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Automobile

Toyota Indus sold 11,000 fewer cars than it did last year. They still managed to increase profits.

Indus Motors sold just over 20,000 cars last year. The year before that they sold more than 31,000. Despite the dip in sales, higher margins mean their profits l increased.

Headlines

Are CPEC IPPs about to shift from imported to Thar Coal?

Headlines

Traders’ strike disrupts major cities including capital; widespread closure of businesses

Aviation

PIA debt restructuring: a surprisingly balanced deal

September 2, 2024

The government of Pakistan is generally terrible at negotiating complex transactions, but in the PIA debt restructuring, may have gotten itself an as-good-as-possible agreement that spreads the pain among the banks and the government relatively evenly

News Updates

Pakistan’s economic crisis drives women into workforce

11 hours ago

SIFC urges resumption of LPG plant operations to cut imports and save costs

15 hours ago

Local buyers of PIA seek investment safeguards and tax exemptions amid privatisation

15 hours ago

Govt urged to strengthen enforcement of scrap import laws

15 hours ago

Did paint manufacturers shoot themselves in the foot going to the CCP?

The CCP’s decision to fine Diamond Paint opens a can of worms that will implicate all paint manufacturers in a malpractice that might not make all that much sense

From incubation to acceleration, are Pakistani ESOs really serving the startup ecosystem?

The mushroom growth of these programs in the country raises questions about their efficacy

US farmers want to sell cheap oilseeds to Pakistani companies. Why won’t the government let them buy it?

Prices for US soybeans, an import input in the edible oil and poultry feed industries of Pakistan, are at an all time low. The government is not letting them capitalise on the opportunity because of an unfounded fear of GMOs

Small textile mill closures accelerating in Faisalabad

Industry on edge and panicked after Sitara Textile closed its mill for relocation

Editorial

If you’re not paying for journalism, you’re paying to not have journalism

Quality is the staple product of this stapled product. Or so we think. As do you, if reader feedback...

If the economy has any chance of surviving, the political instability must end

The first indications that a hung parliament will cause economic tremors in Pakistan have become apparent. An announcement from...

Opinion

Why do Pakistani businesses fail at innovation?

As a society, our culture wants us to conform and follow a laid-down path in life. Innovation requires breaking out of this which means facing our worries about failure, criticism, and the potential negative impact on our careers

Pakistan’s cleantech conundrum: scaling the tech in an economy that is a wreck

The fallout of climate change is upon us and the startup space is rising to it with innovation

Stability and reform: Navigating financial challenges in Pakistan’s power sector

Pakistan's power sector is at a critical crossroads, facing significant financial challenges that threaten its stability and sustainability. Changing policies and...