Developing an entrepreneurial vision for Pakistan
Universities need to step-up and give their students an entrepreneurial culture they can thrive in
Editor’s Note: The silver bullet
‘The government should drop the ancient practice of doling out plots as end-of-career economic security to its elite cadre of civil and...
Dissenting note: Here is what the government might be thinking
The criticism around the government's recently unveiled IT Export Policy is premature, primarily because there is a lack of information. The 18-page...
Continued myopia on energy policy
Long term policy planning is hardly something that the government of Pakistan is known for. Indeed, the short-termism is what often lands...
Losing confidence
The government has done the right thing to approach the Supreme Court regarding its allegations of “horse trading” in the run up...
Mr Chief Minister, please rest!
Mohsin Naqvi is a one-man army. Should we not have some sympathy for this overworked hero and relieve some of his burdens?
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...
Are the banks being lazy? …or – plot twist – being responsible?
Lending to the government is not banking, Allied Bank Limited Chairman, Naeem Mukhtar told me over food at a family wedding in...
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...
Pakistan looking into the sun
Pakistan entered the realms of solar power generation as late as in the year 2012, a very delayed development for a country...
How to apply social proof for customer retention and conversion goals
Converting customers is a massive challenge. Retaining those new customers can be tricky, too
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...
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,...
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...
A tale of two entrepreneurs (Editor’s Note)
This week, Profit chronicles the tale of two men who are in some ways a study in contrasts: one who is at...