All Day iDream About Capindalism
Hello my friend, capitalism, we meet again and this time, luring ADIDAS to India
Seems like now Adidas has a lot more in store to...
Unequal development and negative affirmation
I invite the good readers to think quickly about the wonderful city of Lahore
The fact is well-known that capital accumulation gives rise to unequal...
Islamic banking windows
For Pakistan, it is recommended that no new conventional banks be allowed to start their Islamic operations through an Islamic Window model
An Islamic window...
The 1 per cent
The main reason behind the current Occupy Wall St. protests and others like it is the idea that societies have become far too unequal....
Carpe diem – Sieze the day
The last few weeks were more of a seesaw at the bourses – a little surge here and there, followed by a small dip...
Criminalisation of aviation disasters
Who is to blame for aviation disasters in Pakistan and does justice survive behind walls of silence?
Aviation history of Pakistan is replete with the...
The power of social media
With 2.2 million internet users in Pakistan, is social media transforming the fundamental tenets of marketing?
They say ‘customer is the king’ and yet the...
Banking on the bigger bully
Being a vulnerable little kid, wedged in the intricacies of school life, is no mean task. From the pocket money mugs to the lunchbox...
Capital quantum requirements
Here we go again. In a seemingly arbitrary move, so claimed in the name of promoting capital market development, the regulator has put forward...
State of competition in Pakistan
To meet the challenge of maintaining a buoyant economy and well being of consumers, promotion of the concept of free economy is a must....
Of plight and provincial disparity
It seems that the terrorism smog has successfully subdued separatist sentiments. Or maybe the terrorist coterie has provided an umbrella to all those with...
Ufone, ‘Teri mehrbani’!
If Ufone were to put up a comedy show and charged a ticket of Rs500, I would definitely have paid more. But If, I...
The dividend of trust
At the petrol station I’m always asked by someone who works there: “check the meter is at zero.” This is mildly irritating, but of...
Insurance and Shari’a
With the widespread availability of financing after the liberalisation of financial sector, insurance is fast becoming a necessity in Pakistan. Car financing, for example,...
Leveraging support prices
In a recent move the government has announced to increase the support price of wheat crop across the country in a bid to help...
Will Pakistan default in 2012?
I see food inflation, economic repression and social unrest in the next six months - This is an easy question to pose, but a...
When rumours abound, Beware
The talk of the market revolved around the surprise exit of Zardari, was the heart reason true? Or is there more to it than...
