Why is the government chickening away from chicken?

The government doesn‘t want you eating chicken. Here’s all you need to know

The Great Asian Exodus | Profit Urdu

We look at the various factors behind the ever rising wave of migrations from Asia to the developed western world.

Rate at which you should buy Dollars | Profit Explains

Government intervention has made the interbank and open markets for the dollar ineffective. And the thriving black market for the dollar is,...

Fighting for scraps: the sad economics of newspapers

We look at the monetisation ecosystem of the newspaper industry, specially government advertising. We look at the corruption that existed in the older...

Why can’t Pakistan import oil from Russia? | Profit Urdu

Pakistan needs oil and the Russians need to sell it. What’s keeping us from importing it? We take a look at the...

Why are cars better and cheaper across the border? | Profit Explains

Cars in India pack more features, are the latest model and, to really twist the knife, are cheaper than in Pakistan. There...

If we’re getting oil from Russia, why not Iran? | Profit Urdu

The country right next door has the fourth-largest oil reserves in the world. Why, then, do we even need to go to...

On the black market for dollars | Featured in Profit

The government and its apparatus should, once and for all, get out of the business of trying to fix the value of...

Do we see a tech sector bust soon? | Profit Urdu

The shakeups in the global tech scene have analysts worried about the repeat of the disruptive “dotcom” bust of the late nineties.

Pakistan in the 21st century

Things might seem bleak right now, but Pakistan is the bet that you want to make in the 21st century. Uplifting words...

Stay here, youngsters; you won’t regret it

Former Finance Minister and former Engro CEO Asad Umar tells us we’re close to the tipping point, where the startup scene in...

Pakistan, a bountiful country

Former Finance Minister and former Engro CEO Asad Umar says that there are many resources in the country, be it the vast...

Empowered women, the key to prosperity

Executive Director IBA S Akbar Zaidi says that emancipating women and giving them opportunities can be the key to our development. Clip...

Pakistan can’t change its neighbourhood

Hostile neighbourhood? Tough luck, because we can’t shift Pakistan to another geopolitical neighbourhood. Let’s try to talk to our neighbours, then. It’ll...

Where we are 1947 vs 2022

Engro CEO Ghias Khan runs us through some stats that reflect our progress from 1947 till now. Just to get an inkling...