Reading Time: 4 minutes In response to the dire situation of mistreated stray dogs in Pakistan, the Supreme Court has mandated the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF) to draft humane regulations for managing their population. ACF, a prominent non-profit animal rescue organization, has been actively addressing the needs of injured, homeless,…
Reading Time: 4 minutes From time to time, a Pakistani movie or a TV drama finds a home on Netflix. Despite the fact that Netflix is available in 190 countries around the world, and hosts content from several different regions of the world, there is no such thing as Pakistani…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pakistan is already indebted to the IMF and the catastrophic economic downfall has made it exceedingly challenging to pay off debts. In fact, additional financial aid in the form of debts is required to meet the needs of the citizens and the state.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kameti is a form of community-based savings and lending in Pakistan. It has been around for centuries, with roots in the Indian subcontinent. The concept of Kameti was introduced to Pakistan during the colonial era. From there, it quickly became a popular method for communities to…
Reading Time: 5 minutes From being labeled as the Devil’s Drink to becoming the base of social revolutions around the world, coffee has seen it all. For something that exists in almost every household around the world right now, coffee has a surprisingly rich history permeated with controversies. So how…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The government imposed a ban on luxury goods on May 19, 2022. These luxury goods included decoration items, smartphones, cosmetics, automobiles, musical instruments etc. Citizens were not pleased by this decision at all but luckily, the trade deficit was reduced by 30%. In other words, the…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Load shedding is the easiest and the most efficient way to save up on energy and distribute it to sectors that require it. All 3rd world countries employ it as a way to keep the main operations running. However, when it comes to Pakistan, especially in…
Reading Time: 4 minutes 1st February 2023, became a paramount day in the history of Pakistan, as the Sindh Government launched the country’s first women-only bus service, the Pink bus service. With a route that starts from Model Colony and runs through to the Tower via Sharae Faisal, has become…
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s a general rule that when someone pays a price, they get the value. In other words, the more money someone spends, the better services they are likely to get. A person with 50 Lac Rupees can’t be provided with services worth 1 Crore Rupees. This…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Imtiaz Supermarket was opened in Karachi and started as a tiny superstore in the streets of Bahadurabad, Karachi, and now boasts an annual turnover of Rs 40 billion to Rs 1000 billion. Suffice to say, Imtiaz provides ample competition to international supermarkets, including Carrefour and Metro.