Flood risks — act before, not after

As climate change intensifies and agricultural risks mount each passing year, case for universal crop insurance has never been more compelling.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 11:22am

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Agriculture: The unfinished dream of land reforms

The future of agriculture now depends less on the size of farms and more on how effectively productivity is enhanced.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:29pm

Efforts against mining expansion

Civil society organisations, Thar residents reject SECMS’s coal tariff petition, lamenting severe damage mining has caused surrounding region.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 11:42am

Islamic fintech and our emerging role

As Islamic fintech gains momentum globally, Pakistan presents the ideal environment for growth if forward-looking policies are implemented.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 11:57am

Change around the corner?

These gains remain fragile and reversible without addressing structural weaknesses.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:24pm

Addressing climateflation

With entire crops washed away in the recent floods, the nation will have to bear steadily increasing food prices.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:34pm

KSE 100-share index fluctuations

Source: PSXChart by Mohammad Zeeshan Ali Khan

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Rupee report: Weekly rupee-dollar parity

Source: FOREX Chart by ZA

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

COMPANY NEWS

Think PVC launched in Lahore

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

CORPORATE WINDOW: A legacy of unachieved auto goals

The local assemblers have followed the government’s policy 100pc; the problem is with the state’s implementation of the promises.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:38pm

Riding out of shifting sands

Despite being battered by major floods every three to four years, Pakistan still lacks a precautionary or anticipatory investment strategy.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:43pm

Data points

Working patterns post-pandemic

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Tesla sales plunge

Tesla sales in Europe plunged 40pc in July, the company’s seventh consecutive month of declines, as Chinese EV...

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Dwindling water supplies

By 2030, global demand for freshwater will exceed supply by 40pc, as per the World Economic Forum

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Dumping beverage cans

More than $1bn worth of beverage cans were dumped in US landfills last year, the Aluminium Association estimates, as...

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Buying players

Premier League teams spend $4bn on buying new players in a record summer transfer window, as per Bloomberg

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Nvidia’s potential rise

Bulls on Wall Street now reckon that America’s chip champion Nvidia could be worth $5tr before long, having become...

Published 08 Sep, 2025 06:18am

Removing the auto sector’s training wheels

Without gradual sequencing, the reforms risk replacing a weak but developing industrial base with an unsustainable import-driven consumption model.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:50pm

Tempting fate — the aftermath of floods

Flood-affected areas continue to experience aid gaps as the state scrambles to offer relief.

Updated 08 Sep, 2025 12:47pm

Floods and fertility — a necessary crisis

As Punjab grapples with the harsh reality of urban flooding, Sindh’s riverine dwellers rejoice over the abundance of fish, fertile silt and soil.

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Letting federal wealth go

Despite increased resource transfers over the past 15 years, progress on universal education and health has been limited,

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Fixing Pakistan’s fragmented healthcare system

With thousands of medical centres on its panel, MedIQ uses digital interventions to provide quality healthcare.

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 04:42pm

Branching out trade-wise

The government hopes to leverage Pakistan’s unique geostrategic position for maximum economic gain

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Plastic pollution and Pakistan’s economic future

Without community-level engagement and consistent enforcement, the plastic crisis will continue to threaten ecosystems, livelihoods, and public health.

Updated 01 Sep, 2025 05:30pm

Agriculture: Poor data, costly decisions

Inadequate and unreliable number on both production and subsequent storage is hampering business planning and decision-maki

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

KSE 100-share index fluctuations

Source: PSX Chart by Mohammad Zeeshan Ali Khan

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Rupee report: Weekly rupee-dollar parity

Source: FOREX Chart by ZA

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

COMPANY NEWS

WEPL’s financial results

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

CORPORATE WINDOW: Moving beyond the rhetoric

With the December 2027 deadline for phasing out of conventional banking nearing, success depends on bold transparent reforms

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

A fresh NFC Award — seizing the opportunity

As the government prepares to discuss the new divisible pool, provinces hope to challenge previous metrics to receive fair shares

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Data points

India’s fantasy games

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Picking up steam

India’s GDP expanded 7.8pc in the latest quarter, the fastest in five quarters, defying expectations of slower...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Cost of climate-related disasters

Climate-related disasters have inflicted over $3.6 trillion in damage since 2000, with risks accelerating, as per the World

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

The rise of micromobility

Consulting firm McKinsey estimates that global “micromobility” sales — including everything from powered...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am

Recycling e-waste

According to the United Nations, some 62m tonnes of e-waste were produced in 2022, enough to fill a line of lorries...

Published 01 Sep, 2025 04:42am