What did not appear so pronounced in politics has surfaced in the recent split electorate mandate: people’s urge for self-governance. An analyst says that the public has reclaimed the grounds that rightly belong to them by defying the chronic status quo and the culture of dread. In the economic field, as evidenced by the mobility of labour, an increasing number of people are improving their liv
In the face of numerous upheavals over the past four years, the global economy has demonstrated unexpected resilience. Despite the swiftest surge in interest rates in four decades, major economies are largely emerging unscathed, devoid of the typical aftermath of high unemployment rates or financial crises. Global inflation is being managed without plunging the world into recession, a feat unco
The journey from boom to busts can be rather quick, as we Pakistanis know all too well. However, in the last couple of years, the tech industry has also come to this realisation after a long period of what seemed like reality-defying invincibility at one point. From $648.6 billion of venture capital in 2021, global fundraising went to $248.4bn in 2023, marking a strong correction in the market. An
The real estate sector in Pakistan cannot be fully considered a market due to the absence of a centralised platform that facilitates direct interaction between buyers and sellers to discover appropriate deals for their properties. Theoretically, a market is delineated by its unique attributes, comprising a platform where buyers and sellers convene to execute transactions. The availability of ex
It is ironic that the sector that provides livelihood to more than 40 per cent of the country’s workforce is so neglected. The contribution of agriculture is brushed aside by quoting just 22pc-23pc as its contribution to GDP. Regardless of the debate on the authenticity of the figures, this percentage of 22pc-23pc cannot be seen in isolation as agriculture provides inputs to various other secto