Why ‘no profit’ still makes Zong happy
Faraz Ahmed, a resident of Anda Mor, North Karachi, wakes up at four every morning and sets off to his vendor’s home...
Does the D in DFIs stand for Debt?
The financial institutions have overhauled their strategy and now resemble a leveraged fixed-income fund
Adamjee Insurance faces half-billion-rupee loss from Dubai floods
The company’s Pakistan operations remained profitable, but losses from its UAE auto business severely dampened overall net income
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
Hands off the rupee
The Pakistani rupee has largely been stable in the recent months. But rising oil prices amidst war in the Middle East pose a challenge to currency
Highest price, dominant market share: the curious case of Atlas Honda
The company has mostly lower-middle and working class customers. It has the most expensive product on the market, and one that is...
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
Moonis Alvi: The Architect of Karachi’s Energy Future
In June 2018, Moonis Alvi was appointed CEO of K-Electric, succeeding Tayyab Tareen as the top executive of Pakistan’s only privatized power...
After Daewoo and K-Electric, why is AsiaPak interested in Bol News?
There is only one reason to buy a television channel in this day and age: influence. But could Bol’s baggage be too much to handle?
The free market comes to Pakistan’s wheat crop
The state has been procuring and subsidising wheat production since 1968, claiming it is for the good of small farmers. In reality, it benefits everyone but the growers
Can’t pay the bills with ‘experience’
A look at the pay structure - and lack thereof - for junior associates at Pakistan’s elite law firms
Shahzada and Suleman Dawood
Shahzada Dawood was the Vice Chairman of Engro Corporation, a business conglomerate based in Karachi, renowned for its businesses in agriculture, energy...
Losing to loose milk
On a Wednesday evening in one of Karachi’s oldest areas, Lea Market, Samir Rajput is working the phone, trying to seal a...
Squabbles, regulation and bans – the state of Pakistan’s mobile manufacturing industry
“The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.” This maxim by the towering 20th century economist Milton...
Lahore Metro: the first step in the nation’s mass transit infrastructure
The complaints against the project appear largely from either those politically opposed to the government that initiated the project, or rich art school cranks who will not be using it