Fatima S Attarwala

Though the interest in Gwadar and surrounding beaches has generated traction, it may be short-lived due to the lack of amenities. Updated 19 Apr, 2021 02:48pm

Working backwards, a guesstimate of the size of the restaurant sector is about Rs134bn annually. Updated 05 Apr, 2021 09:30am

Some research indicates that about 40-50 per cent of drugs available in Pakistan are counterfeit. Updated 29 Mar, 2021 09:28am

In last 5 years, over $200m was raised by startups of which only about 3pc was towards female-founded or co-founded companies. Updated 08 Mar, 2021 08:54am

Italian ambassador expresses interest in deepening ties between the two countries. Updated 15 Feb, 2021 12:33pm

It’s a business model any capitalist would be proud of: purchase at zero cost and sell for half a million. Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:20am

As an organisation, the Central Directorate of National Savings has existed before partition. Updated 23 Nov, 2020 10:00am

"If the impression is created that it only originates from India, then our exports will definitely take a hit," says exporter. Updated 02 Nov, 2020 10:30am

Much of Quetta’s economy is entwined with Iran through barter due to the lack of banking channels. Updated 26 Oct, 2020 09:02am

Bayer Pakistan CEO says he does see much future for multinationals in the drug sector. Updated 19 Oct, 2020 08:33am

Resistant to the economic fallout of Covid-19, Sialkot retained its workforce during the pandemic with no mass layoffs. Updated 12 Oct, 2020 08:45am

It has been 12 years since the end of the musical chairs of military rule and bouts of interrupted democracy. Published 24 Aug, 2020 06:29am

Market capitalisation of real estate in the country is over $1tr, a figure more than three times the size of Pakistan’s GDP. Updated 13 Jul, 2020 08:15am

Short of a winged messenger bringing glad tidings, all talk of the growth rate and future prospects is just that: talk. Published 15 Jun, 2020 01:08pm

INFLATION is down to single digits and the balance of trade has improved. Updated 08 Jun, 2020 08:38am

Back-of-the-envelope calculations indicate the market size of domestic labour in Pakistan is worth billions. Updated 02 Jun, 2020 08:15am

If there was ever a time to go deep in debt and beg, borrow and steal to finance relief measures, it is now. Updated 27 Apr, 2020 08:50am

Is it not their responsibility to sell drugs at cost at least to reduce the financial burden on ordinary people? Published 13 Apr, 2020 06:02am

‘I am grateful that I can earn Rs15,000 a month. In the village, I was paid Rs200 per day for hard labour from 8am to... Published 09 Mar, 2020 07:08am

One trader says they expect things to normalise by June-July. Updated 25 Feb, 2020 11:05am