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What Pakistan’s consumer apps might be telling India

The threat is not critical, but Pakistani companies need a better understanding of how to treat data they collect from their customers
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Who is buying Lotte Chemicals?

The sale of Lotte marks the last vestiges of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), and another multinational exit from Pakistan. But this one is a little different

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The art of thriving in a survival economy

How a Pakistani co-working startup survived a funding winter, and found gold in the desert

Millions on the line: inside startup MedIQ’s largest private AI investment in Pakistan’s health sector

MedIQ, one of Pakistan’s recognized digital health platforms, has now positioned itself at the forefront of the country’s artificial intelligence revolution. With a multi-million-dollar...

The formalized leverage market protecting from a contagion

The lessons from past crisis are providing the guard rails against future instability

How Did Meezan Become So Big?

The story of Meezan Bank’s dizzying rise to become one of Pakistan’s top five banks deserved to be told. Sibtain Naqvi does a decent job of telling an incredible story

News Updates

Government raises diesel prices by Rs6, petrol remains unchanged

HSD set at Rs284.44 per litre from November 16; transport and agriculture sectors likely affected

KSE-100 rally expected to sustain on IMF tranche, improved ratings: report

AKD Securities says foreign inflows, strong ties with US and KSA to lift investor sentiment

Pakistan wins major basmati trademark case as New Zealand court rejects India’s appeal

Court upholds ruling that basmati is grown in both Pakistan and India, dismisses India’s bid for exclusive certification rights

Pakistan ranked ‘Not Free’ in global internet freedom index, placed 27th out of 100

Freedom House cites VPN threats, cybercrime law amendments and rising censorship during June 2024–May 2025

Sugar mills secure court stay against Punjab’s Nov 15 crushing order, delaying season despite federal agreement

LHC suspends Punjab’s directive until Nov 17 as federal minister says delay aims to keep prices high and sell remaining 207,000 tonnes

Pakistan’s public debt jumps Rs9.3 trillion in FY25 as NA told liabilities rise Rs25.4 billion per day

Govt reports debt-to-GDP ratio up to 70.8pc; SBP data shows Rs1.28tr decline in central govt debt in Q1 FY26

KSE-100 extends rally with 1,278-point gain as political clarity lifts sentiment

Index closes near 162,000 amid continued buying; banks, energy stocks lead gains

Pakistan blocks Afghan-origin fruit imports via Iran as 5,500 transit containers remain stranded

Customs rejects 23-tonne fruit consignment routed through Iran; Uzbekistan allowed to airlift and reroute cargo as border closures choke Afghan trade

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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

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Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant

Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform...

Can our economic policymakers find a way to wargame?

For four decades, Pakistan has largely planned with spreadsheets, intuition, and press conferences. What we have not done at least not...

Pakistan’s high-stakes crypto experiment

It seems Pakistan is going full steam ahead on Crypto. Can regulation catch up to adoption?

Do Pakistani businesses know how to diversify their business portfolios?

The question is not just whether major business groups in Pakistan know how to diversify. It also matters whether their diversification efforts have been good for them and for the country

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