Can Pakistan get its spectrum strategy straight?

A new GSMA analysis highlights Pakistan's spectrum opportunities

Can this grand-old Pakistani company make a comeback?

Back in the 1960s, Batala Engineering was a shining beacon of what a Pakistani company could be. Today, it is trying to recover from decades of mismanagement and misuse

Pakistan’s electric bike market: breaking through or breaking down?

Despite the promise, the EV sector grapples with its own challenges

Are matchmaking events disrupting the rishta aunty business?

The commoditization of matchmaking is not a novel concept but it might be finally on its way to be a formal business sector

Do big businesses undermine Pakistan’s competition laws?

The CCP has more than 500 pending cases languishing in the courts. Is that what makes them inefficient or is there more to the story?

The govt is kicking the wheat deregulation can down the road

Pakistan’s wheat subsidy problem has been feeding commercial banks instead of farmers and end-consumers. Why won’t the government get rid of this behemoth we do not need?

In Pakistan’s high-end hairstyling business, a not-so-new player makes a move

For 16 years, the Lebanese hairstylist Michael Kanaan has been running a small, secretive, super-selective, luxury salon. Why is he expanding to Lahore now?

Security Paper and the case of the delayed elections

The company has not held its elections and there is little chance it will happen anytime soon

Asset management taking off? Not yet

By some measures, the Pakistani asset management industry is the largest it has ever been. By other measures, it has not even recovered its 2008 peak yet

Crescent Star Insurance acquires significant stake in Tristar Power

Move comes as part of a wider trend by Pakistani insurance companies to make significant investments in the energy sector

Ghandhara Automobiles announces extension in distribution partnership with China’s Chery Automobile

Extension in agreement as both companies continue working towards a more permanent agreement

Does Pakistan need Starlink?

Can the Elon Musk backed venture disrupt Pakistan’s internet landscape as it has in other parts of the world?

Imperial Limited, a once proud sugar-plant, pitches an out-of-the-box solution to its woes

The company is hedging its bets on success of its hydroponic plant as a last throw of the dice. Will it work out for them?

Microfinance banking sector’s crisis casts shadows over SBP’s financial inclusion strategy

Multiple banks miss financial reporting deadlines, raising alarm over sector's health

How profitable is Islamic banking?

The perception of Islamic banking is that it takes advantage of people’s faith. How high are the industry’s profits, and where do they come from?