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
The next phase of the milk wars
Engro Foods and Nestlé Pakistan have been engaged for years in a stiff competition for a share of the Pakistani consumer’s wallet, but the hard part is yet to come
Does it make sense to get a CFA in Pakistan?
It is considered the gold standard in the investment management industry, the global elite profession that is responsible for managing the $46...
Dollar Danda: How the currency market was tamed and why it won’t work
The open market went into a tailspin. This is how it was reined in
Rabeel Warraich’s $30 million bet on Pakistani entrepreneurship
How a 33-year-old middle-class Pindi boy became the first professional venture capitalist in Pakistani history
Naya minister, meet purani ministry
The minister is already inheriting the purani ministry and if he fails to come up with a strategy for raising revenue, he will be the same as the purana minister himself
The promising life and tragic death of Inov8
Founders of Pakistan’s most valuable fintech, Bashir and Hasnain Sheikh squandered potential that they had for years, all the while trying to ‘fake it till you make it’. This is their story: a business tragedy in five parts, and the hamartia is hubris
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 the PCB, betting companies, media wars, and contract troubles derailed Pakistan cricket
The PCB is going hard after Saya Corps. The Sports Management Company claims they are the victims of a witch hunt
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...
S*th–The Four Letter S-word In Corporate Pakistan
We would like to state at the outset that we do not condone the worst attributes of seth culture in companies. Treating...
What makes NAB interested in SadaPay?
A story of ego, malice, and two companies so bent on fighting the other, they do not care what it costs them
K&N’s vs everyone else: the battle for the frozen food aisle
Overheard at a supermarket in Karachi: a young mother, clearly agitated by the constant nagging of her child, tells her 8-year-old son...
Eighteen: How an Egyptian company is building a new $2 billion Islamabad suburb
Orascom’s real estate arm believes there is a large enough market for Pakistanis who want to live the suburban life around the nation’s capital
Is Lahore ready for apartment living? This textile group is staking its future on it.
Karachi is still the largest city in Pakistan, but by some measures, the greater Lahore metropolitan area may now be almost equal...