How a 30 year old became a media tycoon
Deep into the winding, messy streets of a Lahore township, on one end of a broken road stands a building five stories...
Why (and how much) Pakistanis overinvest in real estate
The obsession with real estate as an asset class is unhealthy for the economy; here is what investors should do instead
Can Tapal’s new boss lady defy the odds & retain market leadership?
“You can keep wealth in the family only for three generations,” asserts an ancient Chinese proverb. Similar aphorisms exist elsewhere. “From the...
Why your LUMS and IBA degrees will not land you a job
Consider the following thought experiment: what would it take for a company to replace Google as the default search engine to the...
Income, culture, and inequality — who are Pakistan’s middle-classes?
With imperfect data and complex definitions of class, Profit tries to determine what it means to be middle-class, and why people want it to be their origin story
What is Hascol hiding?
The petroleum company is trying to erase its history. But with billions of rupees missing, auditors resigning, and law enforcement agencies taking unprecedented interest, that is proving to be a little difficult
Frying the competition: How KFC made a comeback in Pakistan
KFC was dying a slow death when an HR professional was brought in
PTCL wants to sell Ufone. Here’s why that’s a good idea
The state-owned company wants to get out of the consumer business and focus on its infrastructure business. That could result in cheaper cellphone and internet services for all Pakistanis.
These 4 Pakistani companies have shown higher profits and yet their share prices have plunged. Is the stock market stupid?
It is 2019 and the Pakistani economy is a wreck. The stock market is in free fall with no signs yet of...
The ARY story: How a keen mid-tier trading family became one of the most powerful conglomerates of Pakistan
From the gold traders accused in bribery scandals to the owners of a media empire, the ARY Group continues to grow… without shedding any of its controversial baggage
A bank sold for just Rs1,000. Does it make any sense?
Profit demystifies the controversy over the sale of KASB Bank
Naya Pakistan Certificates are ridiculously attractive for investors. But here is why that is bad for Pakistan
The government’s attempts to offer special privileges to expats to lure their dollar deposits is a slap in the face of every hardworking Pakistani who plays by the rules within Pakistan... and is terrible policy even otherwise
The Jalal Sons and Master Tiles wedding: corporate event or family affair?
The concept of a big fat wedding is as old as the institution of marriage itself. But using them as marketing and branding opportunities is new.
After a stellar entrepreneurial run, TRG is Zia Chishti’s swan song
The first thing you notice when you walk into Zia Chishti’s office in Washington DC is that you can see the White...
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