change between two numbers.

OPEN CALCULATOR →
TOOL 12

Unit Converter

Length, weight, area, and temperature — pick a category and convert instantly.

OPEN CONVERTER →
TOOL 13

Password Generator

Strong, random passwords using your browser's cryptographically secure random number generator.

GENERATE PASSWORD →
TOOL 14

QR Code Generator

For a link, a WhatsApp number, or your WiFi password — generated instantly and free to download.

GENERATE QR CODE →
No. 04 of 2026

Document tools

Work with images, PDFs, Word, and PowerPoint files — entirely in your browser, nothing uploaded anywhere.

TOOL 15

Image Compressor

Shrink a JPEG, PNG, or WebP file's size while keeping it on your device the whole time.

COMPRESS IMAGE →
TOOL 16

Merge PDF

Combine multiple PDF files into one, in the order you choose.

MERGE PDFs →
TOOL 17

Split PDF

Extract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF into a new file.

SPLIT PDF →
TOOL 18

Compress PDF

Reduce a PDF's file size by optimizing its internal structure.

COMPRESS PDF →
TOOL 19

PDF to Word

Extract a PDF's text into an editable .docx file.

CONVERT TO WORD →
TOOL 20

Word to PDF

Convert a .docx file's text and structure into a PDF.

CONVERT TO PDF →
TOOL 21

PDF to PPT

Turn each PDF page into a PowerPoint slide image.

CONVERT TO PPTX →
TOOL 22

PPT to PDF

Extract a PowerPoint's slide text into a PDF, one page per slide.

CONVERT TO PDF →
No. 05 of 2026

Islamic tools

Prayer times, direction, dates, and Zakat — calculated live for your location.

TOOL 23

Prayer Times

Today's Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha times, by your location or any city.

VIEW TIMES →
TOOL 24

Qibla Finder

The compass bearing to the Kaaba from your current location.

FIND QIBLA →
TOOL 25

Zakat Calculator

2.5% of your zakatable wealth above the nisab threshold, gold or silver standard.

CALCULATE ZAKAT →
TOOL 26

Ramadan Calendar

The Gregorian dates for Ramadan in any Hijri year.

VIEW CALENDAR →
TOOL 27

Islamic Date Converter

Convert any date between the Gregorian and Hijri calendars.

CONVERT DATE →
No. 06 of 2026

Latest circulars

Summarised in plain language — read the original notification before acting on any figure here.

  1. CIRC. 001

    Pakistan: Budget 2026-27 sets a flat 7% Adhoc Relief Allowance

    Finance Division, budget speech · 12 June 2026 · effective 1 July 2026

    The federal budget applies a flat 7% Adhoc Relief Allowance on running basic pay across BPS-1 to BPS-22, with a matching 7% pension increase. The ARA-2022 (15%) and ARA-2025 (10%) allowances are folded into a new basic pay structure, raising the pensionable base without changing this year's take-home by the same proportion. The minimum wage rises about 10% to Rs 40,700 a month.

    Read the full explainer →
  2. CIRC. 002

    Pakistan: New Basic Pay Scale 2026 still pending formal notification

    Unofficial pay-scale charts in circulation · June 2026

    Several pay-scale charts describing the merged 2026 basic pay structure are circulating ahead of the Finance Division's official notification. Treat the merger arithmetic as provisional until the formal SRO is issued.

  3. CIRC. 003

    India: Dearness Allowance raised to 60% of basic pay

    Department of Expenditure, Office Memorandum · 22 April 2026 · effective 1 January 2026

    Central government Dearness Allowance rises from 58% to 60% of basic pay, with arrears from January 2026, benefiting roughly 50 lakh employees and 68 lakh pensioners under the standard biannual AICPI-linked revision.

    Read the full explainer →
  4. CIRC. 004

    India: 8th Pay Commission constituted, structural revision ahead

    Late 2025

    The 8th Central Pay Commission has been formally constituted and is expected to recommend a broader revision of the pay matrix, fitment factor, and allowance structure in the coming pay cycle.

    Read the full explainer →

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