Tim Hortons and the Lahori elite
Discourse. Ideally it is a word no one outside of college classrooms and leftist whatsapp groups should have to hear. Yet the...
The Lucky-Irani smuggling circus at the Balochistan border
The 909-kilometre long Pakistan-Iran border is largely desolate and sparsely populated. But along this stretch of land, smuggling is a way of life
Chinese manufacturers are giving a new twist to a classic two-wheeler
Women’s mobility might just be the lifeline the two-wheeler market has grabbed to prevent the industry from becoming a monopoly
We don’t have a brain drain problem. We have a ghurbat problem
A vast majority of Pakistanis going abroad for work are unskilled or semi-skilled labourers living hand-to-mouth because of unemployment at home. The biggest victim is KP
An introduction to stock valuations
How to be better informed about your stock market investment decisions
Is the Symmetry Group’s planned IPO an informed decision or a shot in the dark?
The group has planned an IPO at a turbulent time. What reckoning could it possibly face?
Pakistan’s Cigarette Trade — A double-edged sword
Pakistan exports plummet from $14.38m to $12.06m worth of cigarette to the Middle East in FY 21-22
Bust, boom, and bust — Mush’s Muddy economic footprint
Musharraf oversaw one of Pakistan’s rare periods of economic growth. But what was the cost of these numbers, and why did he leave behind a mess?
Mass transit may become the only sustainable way to travel in Pakistan
As distances rise, so does the possibility of earning. Access to personal mobility, through bikes or cars, has been a distant dream for the working class, and now even those who earn six figures are looking for alternatives
In the war of imports, Daal and Roti face the banning block
What is luxury? And who gets to enjoy it in a regime of controlled markets?
Jo Banain Gai Khain Gai
As our standard of living faces a collapse, the main focus of our economic policy should be efficient production of exportable goods and agricultural products
Karachi Electric: Financial misstatements?
The name of the electric company has been making the rounds in several newspapers after a former board member wrote a letter to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) concerning Karachi electric. In response the company has initiated a case against the former for defamation
Funding vs execution – lessons for Pakistan
Pakistan in 2023 secured billions in pledges to help recover from floods, but the case of a $100 million project from 2020 in Karachi is a stark reminder that a lot go wrong during execution
The looming antibiotic conundrum
Global health is bracing for yet another crisis. This time it’s not a novel virus, but resistance against antibiotics. And countries like Pakistan are at the front-and-centre
The paradox of Pakistan’s bureaucracy
Sweeping the dirt of financial discrepancies under the carpet of red tape is a money-making scheme as old as the bureaucracy itself