Guides for Pakistani shops
Running a shop is hard enough. Here's the practical stuff.
Plain guides on udhaar, offline billing, kitchens and counters — written for how shops actually run in Pakistan, not how software wishes they did.
Restaurant food cost in Pakistan: working out what a plate actually costs
How to work out food cost percentage by hand, what a healthy number looks like, and where the money really goes in a Pakistani kitchen.
Read the guideExcel vs POS software: when a spreadsheet stops being enough
Excel is free, flexible and genuinely good. The honest comparison with POS software, and the point a shop's spreadsheet starts costing money.
Read the guidePOS with udhaar: what "credit support" should actually mean
Plenty of POS software says it supports credit. Here's the specific test of whether udhaar is built into the sale or bolted on beside it.
Read the guideShop ka hisab kaise kare: closing the day's accounts properly
A practical routine for closing a small shop's accounts: count the cash, record udhaar given and recovered, and reconcile the till against the drawer.
Read the guideDigital khata with inventory: why credit and stock belong together
A credit sale still moves stock. If your khata and your stock count live in two apps, both of them are wrong — here's how far off, and why.
Read the guideLooking for an udhaar book alternative? Read this first
Khata apps are good at what they do, and free. Here's exactly when a shop outgrows a credit-only app — and when you should stay right where you are.
Read the guideA khata app that also does billing: why they're the same ledger
Most shopkeepers run a khata app and a billing book side by side, then reconcile by hand. Here's why credit and billing belong in one entry.
Read the guidePOS vs the khata register: should you switch at all?
An honest decision framework for moving from a manual register to POS software — where paper still wins, where software wins, and who shouldn't switch yet.
Read the guideSales tax invoices in Pakistan: what a compliant invoice shows
What a Pakistani sales-tax invoice must show, and how the provincial authorities (PRA, SRB, KPRA, BRA) split from the FBR. General info, not tax advice.
Read the guideThe best POS for a small shop in Pakistan: how to actually choose
A buying guide, not a sales page. The criteria that matter for a small Pakistani shop — offline, udhaar, provincial tax, staff training, and your data.
Read the guideHow much does POS software cost in Pakistan?
What POS software actually costs in Pakistan: monthly vs one-time, what's included, and the hidden costs — hardware, training and per-terminal fees.
Read the guideMedical store software in Pakistan: batches, expiry and a clean counter
A pharmacy loses money to expired stock, not theft. What medical store software needs in Pakistan: batch and expiry tracking, fast billing, udhaar.
Read the guideRestaurant billing in Pakistan: tables, kitchen and clean invoices
A café counter, a full-service floor and a takeaway window bill in three different ways. What a restaurant POS needs to handle in Pakistan.
Read the guideDigital khata vs the khata book: what actually changes
Moving your khata from a book to an app isn't about being modern. It's about four specific things that change day to day. Here's the honest comparison.
Read the guideChoosing a POS for a kiryana store on a slow internet connection
Most POS software assumes always-on internet. Kiryana stores don't have that. What to look for so billing never stops when the signal does.
Read the guideHow to keep udhaar without a paper register
The paper khata leaks money three ways. Here's how to keep customer udhaar digitally — who owes what, since when — without changing how you sell.
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