Online landa – the Instagram ‘thrift store’ arbitrage racket
As the landa goes online, the demand for secondhand clothes increases, and so do the prices
No PM, you’re wrong. We can afford a shutdown. Here’s how
A combination of cash transfers and government stimulus is necessary and doable as a temporary response to prevent massive loss of life and permanent damage to the nation's healthcare infrastructure
Profit Explains: The GIDC saga
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has recently waived off approximately 208 billion rupees in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess, more famously known as GIDC,...
How to turn the PCB into a lean, mean, business machine
Under the leadership of Wasim Khan, Pakistan cricket has taken on a new life. But are the changes making a real impact, or are they mere eyewash?
How to fix the Pakistani economy: Dr S Akbar Zaidi
Technocratic solutions are not enough; Pakistan needs to have major political parties agree on the broad contours of economic policy
How Hum Networks rose to become one of the biggest names in Pakistani entertainment
For over a decade now, Hum TV has been one of the most watched entertainment television channels in Pakistan, consistently ranking at...
In religious tourism, it’s strictly business. Now the govt wants to regulate it like one
For decades there has been no policy managing the religious tourism to Iran, Iraq, and Syria, allowing tour operators to work with impunity. The government finally wants to regulate it.
Why negotiating with the IPPs won’t fix much. And what will
A look at the series of bad ideas that have plagued the government’s attempts to fix the energy grid, and how the government keeps digging itself into a bigger and bigger hole
Fauji Foods losses continue, despite revenue growth
In a great year for its parent conglomerate, the food subsidiary continues to struggle as it faces stiff competition
Pakistan’s urban upper middle class obsession with luxury dogs is making people big money
Under the guise of breeds and love of animals, a lucrative business thrives, with some criticising it as inhumane and others as a wasteful luxury
In Careem’s acquisition, will Uber create a monopoly?
In April this year, the ride-hailing firm Uber acquired the rival company Careem for $3.1 billion, with the deal between the two...
Fit in Punjab, unfit in Sindh?
In a first, the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s Karachi registry banned selling and distribution of four brands of packaged milk including Nurpur...
For six years, Pakistan’s sugar barons were at war. Did they just call a truce?
Run on the power of political patronage, the sugar industry in Pakistan often ebbs and flows with the tides of political alliance
Shopkeepers’ scam adds fizz to profits
Retail prices of Coke and Pepsi remain unnoticed while retailers overcharge consumers day in, day out by as much as 40 percent – making millions over the top, apparently unnoticed
Ibex Ltd, TRG’s subsidiary, finally going public on the NASDAQ
Speculation about the impending IPO has led to a run up in the parent company’s stock on the PSX