The state of play in Pakistan’s freight industry and how startups plan to change it
As startup culture has developed in Pakistan, the freight industry has also been affected
The discriminatory hiring practices of Islamic banks: is this the shape of things to come?
Religious dress codes exist for women, but not men. Discrimination against religious minorities can get quite explicit, and even against non-religious Muslims. Will this spread to other parts of Corporate Pakistan?
How will the new automakers’ coming to Pakistan affect local auto parts manufacturers?
Pakistan’s auto industry does look like a cartel of Japanese auto manufacturers – Suzuki, Toyota and Honda – with Suzuki catering to...
Ravi Textile Mills to be acquired by steel mill owners
A potential takeover leaves Ravi’s staff stumped; unclear what direction the company will take next
Askari Bank gets new president
The former UBL CEO adds Askari to his long resume
How investor cash is changing the face of Pakistan’s diagnostic labs
From global private equity to domestic healthcare companies, laboratories in Pakistan are attracting investment and getting technological upgrades
Did Big Textile’s retail pivot work?
Ten years after the large textile manufacturers made major moves to expand their domestic retail presence, which players have emerged as the largest ones in the Pakistani domestic retail landscape?
The return of the auto-loan defaults?
With the KIBOR, inflation, and credit for auto-loans at a historic high, should customers and the industry be worried about outstanding auto loans?
Can KIA be King, or do the Big 3 have another trick up their sleeve?
The KIA Sportage has single handedly breathed life into Pakistan’s automobile sector - and others could benefit from it
Big banks are all set to run the open market. What does it solve and what it doesn’t
In early September, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) made a decisive move, signalling that it had had enough. It unfurled a...
Back in the game?
The return of Big Spender Atif Bajwa means Bank Alfalah is back with its plan to break into Banking’s Big Five
What’s your credit history?
How Pakistan needs to help out its credit bureaus - for its own good
Why is Pakistan unable to develop a competitive-export focused industrial sector?
Pakistan can come out of its intermittent economic crisis by embarking on export-based industry that would help improve the country’s current account...
Malls and retailers were dying to open again. Now they’re regretting it
While retail stores and malls are open for business again, footfall has fallen drastically, and retailers are bleeding money. What will they ask of the government now?
Could Saad Rafique end up fixing much more than the railways?
It is easy to take something for granted if it has been around longer than even your great-grandfather could remember. In hindsight,...