The declining returns to emigration

For decades, Pakistanis have defined success as getting out. But the cost have been going up, and the returns have been declining. At what point does it stop making sense?

Pakistan’s Future Food Security Tied to Strategic Palm Oil Partnerships

The Story Focuses on Pakistan's Reliance & CPOPC’s Role in promoting Sustainable Palm Oil Trade, Policy & Innovation

K-Electric: Asleep at the switch

A bruising board fight has left the management adrift, at a time when the company is unprepared to deal with the coming age of solar energy

Classified: Govt looking for Digital Czars to rule your life

Unfortunately the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill has not been forgotten. Far from it, the government is deciding how much to pay the three people committee that will rule the Pakistani internet

Eye on the sky: The race to connect Pakistan’s forgotten corners

As satellite internet ventures rise, a new alliance aims to bring Pakistan’s most disconnected regions online before the global competition arrives

How the courts hold back financial justice

A conviction handed down by the Sindh High Court in favour of the SECP can be considered a win as it will improve the perception of fairness in the capital markets. But the problem runs much deeper

When the taxman meets the tobacco baron

Track and trace has proven effective in moments, but taxation in the tobacco trade is a whole other ball game

Al‑Ghazi’s product mix shifting to larger tractors

Farmers in Pakistan have more area per farm, and government subsidies help them upgrade their equipment

Daimler Truck is coming to Pakistan. Kind of.

As a result of a global merger, Daimler Truck – the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world – will become a joint venture partner with Toyota in Hinopak Motors

Farewell, Careem Pakistan

The ride-hailing giant was an early innovator in Pakistan, and made the country one of its core markets. Now, Pakistan is just a back office for the company. How did the company cede so much market share to its newer competitors?

Pace Pakistan board approves major restructuring

The Lahore-based mall developer plans to issue significant amounts of equity to pay down its debt, and plans to convert some debt into equity

Rising costs squeeze margins at International Packaging Films

Higher input costs, but commoditized end-products have forced manufacturer to struggle with lower gross margins

Expensive energy: Everything you need to know to understand your electricity bill

Profit breaks down the tariff and various government charges that make up your monthly energy cost

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

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