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‘It’s like Pakistan, but on steroids’: COLABS bets big on Saudi Arabia

The startup had a choice: continue growing slowly at home or venture into a new, high-potential territory.

Published 15 Dec, 2025 05:04pm

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The Pathfinder CITADEL DAVOS Challenge followed a 'rigorous' three-stage process to identify market-ready innovators

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 07:39am

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Being women founders and industry outsiders has actually worked for the startup, says co-founder Izzah Zaman

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 12:06pm

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ISLAMABAD: NayaPay, one of Pakistan’s fastest growing fintech platforms, has launched global QR payments in... Updated 10 Dec, 2025 12:41pm

Under the agreement, WE Asia will serve as the storytelling partner, producing podcasts, interviews, and visual features on women founders from NIC Karachi

Published 08 Dec, 2025 11:01pm

Saudi Arabia, propelled by Vision 2030, is the gravitational centre of the region, says Rabeel Warraich

Updated 06 Dec, 2025 06:14pm

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Habib was chosen in the 'transportation and aerospace' cateogry while BlackRock's Chaudhry made it to the 'venture capital' list

Updated 04 Dec, 2025 03:06pm

No nation can grow when half of its population is excluded from the financial system, says SBP governor

Updated 04 Dec, 2025 04:46pm

Updated 01 Dec, 2025 04:16pm

As of late November, Pakistan’s 450 fintechs have raised $391 million in venture capital

Published 01 Dec, 2025 03:39pm

Entrepreneurship in Pakistan comes with unpredictable turns, economic shifts, cultural barriers, environmental disasters. But it’s the women I work with who keep me steady

Updated 27 Nov, 2025 02:27pm

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Believes many startups, scale-ups, and IT exporters in Pakistan are building digital-first business models and need the right digital backbone

Published 24 Nov, 2025 03:24pm