Inequality in Pakistan is at ‘crisis’ levels
A new Oxfam report reveals how Pakistan’s wealthiest 10 percent command 42 percent of national income — a concentration that mirrors a regional pattern of inequality deepened by climate shocks and digital divides
Can AKD’s Arkadians rise after legal victory?
With a court case over the project dragging on since 2012, the Arkadians had become a gamble. Is it about to pay off?
After slowdown in 2025, Airlink gearing up for major expansion in 2026
The electronics assembly company will begin production on its Acer laptop facility, expand is domestic cellphone assembly, and begin shipping television sets as well
Who can catch NCP cars? FTO flags jurisdiction overreach
Ombudsman says provincial actions violate Customs Act, 1969; calls for restoration of federal jurisdiction over seized vehicles
IGI Investments to conduct due diligence for potential acquisition of Akzo Nobel Pakistan
IGI Investments board approves evaluation to acquire 98.3% shareholding from ICI Omicron B.V. and 1.7% from minority shareholders of Akzo Nobel Pakistan Limited
Big sugar bites again
After allowing exports in 2024, the government finds itself in an awkward position this year by importing sugar to keep prices down. The question is, why does this keep happening again and again?
Lithium batteries and shaving cream: inside Treet Corp’s latest diversification
There are big new plans for both the battery and blade verticals. Will they prove to be the dawn of a new age for a grand old company?
Can Pakistan manage pension reforms with discipline rather than delay?
Pakistan’s costly promise to its retirees has finally forced the state to confront the arithmetic of pensions. The change is overdue, but the test will be whether the reforms are executed with discipline rather than delay
One more round of circular debt restructuring and why it still won’t fix the problem
The new instrument is an innovative structure to help ensure that the problem at least creates partial self-correcting mechanisms, but the government is still punting on the reforms needed for a permanent fix
The Audi Pakistan controversy: How not to deal with a disgruntled customerÂ
Premier Systems, the official importer of Audi AG in Pakistan, dealt with a loud and disgruntled customer by suing him for criminal defamation. Now, the customer has responded in kind. Here is what happened:
Treet Corp’s arithmetic mistake causes stock market frenzy
The mistake was admitted within 24 hours, however, the damage seems to have been done
Sapphire to merge two of its listed textile companies
The textile giant is making the move at a time of considerable stress within its industry
Saudi-Pak defence pact marks shift as Israeli threat and economic concerns converge
Pakistan has deep economic interests in the security of the Gulf region, which is facing a very real threat. Both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan must take this new agreement seriously.
The floods are already driving up the cost of living
As floodwaters wreak havoc on Pakistan’s agriculture, prices for essential goods soar. With crops destroyed and the full extent of the damage yet to be seen, the economic fallout could worsen
Hundreds dead; millions hungry: KP’s food is buried under boulders and Punjab won’t share
KP and Punjab experienced flooding around the same time but for different reasons. As a food security crisis looms, now is not the time for provincial division