Babar Bhatti Growth of Pakistan telecom industry took a hit in recent months because of economy and regulation of SIMs. Even though the number of new subscribers slowed down and the revenues per user remained low, Pakistan telecom industry has shifted to a whole new set of services which provide value and convenience in ways […]

Owais Mughal To avoid being victim of a street crime, Pakistanis have come up with a simple solution. Barriers are put across residential streets and security guards sit next to them. But these new structures are also prime opportunities for advertising, voluntary or not. I saw the chair shown above while walking in a neighborhood […]

Owais Mughal I took this photo last week while walking down a street in Karachi. The business is called Prince Powder Copy. It is a photostat (Xerox) business. I have been making copies here since my childhood. The business still operates on a single photo copy machine as it did quarter of a century ago. […]