Thursday, January 1, 2026

Transitioning away from a cash economy

What's wrong with extremely high levels of cash in our economy, and what needs to be done to fix this.

Under the wings of the great Jack Ma

Bykea Founder and Daraz Co-Founder Muneeb Maayr’s memoir of his time with Jack Ma – Founder and CEO AliBaba Group

Pakistan’s Basic Billionaires

How the wealthy elite in Pakistan remains unimaginative with their use of capital, and why that is holding the nation back

Unlocking foundational revenue

I often explain the idea of a three tiered federation as a three storied structure. Just as a structure would not be stable without...

The business of investing

A disclaimer to start with; this article is not meant to be taken as investment advice and I am certainly not qualified to give...

The fault in our auditing environment

ICAP can no longer in good faith act both as institutions and regulator

Governance system for local governments – Part 2

Within the political dimension, the provincial governments should devolve the following functions completely to the local governments: one, school education up to matric. Two,...

The vulnerability of the dairy supply chain

Despite being one of the largest dairy producing countries in the world, we barely have any exports of our product

10 facts about milk that you should know

A huge public debate about milk quality has been raging in recent months. A lot of confusion and doubts spread through the mass media...

Bet on Pakistan. There will be rich returns

There is much that Pakistan has going for it. But faith in it will be repaid.

Foreign Direct Investment – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The sort of FDI we need and the sort we don't

The economy of eating right

You don’t have to be wealthy to eat healthy… it’s all about getting the right information and advice

The bitter aftertaste of FED on Pakistan’s juice industry

In face of the need to broaden our tax net, the government imposed a flat 20% Federal Excise Duty (FED) on fruit juices beverages...

Rebuild Karachi

The city’s decline may have much to do with a lack of political ownership, but the situation cannot be allowed to continue. The way out is for the business community to step up with a common agenda

The need for farmer cooperatives in Pakistan

As the economy goes through a structural transformation, farmer cooperatives are more important than ever before