Plugging the leaks in education, one school at a time
Engro CEO Ghias Khan tells us about the sorry state of education in the country and the dreadful reality of 24 million...
Leadership: lessons from cricket
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja says that the Pakistan cricket team could be viewed as a microcosm of Pakistan itself. Lessons...
The thriving market for your location data
You’re with your phone all the time, and even do shopping on it. A bevy of corporations want your phone to tell...
Should you be interested in Pakistan’s first development REIT? | Profit Explains
For the first time, Pakistanis will have a chance to have stakes in and become real estate developers. But should they go...
Blood money: the market for plasma | Profit Urdu
We look at the surprisingly large - and unsurprisingly macabre - market for plasma in the United States.
“No, you’re not middle-class!” | Profit Explains
We look at the surprisingly large number of upper-class elite that want to be seen to be a part of the middle-class.
Why did the US fall behind China in cellphone production?
The top brand may be designed in the US but they are manufactured in China. We look at how that came to...
The history of Rolls Royce | Profit Profiles
We look at the exception Mr Rolls, Mr Royce and the early years of the iconic company that they built together.
Outsource Diaries: Qasim Omer – Media Buyer
In the episode of Outsource Diaries, we meet Qasim Omer, who learnt the ropes of the media buying game while working for...
The story of Amar Bose | Profit profiles
We look at the life and times of Amar Bose, an engineer and academic, whose failure to find a really good sound...
Crop Talk: From no potatoes to too many
One of Pakistan’s mightiest crops, the potato has suffered from overproduction and lack of government attention
The FATF. What, exactly, is it? | Profit Explains
A primer on what the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is. And what finally getting off its grey list means for Pakistan.
The story of Steve Jobs | Profit Profiles
“It started in a garage.”
We look at the extraordinary life of Steve Jobs and his Apple Inc
The Legend of Moola Jatt
The record shattering film created a stir by demanding new financial sharing formulas with cinema houses, creating a stand-off with cinema owners....
The fate of Naya Pakistan Housing | Featured in Profit
Four years in, barely any work has been done on the once ambitious project.