The Black Friday phenomenon—A shopping spree that beats all binges
Upon hearing her friends’ last year’s experience of Black Friday sales in which they availed great discounts, the 21-year-old pharmacy student from...
Coming to Pakistan
In a dynamic smartphone market where it is hard to keep track after having attained success in the international smartphone market, Lenovo...
Making way for our women
Despite increased participation in the labour force, women’s development indicators have fallen. They will not improve without affirmative action
Corporate updates
Telecard receives clearance from the PSX for book-building of Supernet
After getting the clearance for listing from the PSX last month, Telecard Limited...
Finding home in the city: Women’s search for urban inclusion
Public spaces in the city are masculine realms that are designed to exclude women. However, this can be mediated by women-friendly city planning
Unnecessary shade and NFTs – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
It was a busy week in terms of social media full of meltdowns, shocking statements, and some of the silliest discourse we...
Child Labour – End of a life before it begins
She was 11, shy and looked obviously very scared when I found her sitting on the floor of my living room with...
Automotive credit has contracted for 12 consecutive months. Why is it worse than the 2007/8 financial crisis?
Outstanding credit shrank by Rs 74 Billion, ending two fiscal years worth of growth in automotive loans
Tech funding might be recovering in the US, but the trickle down effect will take its sweet time getting to Pakistan
Amidst this dreadful funding winter, can local capital be the nurturing source for Pakistan's tech scene?
Return of the Stay-at-Home Mom: The Way Forward
According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, Pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender...
Suspending people and businesses
On September 29, Muhammad Faisal, a full-time Uber driver in Karachi, as usual left home early, at six in the morning. Having...
Perks of being an expat and taxing the rich – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twittervers
This week we once again find ourselves talking about overseas Pakistanis and just how good they have it - because boy do...
Women in the workforce and the same old faces – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse
Cars, the coronavirus in India, and the Forbes 30 under 30 list dominated conversations this week
Lawmakers are running wild with development budgets while important projects languish
How are SDG-compliant parliamentarian schemes being used to play politics in Pakistan?
Provinces to get 17pc additional share from federal divisible pool
While center has been crying for short of revenue to meet rising expenses after the 18th amendment in constitution, the provinces are...