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2026-27 Budget : The missing piece in Digital Pakistan

2026-27 Budget : The missing piece in Digital Pakistan

Steep tariffs on fibre and network equipment undermine the foundations of a truly digital economy.

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Mutaher Khan

The not-terrible state of VC

The year 2025 was not one when Pakistani startups made a comeback — but it was the year they stopped falling. Funding activity ticked up from the...

14.01.2026 60

Dawn Business

Mutaher Khan

The P2M vs P2P puzzle

For years, we have heard everyone lament the fact that Pakistan is cash-driven and lacks digitisation in payments. On the surface, it appears to be...

16.09.2025 70

Dawn Business

Mutaher Khan

Financial inclusion in bloom

Documenting history is unfortunately not one of the strongest suits of Pakistan, at least beyond the same old themes of security and civil-military...

01.07.2025 50

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Mutaher Khan

BUDGET SPECIAL: Tying down e-commerce with misguided reforms

What happens when you put accountants and commercial bankers in charge of the finance ministry instead of trained economists? Well, the budget becomes...

17.06.2025 20

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Mutaher Khan

In the spirit of crypto experimentation

These days, crypto is all the talk of town in Pakistani business circles, with the evangelists happy to finally have their long-held beliefs...

03.06.2025 20

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Mutaher Khan

Banking sector’s problem child

For the most part, Pakistan’s financial services industry is quite boring, at least when it comes to designing products that customers need. But for...

20.05.2025 40

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Mutaher Khan

When markets react to escalation

Uncertainty is believed to be the kryptonite of the markets and what can possibly create more panic than the threat of a full-scale war between two...

13.05.2025 30

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Mutaher Khan

The hype of Google Wallet

In a development that made waves across Pakistan’s fintech landscape earlier this month, Google finally rolled out its Wallet service there. The...

01.04.2025 80

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Mutaher Khan

The nexus of banks and the state

Not too long ago, the outskirts of Karachi had dense mangroves. Often, in the early mornings, you could see rowers powering through their boats just...

18.03.2025 20

Dawn Business

Mutaher Khan