PTCL’s Telenor acquisition: Inside the $400 million merger that reshapes digital competition
The Competition Commission's conditional approval of PTCL's acquisition of Telenor Pakistan marks the telecommunications sector's most consequential consolidation in a decade
No, Gul Ahmed is not shutting down exports
A combination of lazy and innumerate financial journalism and the Pakistani penchant for pessimism resulted in people thinking this is a way more significant news story than it actually is
Lithium batteries and shaving cream: inside Treet Corp’s latest diversification
There are big new plans for both the battery and blade verticals. Will they prove to be the dawn of a new age for a grand old company?
Who were the Truckanwalas and how did their criminal enterprise get three generations murdered?
They made their initial money in Punjab's transport business. But their criminal enterprise was involved in much more.
KE’s power struggle comes to an end with Saudis on top and SIFC backing
After months of legal wrangling, the government has brokered a truce in K-Electric’s ownership saga, with Sheheryar Chishty ceding control to Saudi investors, ending one of Pakistan’s most convoluted corporate standoffs
Tepid growth for Colgate Palmolive Pakistan
Weakened consumer spending sentiment hit the company's pricing power, though it was able to extract efficiencies and continue to grow profit margins
As inflation slows, Security Papers’ revenues move at slower pace
The producer of banknotes in the country saw revenues climb 8% in fiscal year 2025
Why P&G is leaving Pakistan
The company’s presence in the country is an example of a global multinational creating a hard-fought market for itself from scratch. Its departure will leave a gaping hole
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
Hubco reaffirms 2026 date for BYD assembly in Pakistan
The energy company is reinventing itself as an electrical vehicle manufacturer, even as its legacy energy contracts struggle
Income, culture, and inequality — who are Pakistan’s middle-classes?
With imperfect data and complex definitions of class, Profit tries to determine what it means to be middle-class, and why people want it to be their origin story
Can Pakistan manage pension reforms with discipline rather than delay?
Pakistan’s costly promise to its retirees has finally forced the state to confront the arithmetic of pensions. The change is overdue, but the test will be whether the reforms are executed with discipline rather than delay
Even as revenue slips, Gadoon Textile sees profits rise
Company was able to contain its cost of production, allowing it to boost cash flow even as pricing power remained limited
All you need to know about government prize bonds
For anyone that has ever solicited advice in Pakistan about saving or investing small sums of money, chances are they have been...
Can fro-yo make a comeback?
In 2014 frozen yoghurt made a whimpering exit from Pakistan. Labeled a fad with no hope of resurgence, there is still belief in some that the internationally popular dessert can work in Pakistan