Floods 2022: Early Assessment of Infrastructure Destruction
The great floods of 2022 have wreaked havoc across the length of the Indus river, wherein at a particular point, the river...
Astounding damage to agriculture needs immediate response
In terms of agriculture alone, the damages could total between $1.7 and $2.9 billion for major agricultural products across the four provinces
The lost glory of I. I Chundrigar Road
If you’re over 35 and have a job in Karachi, chances are you’ve spent a significant amount of time at I.I Chundrigar...
Demystifying Pakistan’s high electricity prices
Despite increasing installed capacity and diversifying the generation mix prices are rising… and here’s why
Between a school and an ice-cream shop
How much does waiting in an air conditioned car cost when picking up your kids from school, and is there a better option?
Miftah in the middle
With two fronts to fight on, and two months left in his term (unless renewed), the candy magnate finds himself in the fight of his life to save the country from default
Asking the wrong questions
Where is the dollar headed to? Should I buy a car now before it gets expensive? Is the economy out of the...
For the love of all that is good, leave Miftah alone!
Petrol prices should never be politicised. But for them to be politicised within one's own party is a new kind of wacky
A dark winter
The Russian invasion of Ukraine created a ripple effect in the energy markets as the largest producer of energy in the world...
The less travelled road to managing the external financing gapÂ
The global economy is passing through a perfect storm. The commodity super-cycle has led to record high prices of essential imports. On...
Taxing the financialisation of automobiles
The lopsided market structure of automobiles was discussed in this space a few months back in which we hypothesised that automobiles have...
Trouble at the power plants
In the last few weeks, there have been a slew of reports about plant failures and power assets going offline one after...
Time to think
Pakistan is celebrating 75 years of independence. A country made free not by revolution but by reason is undergoing one of the...
Can Ms Marvel be the superhero Pakistan needs to finally go mainstream?
A lot has been said about cultural representation in the media. I’m assuming this is the last place you would expect discourse...
Fixing the Oil Conundrum
Pakistan consumes more than 21 million tonnes of petroleum products, of which roughly 80% are imported, while the remaining is refined locally. ...