Pakistan’s mystery billionaire
“He’s the Howard Hughes of Pakistan. Nobody ever sees him. You’re the first ones (among journalists) who are going to witness him...
Three major banks are up for sale. Who will buy them?
For the first time in Pakistani history, three perfectly healthy and viable banks are simultaneously up for sale. None of them is...
What on earth happened to TCS & can Saira Awan fix it?
The pace of change can sometimes overtake even the best companies, including those that have achieved the coveted “verb status”. In most...
Pakistani Tatas are consolidating. But who are they and what do they do?
All four group companies are being merged into a single entity, which already had common majority shareholders and boards of directors
Is this the end of Abu Dhabi group in Pakistan? And who is to blame?
A banker, a lawyer, and a Sheikh walk into a bar. What follows is not a joke, but a tale of high-stakes...
Airlift announces complete shutdown. Profit explains why
That’s all folks. After three years of operating in Pakistan, Airlift Technologies has announced a complete shutdown of its operations from tomorrow...
Who is Shaheryar Chishty and what does he want with K-Electric?
Shaheryar Chishty has gone from the owner of Daewoo to being one of the most influential men in Pakistan’s energy sector. Can he turn KE around?
Why exactly are cars so expensive in Pakistan?
Yes, it has to do with taxes, but there is more than meets the eye, and local manufacturing may be a bigger deal than you think
The heir to Agha Hasan Abedi
How Abraaj’s downfall has echoes of the earlier scandal of BCCI’s collapse, and how it might impact the place of Pakistanis in global finance
Pakistan’s Only Powerful Women In Business
When we set out at making the first of Profit's annual list of the most powerful businesswomen in Pakistan, we had assumed...
Airlift may have hit a billion, but is it for real?
There is more than meets the eye in Airlift’s evolution from mass transit startup to a quick commerce unicorn
In its ambition to buy a bank, has Pakistan’s fintech poster-child killed itself?
In trying to make TAG the only fintech company with a full banking licence, Talal Ahmad Gondal may have made the worst mistake of his life. Profit looks at the entire TAG saga.
The death of the refurbished Japanese car
How the imported car market blossomed in Pakistan, and why it came to an unceremonial stop
The extraordinary rise and spectacular crash of Hascol Petroleum
The 12 months ending June 2019 have wreaked havoc to a company that has been the bright star of the Pakistani energy...
Pakistan’s next economic crisis
Suppose for a minute that you are a globally focused investment manager based in London or New York. If you have been...