Fatima S Attarwala

While the amenities around the lake are owned by IDPs, the hotels are owned by investors from Karachi. Updated 19 Jul, 2021 03:14pm

For even those who receive the cash transfers, the benefit is limited to barely being able to keep their head above the water. Updated 05 Jul, 2021 08:13am

Published 14 Jun, 2021 02:33am

‘The girl child was the biggest casualty of the pandemic in terms of education. We were afraid of losing 60,000-70,000 ... Updated 10 May, 2021 09:43am

‘The girl child was the biggest casualty of the pandemic in terms of education. We were afraid of losing 60,000-70,000 ... Published 10 May, 2021 06:38am

Except for Karachi, Lahore and Quetta, all LRBT hospitals are in small towns or rural areas. Updated 26 Apr, 2021 09:53am

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