Stakeholders in the auto sector, who introduced both locally assembled and imported pure electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), must be excited now after getting a good response from customers from the elite class. In 2025, the upper class may see many more options with the entry of new locally assembled HEVs from Japanese and Korean assembler
As finance remains modest and climate-induced disasters wreak havoc across the globe, Pakistan, like the rest of the Global South, struggles to stay afloat, making do with whatever scant resources it has to take on mitigation and adaptation projects. Despite the urgency and severity of climate disasters, progress on climate action moved at a snail’s pace at the national and global levels. The f
As a journalist who transitioned from covering sports to business in Pakistan, I have seen the country bask in global recognition for its many achievements. Pakistan still holds the record for the highest number of titles in the British Open, once considered the de facto world championship in squash. It dominated hockey for decades and still holds the highest number of World Cup titles. Who could
Only real gentlemen can win the hearts of proud, beautiful women. Only economic wizards can dare court price stability. Reaching the goal takes years of honest, patient, persistent actions. Honesty and perseverance count at every stage of taming inflation just as they count in a true love-affair journey. Inflation in Pakistan has eased off because of the high base of last year, partial pass-off
Any Pakistani regularly interacting with foreigners has probably learned the art of navigating difficult questions, be they about the state of our democracy, human rights, or security. It’s far from a comfortable conversation with lots of context and occasional whataboutery. But for the most part, it’s all small talk with nothing of actual consequence. Or at least it was until recently. Over th