From trainee to the boardroom
In an international corporate landscape filled with Indians helming top slots, BAT’s Zafar Khan shows Pakistanis can do the same
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
Negative freight margins in the price of fuel ?
Documents reveal that the regulator has imposed penalties on refineries through IFEM adjustments, but how does this work?
The fool’s fuel plan?
In another world, in a country not so close to the brink, and with a lot more time the fuel cross-subsidy may have had a shot. Right now it is a case of bad timing and bad planning
Are local makeup brands really local?
Attention! Your imported drugstore makeup is melting, and not from the hot weather but from the heat it is getting from local players
Jahangir Siddiqui will soon own two banks. Not everyone is happy
From legal technicalities to outright accusations of white-collar crime involving big business, as well as the regulators, JS Bank’s bid to buy BankIslami has many detractors. But will any of this be enough to stop the transaction from taking place?
Have car prices sleepwalked into no-man’s land where nobody can afford them anymore?
Customers might have to pull the break on their dreams to own a car because it looks like we’ll be here for a bit
Mera bank, meri marzi
Women despite having their own bank accounts are not free to make their own financial decisions
Calling a spade a spade; Is Capital Value Tax the new wealth tax?
In the hot haste of collecting more taxes, did the government do a mix up?
No, women artisan fairs aren’t enough to empower them
The limitations of local craft fairs to provide financial empowerment to women can be overcome through Fintech. However, women’s access to technology remains abysmal
Changing the ‘cycle’ of work culture
The traditional ‘work day’ was not designed keeping women in mind; it caters to the biological and sociological needs of men
Descon’s long-play
One of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates has quietly entered the agricultural sector. But they don’t just plan on selling salt and drying vegetables. They want it all
The Pink Bus is the ideal stopgap solution; We just hope it knows when to stop
It’s a clever solution to a pressing problem; thinking of it as a long-term solution, however, runs the risk of it becoming the pink elephant in the room
Health and Fitness in the metaverse
After years of catering to women in Pakistan, AimFit has taken its fitness movement global
Inside the digital media newsrooms of Pakistan
With more than half of the population’s access to the internet, the digital landscape is fertile soil not just for information and narrative-building, but also for business