Don’t cast your vote before you’ve seen these WhatsApp leaks
Two fictional characters each representing the PTI and PML-N, engage in an enlightening WhatsApp conversation that can help prospective voters make the key decision at the ballot box.
Daraz is number one in Pakistani e-commerce. Can it stay that way?
The Alibaba-owned company is clearly the market leader in Pakistani e-commerce, but it is still too early to say that it has built a lasting advantage for itself
That unmistakable Shezan touch
Not the most highbrow or fashionable of either the bakeries or restaurants, Shezan has the kind of consistency and reliability that makes it stand out and rub shoulders with the best of the best in business
Aamir might not succeed in turning Veon into Pakistan’s WeChat. But what if he does?
When Government of Pakistan opened its telecoms market to private sector 13 years ago, the country saw a massive inflow of foreign...
Outfitters’: How a mould-breaking business model caved in to Pakistani patriarchy
It started off with a bold idea born of an important insight: young middle class men and women in Pakistan’s urban centers...
Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?
Scores of sugarcane-laden lorries are parked on the main road in front of an abandoned car-making plant in Sujawal district, about 130...
All you wanted to know about Pakistan’s e-commerce scene (but didn’t know who to ask)
This article is the start of a series which will aim to provide the reader with an understanding of the e-commerce industry...
A shakeup brews in Lahore’s elite schools network
As LGS faces an unlikely competitor from within, what will the shape of elite private education be in the future?
So you want to buy a bra in Pakistan. What are your options?
The women's undergarments industry in Pakistan is underreported on and under researched. But Pakistani women have more money to spend on quality products now, even if social stigmas persist
Three reasons why ‘committees’ are a bad way of saving money
The age-old method is only marginally better than stuffing cash into a mattress in terms of returns, and is unfair to those who get the cash later
5G in Pakistan: five things you need to know
The next generation of mobile internet is almost upon us, and unlike fifth generation warfare, 5G internet actually exists. Zong and Jazz...
The great land theft
If there is a single place that can be thought of as the foremost cathedral to free-market capitalism, it is not the...
DIRBS is a bust, but there may be a way out yet
On May 10, 2018, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) as per the guidelines of...
What makes Syed Babar Ali tick
The Life Story of a Man of Substance
Haleeb: What happened & how it’s being fixed
It might be hard for Pakistan’s current generation to comprehend this but back in the 80’s and for the better part of...