The power of banks
Yes, dear readers, yet another cover on the banking sector. The second consecutive one, in fact.
There is more to Pakistani businesses and...
Google’s plans to build a more inclusive internet beyond Covid-19
Between 2015 and 2020, more than 1.5 billion people began using the internet for the first time. Another billion more are set...
Freedom of conscience must be protected by the law
There are two big problems with the statistic that 97% of Pakistanis are Muslim: the first is that it assumes that all...
A key policy success
It is our contention that – for all our complaining about corruption and incompetence – every administration in Pakistani history has been...
Startups need actions, not words
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on startups and the immense potential they bring to the economy. The government...
The rising economic power of Pakistani women
Two things are simultaneously true about Pakistan, both as a society and as an economy: it is heavily – and unjustifiably –...
Why ban Tinder?
Banning Tinder changes nothing, except giving its ‘halal’ competitors an edge.
Our readers worry us
We hope the response on our story on the Naya Pakistan Certificates is not illustrative of Naya Pakistan itself
Creating second-class citizens
The biggest downside of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) obsession with Pakistani expatriates is that they have a tendency to bend over...
Making the internet work for all
Sometimes, in order to gain more control over a situation, you have to let things go. That is most certainly the case...
Take the hammer to the rent-seekers
In general, this magazine believes in free markets, which can often mean we advocate for the removal of what we view as...
Beating a pandemic
What have we gained and lost through the Covid-19 experience?
Set the money free
Suppose, for a minute, that you are perusing the internet, looking to buy a property, and you find a listing online for...
Taking the wrong kind of credit for the right kind of policy
Over the past few months, the signs have been unmistakable: Pakistan’s current account has stabilised, with a small surplus in October 2019...
Pakistan’s EV future
The electrification of cars is inevitable, but are we prepared for the inevitable economic impact that comes with it?