Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Pakistan’s auto industry has a bright future. Here’s why

Cautious optimism for the auto industry in 2024: Understanding the driving forces

The case against sovereign default

Groundhog Day is now a preferred reference point for the economic cycle in Pakistan, with each crisis largely resembling the previous crisis, and a...

The remarkable life and tragic death of Airlift

Airlift’s highs were dizzying and its lows were tragic. But what are the lessons we can learn from it?

The smog will worsen. It doesn’t have to

We are not condemned to live in this hell forever. Measures can and must be taken

Local governments could be game-changers in countering extremism

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism strategy cannot rely solely on military operations. Part of the solution is service delivery and a strong relationship between the electorate and local government representatives.

Traditional banking globally is changing. Will Pakistani banks pay attention?

Banks ignore the rising trends against their traditional operating models at their peril

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

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

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

Pakistan’s ticking pension time bomb

The government must change its pension plans unless it wants to buckle under the weight of pension liabilities

The need for farmer cooperatives in Pakistan

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

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...

DISCOS – Is there a way out of the existential quagmire?

The current discussion on economic issues in government circles as well as business networks seems to be focused upon the host of energy issues...

The fault in our auditing environment

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

Stocktaking of power sector challenges in NEPRA State of Industry Report

NEPRA released its State of Industry Report 2022 (SIR) on 30th September, 2022. This year's addition is particularly significant due to multiple key events...

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