Engro’s Rs60 billion question
How the conglomerate will deploy this capital over the next few years will define its future for the next generation – and possibly that of Pakistan
Can ITU become Pakistan’s MIT?
Umar Saif’s brainchild is meant to be a research-focused institution. But it remains to be seen whether it has the ingredients necessary to be globally competitive
Khushhali bank to force convert its hybrid debt into equity. But is it fair?
Khushhali Microfinance Bank might become the first institution to convert its Additional Tier 1 bonds to common equity. But what are the implications of this conversion?
What does Café Zouk know that others in Lahore’s tough restaurant market don’t?
How one of the oldest surviving restaurants in Lahore has been able to retain its competitive advantage over the last 24 years
Distressed Azgard 9 to sell its manufacturing plant for Rs825 million
The transaction is part of a distressed fire sale arranged at the behest of the company’s major creditors after the company defaulted on its loan obligations
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
Sethi gets the job done at Mitchell’s
During Sethi’s tenure, the company suffered losses and was teetering. But a turnaround was never what he was meant to do in the first place. He was there to sell
While PSX has a horrible year, one company more than doubled its share price
Avanceon Ltd’s CEO Bakhtiar Wain gears up for even faster expansion as cash flows in
A professional’s guide to calculating Zakat
A zakat guide written especially keeping in mind businessmen and investors
The Suzuki Mehran is dead. What 800cc car will take its place?
Car prices are going to go down after the budget. But will they mean relief for customers or more difficulty in finding a car
Bykea’s battle for survival
The company has made a gambit to try and earn a spot in car-hailing. But will they make it?
Is Fauji Foods finally standing on its own two feet?
After years of using the Fauji Foundation as a financial crutch, Fauji Foods reports consecutive profit growth for the first time
Babar Azam is the premier brand ambassador for an English sports manufacturer. Here’s why they don’t and can’t sell in Pakistan
One of the leading sports good manufacturers of the country is locked in a bittersweet quandary
In a bid to boost sales, Changan to offer financing for its minivans
With no buy back condition on Master Motors, Changan and Bank Alfalah are trying to make comfortable minivans affordable to Pakistani consumers
How the private sector killed off the MQM
The political party died when its reason for existence – securing access to middle-class government jobs – was made redundant by a rising private sector