Is registering your VPNs with the PTA a problem?
Why is the PTA suddenly so big on monitoring VPN traffic and how complicated is it for the user and for the PTA itself?
The myth of Pakistan’s as a trade corridor needs to die
China has no use for Pakistan’s infrastructure. It must be built by Pakistanis, using Pakistani money, and for Pakistani needs.
Pakistan’s auto industry may soon need to abide by safety standards
In the absence of a domestic testing facility, MoST wants overseas type approval for vehicular safety. Auto Manufacturers do not seem to like the idea
After a complete plummet, Pakistan’s cement industry is seeing healthy margins again. What prompted the comeback?
After plummeting to below 5% in 2020, the cement sector's gross margins have surged back to 25% in 2023, but haven’t quite hit the highs of nearly 50% they had in 2012
Pakistan’s Catch-22 situation with the IMF Bailout
Does Pakistan possess the capacity to meet the IMF’s conditions?
A plan to turn Punjab into a communist dictatorship has been foiled. For now.
Using inflation as an excuse, the chief minister wanted to introduce a parallel policing and judicial system with vaguely defined powers. How long can they be held off?
For the past five years, the HBL PSL was the PCB’s biggest source of revenue. It no longer is
For the past five years, the HBL PSL has been the main contributor to the PCB’s finances. Last year, the Asia Cup and other international tours also became big earners for the board
Has the power crisis finally brought the telecom industry to its knees?
The escalating cost of powering the tower infrastructure has become a hindrance to the progress of telcos, do they have a work around?
Competition in the dishwashing segment remains non-existent. How did Lemon Max manage it?
Despite a challenge from Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive’s Max Bar dominates the dishwashing market, taking 68.3% of the market share.
After making losses for half a decade, Telenor Bank is finally out of the red
One of the first players in Pakistan’s microfinance industry appears to be finding its footing at last. It turns out the key to profitability was shrinking its balance sheet
Millat Tractors’ 10-day shutdown: the story behind the decision
Ostensibly, the shutdown was about unpaid tax refunds – which are a legitimate grievance for the company – but there is more than meets the eye to the shutdown
The state of solar energy in Pakistan
Distributed power generation is hitting the country’s grid, making the energy mix cleaner, but also making it harder to run the already unwieldy national grid
Did paint manufacturers shoot themselves in the foot going to the CCP?
The CCP’s decision to fine Diamond Paint opens a can of worms that will implicate all paint manufacturers in a malpractice that might not make all that much sense
From incubation to acceleration, are Pakistani ESOs really serving the startup ecosystem?
The mushroom growth of these programs in the country raises questions about their efficacy
US farmers want to sell cheap oilseeds to Pakistani companies. Why won’t the government let them buy it?
Prices for US soybeans, an import input in the edible oil and poultry feed industries of Pakistan, are at an all time low. The government is not letting them capitalise on the opportunity because of an unfounded fear of GMOs