Finally got my Karachi South Transit Map printed and framed to gauge interest from collectors. Will probably do a limited edition of 100 each. DM me if interested. Will ship poster in a cylinder. You can frame it the way you want.

Fascinating. What a turnaround. Can't wait to pay PKR 30 per unit of electricity soon enough, and rejoice at a growth rate less then population growth. So excited.

An ELI 5 primer on GDP calculation. Let's say you run a country called Butter, which just produces sticks of butter. In one year, you produced 10 sticks of butter. Good job. Next year, you produced 11 sticks of butter -- great you have a 10% gdp growth rate. 1/

The performance of local equity funds has been plagued by high expense ratios (avg: 4.4%), only a handful justifying such excess expense ratios. They have underperformed during the last 3-yrs while increasing expenses, all paid by investors Avoid the circle of mediocrity

1. A thread on pension reforms; why it is one of the biggest issues facing govt. & why we had to act now to reform pensions. Pension costs have increased more than any other budget line across Pakistan; 95 times in KP from 2003-4 till today - from 0.87 bln to 83 bln / year.

This is what they mean. From fully vaccinated, only 0.04% of all vaccinated got reinfected. Infection rate for partially vaccinated is 0.08%, and that for unvaccinated its 0.3% There is a 7x higher risk of infection if you're not fully vaccinated. Best. Get vaccinated y'all.

Fierce discussion about size of our Olympic contingent. Some ground realities. Speaking as father of 2 kids who competed at Junior national championships and a private sponsor of a sprinter who played Asian Junior athletics, Tokyo '18 SAAF games in Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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Since Foodpanda is talk of the day, here is roughly how it business model works. Foodpanda charges 30%+ from most restaurants for delivery service, with the exception of big franchises. It also does not disclose customer data w/ restaurants, restricting them from managing 1/

Documentation requirement for the opening of brokerage account. Why exactly do we need an attested bank statement for digital account opening. The jokes continue to write themselves. UX is so bad, you're better off driving to your friendly broker and filling up a paper form.

There is more than meets the eye in Airlift’s evolution from mass transit startup to a quick commerce unicorn Lenny Bogdonoff profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/12/26/air…

Who will be the next military chief of Pakistan? Towards the end of 2022, in November, the prime minister will have to make some important decisions: choosing the new chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman joint chief of staff committee (CJCSC)? ++

My take on the types of Russian crude oil that can be easily blended in local refineries. #crude #PetrolDieselPrice #Russia #Pakistan Miftah Ismail Muzzammil Aslam Umar Saif Khurram Husain Ali khizar Pakistan State Oil (PSO)

WHY GEN BAJWA MUST GO: My views after talking to men in and out of uniform. Its a blunt piece but written with sincere motives and for Pakistan.If someone feels hurt, my apologies. But this crisis must be resolved asap. An Urdu version coming bit.ly/2022APR-BAJWA #BajwaHasToGo

Pakistan will continue to pay PKR 90bn+ on fuel subsidies on a monthly basis. Subsidizing demand when supply is constrained. The subsidies are pro-rich, and favor predominantly the rich only. Same subsidies can be targeted towards the more vulnerable segments via Ehsaas 1/

As as last month, the International Energy Agency report is full of dire warnings. Global energy policymakers can not say they weren't warned: the second half of 2022, and the full of 2023 look very, very difficult. The IEA doesn't send this warnings that often - pay attention | #OOTT

#Pakistan must make a crucial choice: embrace military leadership akin to #Egypt or allow democracy to prevail. The thinly veiled puppet leadership, attempting to deceive the world they're in charge fails to deceive anyone. Embarrassing.