A professional’s guide to calculating Zakat

A zakat guide written especially keeping in mind businessmen and investors

Who will disrupt the Rs500 billion pharmaceutical industry?

It is one of the largest industries in Pakistan – and one of the most essential for the country – but there are many inefficiencies in the sector that make it ripe for disruption. But which segment of the supply chain is most vulnerable is an open question.

Spotting the fake Quaid in M1

Sana Saif, a housewife, recently opened an account in Meezan Bank and made a visit to her branch, adjacent to her apartments,...

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

Tab to taxpayers: Rs5 billion

Located around 318 kilometers east of Karachi, the headquarter of Tharparkar, amid the sand dunes lies Mithi – infamous for its...

The mechanics behind the panadol shortage

Raids, hoarding and over regulating — You probably need a Panadol to figure out what’s going on

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

Jo Dar gaya woh mar gaya

What tools does Ishaq Dar have at his disposal, and is now the right time to use them?

IGI Holdings survives 2020, and then some

IGI Holdings may itself only be a few years old, but it is part of a much older legacy of businesses that predates independence

What’s up on the PSX?

The stock market performance

Are local makeup brands really local?

Attention! Your imported drugstore makeup is melting, and not from the hot weather but from the heat it is getting from local players

Najam Sethi’s turnaround of Mitchell’s off to slow, but promising start

The company has narrowed its losses and increased its firepower, setting itself up for a financial recovery

Why are Pakistani startups incorporating HoldCos abroad?

Considering the preconceived notions about holding companies abroad, what are the implications of this policy?

Why funding is no object for Pak-Qatar Investment

Backed by very strong sponsors, from amongst Qatar’s royals, the company has never faced any issue in calling capital

PakWheels: The road to a $1 billion valuation

The automobiles market in Pakistan has grown exponentially over the last ten to fifteen years. Growing competition between the big three indigenous...