Editor’s Note: An all-or-nothing bet
Those that the gods want to destroy, they first make promising. And promising is what Warid was when it entered the Pakistani...
Technology Vs Crime
Technology has dramatically changed how we connect and socialize today. The associated communication revolution like communication mobility and social media revolution has...
Could Pakistan be on the verge of an internet blackout?
The curse of slow internet speeds and complaints about it seem to be a daily ritual here in Pakistan. Open social media...
Pakistan’s Stock Market: No pandemonium, for the moment
Imran Khan is not the only one celebrating ‘Yom-e-Tashakkur’, many at the stock market are doing the same. The Pakistan Stock Exchange...
Will the stock exchange breathe a sigh of relief after Panamagate verdict?
Lahore: It has been a tumultuous few months for the country, as the Panamagate scandal had viciously gripped the country and media...
Editorial–Incentivising consumers for desired behaviour
The promise of digital banking is alluring. The realization so far has been elusive. Though the field might not exactly be dormant,...
Our exchange rate policy
The rupee declined sharply against the US dollar during intraday trading Wednesday and no explanation and little rationale has been provided by the central...
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...
No better time than now, to move back!
I moved back to Lahore close to the end of 2015, with a heavy heart, worried about the lack of attractive digital-business...
Child Labour – End of a life before it begins
She was 11, shy and looked obviously very scared when I found her sitting on the floor of my living room with...
What’s wrong with public debt in Pakistan
The issue of public debt in Pakistan has received a lot of attention from every concerned quarter. They have been many debates,...
Fiscal discipline: A comparison between PML-N and PPP regimes
Over a passage of time, it becomes important that we reflect into the economic performances of the PML-N and PPP regimes respectively...
The 13th idea
In the run up to the federal budget, there are many points of view in the market of ideas for the government...
A guide to ending tax evasion in Pakistan
No issue in Pakistan currently attracts as much attention as that of tax evasion. On one hand, we have the people of...
Return of the Stay-at-Home Mom: The Way Forward
According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, Pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender...