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Bangladesh and India are market leaders in what has become a serious business in South Asia, but Pakistan lags behind.

The crimes of Punjab’s real estate developers are drowning us

Climate change and river infrastructure has rapidly changed what modern water management looks like. Real estate developers and their political allies are criminally complicit

Telcos have their valentines month sorted, 5G auction set for February

As the country prepares for its most ambitious spectrum release ever, the stakes couldn't be higher

Meet Pakistan Reinsurance: The profitable backbone of Pakistan’s insurance industry

Other than providing a much needed certainty to the sector, Pakistan Reinsurance is able to carve out a profit for itself

Sluggish growth at ABL, as bank continues to lose market share

In a record-breaking year for the banking sector, ABL’s revenue growth has barely beaten inflation

After strong 2025, grown stalls at Symmetry Group

Company looks to AI and acquisitions to fuel additional productivity and revenue growth respectively

Privatisation commission cancels HBFCL sale, restructures major transactions

Roosevelt Hotel process reopened, IIAP and DISCO privatisations added to agenda

Pakistan’s remittances rise 16.5% YoY to $3.59 billion in December 2025

Inflows grow 13% month-on-month; July–December remittances reach $19.7 billion

Finance ministry’s report says lack of transparency in SIFC initiatives may weaken investor confidence

Limited disclosure on concessions, fiscal costs and regulatory relaxations risks weakening investment governance credibility

FBR amends income tax rules to include AJK, GB taxpayers in Active Taxpayer List

Individuals registered with AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan tax authorities to be added to ATL, subject to address and verification conditions

FKS Group wins Hyderabad PSL franchise with Rs1.75 billion bid; OZ Developers take Sialkot with Rs 1.85 billion bid

Hyderabad and Sialkot confirmed as new teams in PSL's historic expansion for the 11th season

PTA directed to auction next-gen mobile spectrum, $630 million in non-tax revenue expected

Auction will include spectrum for 5G deployment; PTA also introduces new policy framework for Mobile Virtual Network Operators, enabling them to offer services under their brand through agreements with licensed operators, without the need for spectrum

Govt blocks increase in dealers’ commission, OMCs’ profit margins, ties to full supply chain digitisation

PM links margin hike to complete digitisation of the petroleum sector, with a 2026 deadline for implementation

Pakistan to fully deregulate sugar sector, in line with IMF recommendations

Major policy shift aims to eliminate government intervention in sugar and sugarcane prices, promote market-driven pricing, and boost competition in the sugar industry

Painfully Deja Vu

The tradition of the annual budget speech is rapidly becoming meaningless. Every year, the finance minister delivers a barely...

Growth on paper, stagnation on ground

Pakistan’s economic survey reveals more spin than spark

Agriculture at crossroads: Are we ready?

Pakistan’s agriculture stands at a crossroads. It feeds a rapidly growing population, anchors rural livelihoods with around 38% of the Total...

Myth-busting the narrative on the 11th NFC Award

The upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) award, with its first meeting set for December 4 seems to be structured around a...

Promoting Made in Pakistan

The latest July-Oct 2025-26 trade numbers show that our current account deficit has surged by 255% YoY. Imports have multiplied. Exports...

The decline of centralized grids

For over a century, centralized electricity grids have been the backbone of global energy infrastructure, enabling large-scale power generation and distribution...
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More Sugar, Less Water: Pakistan’s Hidden Agricultural Crisis

Pakistan’s sugar production is rising, but is this really good news? In this investigative video, we explore the hidden costs of Pakistan’s sugar boom,...
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Pakistan’s New Vaccine Policy: What It Really Means

Pakistan has announced its first-ever National Vaccine Policy — and this is not just about healthcare. The policy touches Pakistan’s economy, industrial development, and...
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NFC Award & Pakistan’s Financial Reality

Description: For the past few weeks, Pakistan has been debating one question over and over — is the money given to provinces really the reason...
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PIA Privatisation Finally Done — Can the New Owner Really Fix the Airline?

Pakistan International Airlines — PIA — after more than a decade of delays, political resistance, and failed attempts, has finally been privatised. In a rare...

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The fall of Pakistan’s textiles

The problems are well identified. But how did a once proud and strong industry come to its current state?

What the success of Pakistan Idol says about the country’s economic trajectory

The business model captures lessons from recent successes, and the contestants are capturing a hinge moment in Pakistan's economic trajectory

A quarter billion Pakistanis: a bigger demographic dividend

The population alarmists are wrong and the country’s demographic problems are behind it. What is required now is a balanced approach to population that does not see family size as a concern of the state

Can Pakistan’s snack giants make the best of our trade troubles?

The potato chips industry doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The key players remain mainly the same, but the projected growth in the near future has implications for the future of local potato production

Pakistan is in talks with American companies to supply antimony. But what is the unique chemical element with wide military uses?

While Pakistan has found deposits of antimony in Balochistan, systemic shortcomings, infrastructural lack, and political volatility risk, make it a more precarious undertaking than has been generally advertised.

Sugar production is on the rise and it will bleed our agricultural land dry

Exporting sugar is the equivalent of exporting water. But with the decimation of cotton, what other options to farmers have? 

Pakistan has a new vaccine policy to promote local production. Will it be enough?

After the fraught times of Covid-19, there is an understanding that Pakistan needs to be more reliant when it comes to basic vaccinations

PTCL closes Telenor deal, rises to second-largest telecom

The next telecom battle to be fought on the 5G front