To recover from the floods, the right investments must be made
As floodwaters recede, the devastation caused by the floods across Pakistan, particularly in Sindh and Balochistan, is becoming more and more evident....
Indexing the sun
The reduction in capital costs associated with solar energy and consequent drop in generation cost on a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) basis has...
A case of exploding tomatoes
The extreme fluctuations in prices of tomatoes amongst other staples over the last few weeks have induced a weird kind of panic....
Housing Reconstruction: Building Back Better
As of latest estimates more than 1.7 million houses have either been partially or completely destroyed by the great floods of 2022,...
Millions of homes have been destroyed. Could we rebuild them with solar rooftops?
As of September 8, 2022, a total of 1.74 million homes have either been partially or fully destroyed across Pakistan during the...
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
Climate change vs Governance
Above all else, the flooding disaster to hit Pakistan is about climate change
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
Blitzscaling
An ill-defined and oft-abused word in the startup ecosystem is blitzscaling. Earlier this year,
Airlift shuttered its doors, leading to the inevitable questions...
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