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How crypto is banking the unbanked in Pakistan

A young worker in the Gulf sends money home. A freelancer waits on an overseas payment. A student in a small town tops up mobile data and pays a bill...

23.02.2026 30

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Maha Shah

Choosing remittances over development?

In 2025, according to governmental data, around 32,000 highly-skilled and highly-qualified Pakistanis registered for employment abroad, equivalent to...

10.02.2026 60

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Zahra Niazi

Why Pakistan never built its petrochemical backbone

It was demand fragility, energy uncertainty, and a refusal to think in decades- not a lack of expertise or ambition

27.01.2026 70

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Asif Saad

Agriculture at crossroads: Are we ready?

Pakistan’s agriculture stands at a crossroads. It feeds a rapidly growing population, anchors rural livelihoods with around 38% of the Total Labor...

15.12.2025 40

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Omar Javed Chohan

Myth-busting the narrative on the 11th NFC Award

The upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) award, with its first meeting set for December 4 seems to be structured around a single, misguided...

03.12.2025 30

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Taimur Khan Jhagra

Promoting Made in Pakistan

The latest July-Oct 2025-26 trade numbers show that our current account deficit has surged by 255% YoY. Imports have multiplied. Exports have not...

01.12.2025 30

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Irfan Ahmad

The decline of centralized grids

For over a century, centralized electricity grids have been the backbone of global energy infrastructure, enabling large-scale power generation and...

24.11.2025 30

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Atta Ali Malik

Pakistan’s economic gridlock: Why ignoring the SME sector keeps the economy stagnant

Pakistan’s economy remains trapped in familiar cycles, from current account deficits, debt crises to IMF bailouts, and recurring promises of reform...

20.10.2025 60

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Asif Saad

Can our economic policymakers find a way to wargame?

For four decades, Pakistan has largely planned with spreadsheets, intuition, and press conferences. What we have not done at least not at scale is...

13.10.2025 50

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Sardar Ahsan Rasheed Khan

Pakistan’s high-stakes crypto experiment

It seems Pakistan is going full steam ahead on Crypto. Can regulation catch up to adoption?

29.09.2025 30

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Maha Shah

Do Pakistani businesses know how to diversify their business portfolios?

The question is not just whether major business groups in Pakistan know how to diversify. It also matters whether their diversification efforts have...

24.09.2025 70

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Asif Saad

Do Pakistani business groups know how to diversify?

The question is not just whether major business groups in Pakistan know how to diversify. It also matters whether their diversification efforts have...

23.09.2025 40

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Asif Saad

Pakistan’s Tax Myth: It isn’t the people, its the government

Pakistan’s government officials often repeat the same tired line: “Pakistanis don’t pay taxes.” It’s a narrative designed to shame citizens...

02.09.2025 30

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Osman Niazi

Market maker or market wrecker?

There is a fatal flaw in our Primary Dealers System The post Market maker or market wrecker? appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.

25.08.2025 10

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Momin Iqbal

Crypto exchanges need to earn Pakistan’s trust with on‑chain protection

Pakistan’s newly minted Virtual Assets Ordinance has sparked headlines, but retail confidence will not be won in parliament. With over 25 million...

28.07.2025 10

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Maha Shah

Efficiency in manufacturing has to be achieved through cost management

Pakistan’s manufacturing and industrial sector finds itself at a pivotal moment. For decades, the industry thrived under generous government support...

21.07.2025 20

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Asif Saad

Unlocking Pakistan’s digital potential: why a smarter approach to 5G is needed

Pakistan stands at a pivotal moment in its digital journey. With mobile broadband usage growing and digital services increasingly woven into daily...

26.06.2025 10

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Kevin J Murphy

Pakistan’s tech sector: From outsourcing hub to global innovation partner

The global technology landscape is undergoing a massive shift. As businesses across the world rapidly digitize operations, demand for agile,...

18.06.2025 10

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Burhan Mirza

Painfully Deja Vu

The tradition of the annual budget speech is rapidly becoming meaningless. Every year, the finance minister delivers a barely audible speech while the...

11.06.2025 40

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The Editorial Board

Growth on paper, stagnation on ground

Pakistan’s economic survey reveals more spin than spark The post Growth on paper, stagnation on ground appeared first on Profit by Pakistan Today.

09.06.2025 30

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The Editorial Board

Bitter squeeze on the juice industry

A 20% excise duty meant to boost revenue is crushing the formal juice industry, hurting farmers, empowering unsafe informal players, and shrinking the...

05.06.2025 20

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Mahvish Ahmed

Reminder: Maryam Nawaz’s crusade to turn Punjab into a dictatorship continues

The appearance of billboards stuck in the middle of Liberty Chowk in Lahore proudly advertising the Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA)...

02.06.2025 20

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Abdullah Niazi

The Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal Question

While the Indus Water Treaty is under threat, we must focus on implementing its spirit domestically The post The Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal Question...

05.05.2025 40

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Syed Faisal Hassan

The miracle called the HBL PSL

The HBL PSL rose from unlikely beginnings to become a mainstay of the international franchise cricket calendar. In many ways it is a miracle that...

21.04.2025 30

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Profit Report

A Farmer’s Journey Through Pakistan’s Barrages

This is an urgent call: Pakistan is in desperate need of clean water reforms The post A Farmer’s Journey Through Pakistan’s Barrages appeared...

07.04.2025 40

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Syed Faisal Hassan

Punjab’s changing urban reality requires empowered local governments

Changing demographics mean the Punjab is transforming into a new iteration of the province. Its governance must be left to the hands of local...

24.03.2025 30

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Abdullah Niazi

A national effort is needed for a sustainable future

Pakistan is transforming its energy sector by emphasizing renewable energy to promote sustainability, enhance energy security, and provide economic...

24.03.2025 40

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Sahar Aman

The Real Problem Isn’t Cholistan —It’s Pakistan’s Shrinking Water Supply

The Cholistan Canal controversy is not simply about Punjab versus Sindh. It is a symptom of Pakistan’s chronic failure to expand its water...

17.03.2025 30

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Mohsin Leghari

Local governments could be game-changers in countering extremism

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism strategy cannot rely solely on military operations. Part of the solution is service delivery and a strong relationship...

17.03.2025 30

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Dr Javed Younas

Why do Pakistani businesses fail at innovation?

As a society, our culture wants us to conform and follow a laid-down path in life. Innovation requires breaking out of this which means facing our...

02.03.2025 20

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Asif Saad

Pakistan’s cleantech conundrum: scaling the tech in an economy that is a wreck

The fallout of climate change is upon us and the startup space is rising to it with innovation The post Pakistan’s cleantech conundrum: scaling the...

05.02.2025 10

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Ahtasam Ahmad

If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict

Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch The post If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict appeared first on...

29.01.2025 70

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Ahtasam Ahmad

Rescuing Protein-istan?

There is simply one poor policy decision that caused destruction to everything around the dairy ecosystem in the last few decades, and that is the...

20.01.2025 30

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Qamar Nawaz