Imported perfumes are expensive. The fashion retail industry has an answer
Clothing and apparel brands in Pakistan are all getting into the perfume business as prices of imported brands skyrocket
Pakistan: The Economy of an Elitist State
In 1999, Dr Ishrat Hussain was nearing the end of a two decade career working for the World Bank. Already having made quite a...
Why Sheikh Imranul Haque’s imprisonment should terrify Corporate Pakistan
Sheikh Imranul Haque has been in jail for approximately one month and nobody in the government – not even the serious looking men charged...
How Mastercard plans to gain share in the payments market in Pakistan
After decades of not really being involved in Pakistan, Mastercard wants to expand in the country. But their competition isn’t Visa, it’s cold, hard, cash
Pakistan Oilfields’ new discoveries underscore country’s dwindling reserves
As domestic reserves decline, Pakistan will become increasingly dependent on imported natural gas, unless the country decides to move off hydrocarbons altogether
Pakistan’s most successful designer brand is in trouble. But why?
With Élan looking for investors to come in and inject equity, we look back at how Khadijah Shah made and possibly broke her fashion empire
The Lahore High Court decision that could transform Pakistan’s mortgage market
On March 10, a five-member bench of the Lahore High Court issued a 103 page judgement on the issue of mortgaged property, a decision...
Make your own sandwich!
According to the International Finance Corporation, only 13% of the 303 companies, surveyed in Pakistan in 2010, had more than one woman director on...
Profit Explains: The GIDC saga
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has recently waived off approximately 208 billion rupees in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess, more famously known as GIDC, to ‘influential’...
Mughal profit outlook dims on lower copper sales
Company remains a leading producer of metals, but has struggled in recent months with production numbers
Lahore government versus its trash collectors: what went wrong?
As the government seeks to end its contract with Turkish waste management companies, it is heavy handed in how it sees them off
Another donation fund, this time for Afghanistan
Afghanistan needs humanitarian aid, but sanctions are proving to be a hindrance in transferring funds
Pak Datacom revenue rises, even as Starlink business remains stalled
The company’s revenue is up 14% so far in 2025 on the back of rising demand from corporate clients reliant on connectivity in otherwise unconnected areas of the country
Can the Pakistan Environment Trust get the country to take climate change seriously?
A collection of wealthy Pakistani businessmen is trying to persuade their home country to focus on the environment – with the help of some few million dollars, and one bright 26-year old, but without much participation from local climate activists
Indus Dyeing accuses two former employees of embezzling Rs439 million
Both employees are under arrest and have had their assets frozen while the investigation is ongoing
