And the brand lives on… Oct 02, 2024
The product dies. The factory shuts down. The shelves become empty. The shops forget it. The mind stores in memory. The mind recalls. Such is the languishing power of a…
Change—accept, understand, adapt, grow
Depicting the glorious uncertainties of cricket, in a recent Test match between England and India, the first three days were all about the inevitable win for India. England’s batting floundered.…
Chinese NEVs: a perfect storm
Pakistan’s automobile industry is undergoing an intriguing transformation. During the last financial year, total locally assembled car sales were one-third of the industry’s capacity, around 175,000 units sold against an…
Public sound ‘bites’
Viral. Views. Vocal. Visual. Posts. Shares. Trolls. Fakes. Trends. Hits. The world is reeling. Scrolling, clicking, posting is the new norm. Public loves to talk, especially behind the social media…
Export industry: challenges and solutions
It is heartening to note that a multinational company operating in Pakistan has successfully showcased and set an example that the challenges faced by the export industry in the country…
Planet of slums
“Instead of cities of light soaring toward heaven, much of the 21st-century urban world squats in squalor, surrounded by pollution, excrement, and decay.” — Mike Davis IN the shadows of…
Prioritising workplace safety
THE collapse of some iron girders of a flyover under construction at Bhara Kahu in Islamabad earlier this month exposes the poor safety measures at the workplace. This was the…
The big fat wedding business
OMG. Incredible. Astounding. Mindblowing. Stunning. Mesmerizing. And, you can go on and on with adjectives that laced the unfolding of the wedding of the century. The Ambanis are mega rich.…
PSX IPO Summit 2024
The following is the full text of federal minister for finance, revenue and economic affairs Dr Shamshad Akhtar’s speech that she delivered at PSX IPO Summit through a video link…
Analysis: Unsustainable, non-inclusive growth
The consumption-led growth is the highlight of the year. On expenditure-basis, consumption has grown in 2017 by 7.9 percent. By adding 1.3 percent investment growth, the aggregate demand increase reached…
