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Karkhana Labs is a software workshop in Islamabad. We build, ship and keep running the systems schools and colleges use every day.

See the work

SIMS runs the school day

Attendance, fees, exams and timetables for Pakistani schools, on the school's own computer, with or without internet.

Ask the register

2 students in 7B owe Rs 8,000 for October.

  • Hamza Iqbal7BRs 4,000 unpaid
  • Usman Tariq7BRs 4,000 unpaid

A fictional school of 24 students. The question is answered in your browser and goes nowhere.

Or try

Live from the workshop

sims.karkhanalabs.com agc.karkhanalabs.com

What the workshop makes

Two products in daily use, built and run from Islamabad.

SIMS

School management for Pakistani schools: students, attendance, gradebook, exams, fees and WhatsApp alerts. It runs on the school’s own computer and keeps working when the internet doesn’t.

Plan
Months

Standard for 12 months: Rs 44,820. You save Rs 9,180.

Includes students, attendance, gradebook, exams, fees and reports.

Visit SIMS

AGC fee portal

Student and fee portal for Abbott Group of Colleges, Islamabad. We rebuilt their old system and carried every record across.

Abbott Group of Colleges, Islamabad

Bank Copy

Receipt #
1024
Student
Sara Ahmed (demo)
Programme
ADP Computer Science
Admission fee
Rs 8,000
Tuition fee
Rs 14,500

TotalRs 22,500

QR code that opens agc.karkhanalabs.com/verify

Every copy carries a signed QR code that verifies it.

Staff sign-in

Works without internet

Records live on the school’s computer. The internet is only for updates and backups.

  • InternetOff
  • Attendance saved08:14
  • Fee receipt printed08:21

Updates that can’t be faked

Every SIMS update is signed. If one fails, the app rolls itself back.

  • Signature checkedValid
  • Update installedDone
  • Start-up test failedRolled back
Painted folio from the Akbarnama: Akbar hunting with cheetahs, riders, elephants and a blue-and-gold frame

Where the name comes from

The first karkhanas were the Mughal imperial workshops, where books like the Akbarnama were painted, around 1600. We kept the name.

Run from Islamabad

On our own servers. Encrypted backup every night at 03:00 PKT.

Your project could be next

Portals, desktop apps, the system your office still keeps on paper. Tell us what it is.

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How a job moves

No black box. You know who is working on your system, what happens this week, and who answers the phone after launch.

Hand tools laid out on dark wood
Karkhana Labs · Job card Islamabad

  1. First week

    • Visit you and watch the work being done2–3 visits
    • Write down every screen and rule2 days
    • Fixed price and dates, in writing1 page

  2. Building

    • A working version to click every Fridayweekly
    • Tested on your own computersevery week

  3. Going live

    • Your old records moved across1 weekend
    • Staff trained in person1 day

  4. After

    • Fixes, updates and nightly backupsongoing
    • One phone number that answersalways
You hold: working software and all your data6–10 weeks

Tell us what you need built. We reply on WhatsApp.

Opens WhatsApp with your message ready to send. We usually reply within a day.

WhatsApp
0333 5004508
Email
[email protected]
Based in
Islamabad, Pakistan
Products
sims.karkhanalabs.com
agc.karkhanalabs.com