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...
Pakistan’s billion-dollar fund manager resigns quietly as SECP investigates suspicious transactions. Here’s what went down
The CEO of Al Meezan Investment Management Limited is not the first, nor will he be the last to be embroiled in such a controversy
The death of Pakistani Basmati
Pakistan has a competitive advantage in premium Basmati Rice. The advantage, along with Pakistan's unique kind of premium rice, is set to die. How did we get here?
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...
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?
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...
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
The fate of the Taseers
The financial costs of opposing the blasphemy law in Pakistan?
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...
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 auditors want to leave
Deloitte’s left, and EY is reportedly on the verge of a similar decision. We explain what is happening and why it can hit Pakistan hard