Blue is what Pakistani school work is actually written in, and this is the 35 ml bottle that keeps a fountain pen going through the term. Nafees Classic+ blue costs Rs. 50, which puts it within reach of a child's own pocket money — and that matters, because the pen that runs dry at 9pm the night before a submission is nobody's emergency but the student's.

The bottle is moulded in translucent blue rather than opaque plastic, so you can see roughly how much ink is left by holding it to the light. Anyone who has discovered an empty bottle mid-sentence will understand why that is worth mentioning. The gold and blue carton it ships in is likewise distinct from the silver carton the black ink uses, so the two never get mixed up on a shelf.

The carton carries a water washable mark, and for blue ink that is the whole argument. Blue is the colour that ends up on a white shirt cuff, a school jumper sleeve and the side of a hand, and washable means those marks lift with water and an ordinary wash instead of needing a solvent or a new uniform. Rinse a fresh mark in cold water before it dries and the wash does the rest.

For handwriting itself, blue has one advantage that black does not: a correction, a teacher's tick or a red-pen comment stands out against it. That is why registers, class notes, homework and diaries are kept in blue while formal and examination work is often written in black. Most students end up owning a bottle of each for exactly that reason.

The bottle is squat and thick-walled with a broad ribbed screw cap, so it stays upright on a crowded study table and survives being carried in a school bag. The carton behind it in the photographs is the twelve-bottle shop pack — this listing is one 35 ml bottle.

The Safencia price is Rs. 50 for the 35 ml bottle with Cash on Delivery across Pakistan. WhatsApp confirms stock, your city and the delivery charge before dispatch.

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