Classifieds were among the first real use cases for the internet: a digital bulletin board where you could…
Almost everywhere in the world, state-owned enterprises have a reputation problem, and rightly so. There’s just something gloomy…
Over the past few years, “fee hike” has become a familiar phrase at LUMS. For many, it’s a…
In January 2025, we released a teaser of our report, with support from Indus Valley Capital, exploring the…
Writing on venture has been a pretty boring affair over the last few years. For the most part,…
Pakistani startups witnessed another lackluster year as equity funding plunged further to just $22.5M in disclosed value, down…
Pakistan’s digital payments story is a bit strange. If you ask people about their experience, you wouldn’t stop…
As a country, Pakistan kinda sucks at storytelling. Geopolitical events post-2000 surely made things difficult but even besides…
December might be the month of festivities in many countries but for corporates, it’s anything but. The period…
As the Pakistan team was preparing for the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE — effectively our home…
In this report, we break down the state of B2C e-commerce market in Pakistan.…
After January saw a lull in startup funding in Pakistan, there are finally some signs of revival. In…
In Pakistan, budget discussions typically revolve around a familiar triad: austerity measures, increased taxes on the…
Pakistan’s National Assembly is extremely busy these days, churning out new legislation like LinkedIn influencers do…
Pakistan's MoITT published the National AI policy a couple of weeks back. Read the main takeaways…
Pakistan’s information and communication technology (ICT) exports reached $310 million in April — the highest-ever monthly figure recorded.…
The burgeoning interest in Pakistan’s IT exports is not without merit, particularly in its potential to boost the…
For quite some time now, I have held this strong opinion that nothing good has ever come from…
The payments space may be super saturated thanks to countless…
In this report, we break down the state of B2C…
Mapping the scale of HBL in digital channels…
Almost nine months after 20 parties submitted their bid for…
