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    <description>Practical advice on hiring household staff in Pakistan.</description>
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      <title>Seven questions to ask before you hire a maid</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Seven interview questions that show whether a maid suits your home — hours, household size, pets, honesty and references — before you hire.</description>
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      <title>What police verification actually covers — and what it does not</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>What police verification for domestic staff in Pakistan checks, what it misses, and the paperwork to ask for before anyone starts.</description>
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      <title>Live-in or part-time: which actually suits your household</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Live-in or part-time domestic staff? When each suits a household, what live-in staff need from you, and how to decide before you interview.</description>
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      <title>What to budget for household staff in Islamabad</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Costs</category>
      <description>What sets the salary of a maid, cook or driver in Islamabad, the fees families forget to ask about, and how to get a clear written quote.</description>
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      <title>The first week with new staff sets the next two years</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category>Household</category>
      <description>How to start new household staff well: write the routine down, show rather than tell, and agree pay and time off in the first month.</description>
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      <title>A safe-hiring checklist you can print</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A printable safe-hiring checklist for domestic staff in Pakistan: CNIC, police verification, references, emergency contact and the agreement.</description>
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