The Engro Succession: Smart continuity or a postcard to the past?
The leadership transition for one of Pakistan’s largest conglomerates carries within it many lessons
Why Pakistan’s banks won’t finance the solar revolution
A financial system awash with liquidity but starved of investment
Amoxil recall hits GSK Pakistan revenue in otherwise strong year
Deregulated drug pricing allowed the company to improve gross margins, but the recall still caused revenue to decline
A quarter billion Pakistanis: a bigger demographic dividend
The population alarmists are wrong and the country’s demographic problems are behind it. What is required now is a balanced approach to population that does not see family size as a concern of the state
How Yango is conquering Pakistan’s last mile delivery
Yango entered and dominated the ride hailing market at a time when its architects were hitting the quit button. How will they fare in the delivery business?
Can Pakistan’s snack giants make the best of our trade troubles?
The potato chips industry doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. The key players remain mainly the same, but the projected growth in the near future has implications for the future of local potato production
From cricket fandom to financial hustle — what Pakistan’s 2025 searches say about money, media and ambition
Google’s search trends reveal a country still obsessed with cricket and TV dramas — but also one that is leaning into investing, credit, crypto and AI at record speed
Jaecoo launch expected to significantly boost Nishat Group earnings
The competitively priced Chinese SUV has seen strong interest at the pre-booking phase and is expected gain significant share after launch
PTA clears the path for telecom shake-up
An imminent merger could catapult PTCL into the ranks of multi-billion-dollar enterprises
TRG Pakistan negates a win for Zia Chishti
TRG has received another reprieve from the courts as it battles Zia Chishti in the legal battlefield
Top City 1: The suburban real estate development that brought down former ISI chief Faiz Hameed
The retired lieutenant general is not the first high-ranking military official to be court martialed over financial dealings, but perhaps the first one about a real estate development that has nothing to do with the military
Systems Ltd will acquire Confiz
Systems Ltd (PSX: SYS), Pakistan’s largest listed technology and IT services exporter, has approved the acquisition of Confiz Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd in...
Could assembling Google Chromebooks come back to bite us?
The government will send tens (possibly hundreds) of millions of dollars to buy Chromebooks from Google, giving the tech giant a risk free entry into Pakistan
SNGP to install 300,000 LNG connections this year
The gas utility struggles with declining domestic production and reduced demand from its power sector customers
The Lucky-Irani smuggling circus at the Balochistan border
The 909-kilometre long Pakistan-Iran border is largely desolate and sparsely populated. But along this stretch of land, smuggling is a way of life