Waheed Babar

Selling a pup — real estate’s false promises

Pre-launch real estate bookings are a breeding ground for scams with over-priced projects that differ from promised specifications. Published 01 Apr, 2024 07:15am

Real estate cartels

On the outskirts of populated areas, agricultural lands are being used for new settlements. Published 15 Jan, 2024 07:55am

Real estate’s fictitious file system

A developer may sell 1,500 imaginary files against a piece of land that can fit 1,000 plots. Published 16 Jan, 2023 07:02am

Builders inflate prices of flats

Despite the fact that Karachi is a magnet for apartment lovers, only around 9pc of Pakistan’s urban population lives in flats. Updated 28 Nov, 2022 09:36am

Socio-political drivers of real estate prices

As plot files exchange hands in the market, prices of property rise without being driven by demand. Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:02am

Forming policies for the common man

Survival economists could design the way forward to ensure a fair price mechanism using relevant economic ideologies. Updated 03 Oct, 2022 09:59am

Woes of the cargo industry

As per the World Bank’s statistics for 160 countries, Pakistan comes at 122nd place in terms of Logistics Performance Indicators. Published 19 Sep, 2022 09:20am

Enforcing construction tycoons to play fair

Development authorities at the governmental level could chalk out clear bylaws for the construction segment. Updated 27 Jun, 2022 08:59am

The cost of FOBO — the fear of being offline

According to Gallup, 35pc of the world’s population experiences stress, chiefly caused by the fear of being unattended. Updated 14 Mar, 2022 10:53am

Real estate specialisation for business graduates

Due to the lack of realty specialists in the country, green lands are being converted into brown lands. Updated 07 Feb, 2022 07:45am

Neither we use nor do we sell

Pakistan is stacked with more than 50 medicinal plants which are traditionally used ... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:16am

Idyllic tourist dreams of a camper

Pakistan’s rich spectrum of natural beauty is awaiting progressive investors ... Published 03 May, 2021 05:44am

Behavioural audits of bankers needed

A careful analysis depicts that banks in Pakistan are incurring huge “costs of unethical behaviour,” with banks losing Published 25 Jun, 2018 07:06am