Sunday, December 21, 2025

Bet on Pakistan. There will be rich returns

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

Political will or bad policy and reform design?

Reform remains an elusive and little understood concept in Pakistan. The word is seldom used on TV. It is used even less in the...

TikTok is a data collection service pretending to be a social network

Instead of banning it every few months, the PTA needs to come up with a proper censorship framework

Yes, the rich are getting richer. But could that also explain our inflation problem?

The conspicuous consumption led inflation in Pakistan

Learning from history: How to protect Pakistan from Amazon’s antitrust practices

The sellers need to remember that Amazon is not just an opportunity, it is the competition

The SIFC and the Dar problem

Pakistan has just had a close brush with Dar, but it seems that the worst is over. While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been...

Pakistan’s hordes of unskilled IT labourers

Most of Pakistan’s IT exports are based on low-value IT related services. Investment in the right education can change that

Dear banks – It’s time to go ‘digital first’

The talk of a digital Pakistan is not just talk. We do not say this because there has been some seismic shift in the...

Lives versus livelihoods

Some lessons in leadership

Do we need a Google financial office in Pakistan?

During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, an FBR representative stated that it had warned digital platforms that...

Reconfiguring the economy

Stuck in a low-growth loop

But what if the virus doesn’t go away?

Then we'll just have to call in the "helicopters".

Pakistan’s EV future

The electrification of cars is inevitable, but are we prepared for the inevitable economic impact that comes with it?

The Return of the Stay at Home Mom!

  While all the other little girls played with Barbies and doll houses, this peculiar one dreamt of the stars and the galaxy and her...

Pakistanis don’t trust the PSX. They should

With the stock market looked at with suspicion, what investors need to understand is that fraud will always be out there, and being not having faith is just counterproductive.