Plenty of readers in Pakistan do not have a credit card, or simply do not want to type card details into a website they have not used before. That is completely reasonable, and it is why Cash on Delivery remains the way most people here shop online.
What Cash on Delivery actually means
You place the order on the website. Nothing is charged. The books are packed and handed to a courier, and when the courier reaches your address, you hand over the cash and take the parcel. If the parcel never arrives, you never pay anything.
Ordering, step by step
Find the books you want and add each one to your basket. When you are finished, open the basket and click through to checkout. Fill in your name, full address and a phone number the courier can actually reach — this is the part people get wrong most often, and an unreachable number is the single most common reason a delivery fails.
Choose Cash on Delivery as the payment method and place the order. You will see a confirmation on screen and receive an email. Keep the order number somewhere; it makes any follow-up call much quicker.
What it costs
Delivery within Islamabad is Rs 150, and Rs 250 to the rest of Pakistan. Once your order passes Rs 2,500 inside Islamabad, or Rs 5,000 anywhere else, delivery is free. There is no separate Cash on Delivery surcharge.
How long it takes
Islamabad and Rawalpindi usually see delivery within one to two days. Other cities normally take three to five working days, depending on the courier and how far out you are.
If anything about an order is unclear, the fastest route is always the phone. Call the shop on +92 51 2270738 during opening hours and someone will look it up for you.