PTA expects people to pay 1,000pc duty on imported phones

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) website must be malfunctioning. Because if it is not then the policymakers on top have actually thought...

Who owns Pakistan? 11 business groups that own 35pc of KSE’s market cap

An infographic by KASB Securities has named the top 11 business groups, which make up 35 per cent of the total KSE...

Locally-assembled Changan vehicles to roll out in April

Master Motors CEO says the company has built a manufacturing plant in Karachi with a production capacity of 30,000 vehicles per...

Cheques issued by OGDC to Shazain Bugti, brothers bounce

OGDCL managing director refuses to issue Rs770m to the Bugti family for Uch gas field

Pakistani start-up Atoms secures $8.1m financing

Atoms, a Pakistani e-commerce brand and one of the trailblazers in the world of footwear, has raised $8.1 million from a list...

Busting business myths one bite at a time

In 2014, a LUMS graduate along with his two friends decided to experiment with a business idea without following all the textbook...

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...

That unmistakable Shezan touch

Not the most highbrow or fashionable of either the bakeries or restaurants, Shezan has the kind of consistency and reliability that makes it stand out and rub shoulders with the best of the best in business

Aamir might not succeed in turning Veon into Pakistan’s WeChat. But what if he does?

When Government of Pakistan opened its telecoms market to private sector 13 years ago, the country saw a massive inflow of foreign...

Outfitters’: How a mould-breaking business model caved in to Pakistani patriarchy

It started off with a bold idea born of an important insight: young middle class men and women in Pakistan’s urban centers...

Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?

Scores of sugarcane-laden lorries are parked on the main road in front of an abandoned car-making plant in Sujawal district, about 130...

Pakistan Army owns $20 billion stakes in fifty conglomerates claims Indian media report

LAHORE:  The Pakistan army exercises control over fifty conglomerates said to be worth $20 billion stretching from banks, industrial plants, universities, milk dairies,...

Saudi Aramco shakes hands with Pakistan’s SOEs to open Pakistan’s largest refinery

After months of delay and negotiations, the Saudi investment gets confirmed. But what is the deal?

Mian Mansha brings Hyundai cars back to Pakistan

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Co is expected to resume assembling of cars in Pakistan, according to a statement sent to PSX...

PTA stopped from taking action against Mobilink, Telenor

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stopped Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) from taking action against two mobile operating companies. The court has also...