Calling a spade a spade; Is Capital Value Tax the new wealth tax?
In the hot haste of collecting more taxes, did the government do a mix up?
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...
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 brief history: The rot in our DISCOs
Something is seriously wrong with how power distribution works in this country and the DISCOs are at the heart of it
Is Sultana Siddiqui about to lose control over Hum TV?
A sudden spike in investor interest in the company’s stock has the market swirling with rumours about a change in control of one of Pakistan’s biggest media companies
Spotify in Pakistan: Will Pakistani artists finally be able to make a living off their work?
Despite a variety of local music streaming services being launched in Pakistan, a platform of Spotify's size and reach could be a potential game changer
Three reasons why ‘committees’ are a bad way of saving money
The age-old method is only marginally better than stuffing cash into a mattress in terms of returns, and is unfair to those who get the cash later
Seth Abid: Pakistan’s ‘pious’ smuggler, mythmaker, and the last of the outlaws
Gold smuggler, real estate developer, and philanthropist, the man was part of the Pakistani imagination for well over half a century
The auditors want to leave
Deloitte’s left, and EY is reportedly on the verge of a similar decision. We explain what is happening and why it can hit Pakistan hard
Multan Madness: Is DHA Multan the perfect portrait of all the peculiarities of Pakistan’s real estate market?
The investors came in droves when the project was first launched. But then why have property values halved in the mega-project?
Who is Shaheryar Chishty and what does he want with K-Electric?
Shaheryar Chishty has gone from the owner of Daewoo to being one of the most influential men in Pakistan’s energy sector. Can he turn KE around?
A guide to retirement benefits and how they work in Pakistan
There has never been a time when it was more important for employers and employees to know all their options
How Musadaq Zulqarnain became a billionaire by selling socks
In 1992, two brothers Musadaq Zulqarnain and Naveed Fazil along with their friend Tariq Iqbal Khan, set out to establish a company...
SECP files four criminal cases for stock price manipulation-all against this one man. What exactly did he do and how?
The last time the SECP took criminal action against anyone was back in 2017.
Marketing’s ideological war: The rise and demise of Ufone’s ‘funny’ advert
It isn’t easy being funny. For sure, the joke you told yesterday during dinner might have killed, but with enough context and...