Pakistan’s aviation sector: In ‘rapid descent’
An international forecast projects Pakistan’s domestic air travel to grow at twice the pace of global traffic over the next 20 years,...
Three major banks are up for sale. Who will buy them?
For the first time in Pakistani history, three perfectly healthy and viable banks are simultaneously up for sale. None of them is...
Why Ishaq Dar deserves bouquets and not brickbats
Interview: Dr. Ishrat Hussain Former Governor, SBP
Having served two back-to-back terms as SBP governor in Pervez Musharraf’s dispensation, Dr Ishrat Hussain has...
Pakistan’s promising auto market lures Nissan back
As the CPEC gains momentum, enhancing the feel-good factor and stirring an economic boom across the country, one of the topnotch Japanese...
Pakistan’s mystery billionaire
“He’s the Howard Hughes of Pakistan. Nobody ever sees him. You’re the first ones (among journalists) who are going to witness him...
Pakistan, promise unfulfilled
Established as far back as the middle of the nineteenth century, 1860 to be precise, the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and...
What separates a great venture from an ordinary enterprise
Whether it is public or private, profit or nonprofit every organization needs a strong culture and highly-trained management to achieve its objectives,...
The incentive in going green
Either hot or very cold, mostly in the extreme, the weather is hardly ever temperate. One’s neighbourhood is hit by water scarcity,...
Harley Davidson, the Stallion that goes with a macho image
Call it the sway of the American culture or the bike’s macho looks and feel, Harley Davidson has a cult fan following...
How bank CEOs rake in the big dough
As the curtain coming down on 2017 coincided with his premature exit as CEO of Pakistan’s largest commercial bank, Habib Bank Limited,...
Is OLX feeling hot under the collar?
It’s an exciting time to be in Pakistan. We are seeing it in the numbers, in the growth we are getting, and...
China to provide assistance for PIA, aviation industry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have mutually agreed on extending their bilateral relations and to work collectively for the betterment of Pakistan International...
NA body recommends govt to prioritise railways projects
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Pakistan Railways (PRs) has recommended the projects of PRs may be given priority by the government, especially the...
IMF overblows external account concerns?
Interview: Najam Ali, CEO, Next Capital
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came up with a dire warning for our policymakers last week:...
Not reliant on interest rates alone-interview with Zafar Masud, Director General, National Savings
Zafar Masud is a career banker and finance expert of proven credentials in top positions in corporate and investment banking and cash...