Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim to bail out Fauji Foods with Rs3.5 billion loan – yet again

Fauji Foods has been struggling almost since it was bought by the group, and a turnaround strategy risks further magnifying the parent company’s financial risks

Die, cash, die!

The Pakistani middle class is past its scepticism of electronic money. How did we get here, and what comes next?

Every Pakistani bank wants to dethrone Meezan Bank in Islamic banking. Who can succeed?

When a financial institution in Pakistan thinks about its growth strategy, there is one play that every CEO ultimately reaches for: launching...

This company wants to give your bank money…so it can pay for your house. But are the banks even interested?

Every night, an estimated 20 million Pakistanis go to sleep without a roof over their head. That is a whole 9pc of...

As Nielsen’s dominance wanes, SurveyAuto puts its disruptive tech to work

Led by Dr Umar Saif, SurveyAuto is gunning to replace traditional market intelligence services like Nielsen, not just in Pakistan, but all over the world

The making of a big shot Pakistani wedding

They say money can’t buy happiness, but in a desi wedding it definitely can

Henan D.R. brings a new hope to the Naya Pakistan Housing Project

With itse prefab ‘Easy Houses,’ Henan D.R. is trying to make housing easier for Pakistanis

Traditional real estate scams are becoming difficult to pull off. So what!

People are no longer investing their savings in real estate projects. But has the frustration led some real estate players to go the traditional Ponzi route?

The war against the patwaris

The PTI has been trying to get rid of the patwari system for years. It isn’t as easy as they thought it would be

Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the future of Pakistan

From the original generation of Pakistanis, Avari was a shrewd businessman and a faithful community leader. But what does the Pakistan he leaves behind look like?

Can Raast do for Pakistan what UPI did for India?

Raast promised to bring a digital payments revolution when it was rolled out in 2021 – the platform’s upcoming phase is going to be the real test which will determine whether it will boom or bust

Electricity generation in Pakistan rising, despite the pandemic

Despite the blip of Covid-19 pandemic on power generation in the country, demand for the sector has picked up

Global MBA rankings: a Pakistani perspective

Profit’s inaugural guide for Pakistani professionals and students looking to launch a global career with a foreign MBA

Why are advertisers in Pakistan experimenting with influencer marketing?

With influencer marketing, primarily through Instagram, capturing a significant portion of online advertising spending in Pakistan, Profit takes a peak behind the curtain

Pakistan should be on top of the halal meat export industry. Instead we’re number 18.

The halal meat industry has great export potential. But the inefficiencies and demands of producers mean Pakistan keeps lagging behind