After years of expanding its retail footprint, Sapphire turns online
When Sapphire moved into retail, the market noticed. The textile giant – one of the largest in the country and part of...
Every Pakistani bank wants to dethrone Meezan Bank in Islamic banking. Who can succeed?
When a financial institution in Pakistan thinks about its growth strategy, there is one play that every CEO ultimately reaches for: launching...
The extraordinary rise and spectacular crash of Hascol Petroleum
The 12 months ending June 2019 have wreaked havoc to a company that has been the bright star of the Pakistani energy...
Profit Explains: The GIDC saga
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has recently waived off approximately 208 billion rupees in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess, more famously known as GIDC,...
In a country awash in weapons, running a legal gun shop is a tough business
A report published by Small Arms Survey, a research project at the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in June...
Waging war against the gawala
It all started with a visit, as all good bureaucratic wormholes do. On the outskirts of Faisalabad, within what is part of...
Highest price, dominant market share: the curious case of Atlas Honda
The company has mostly lower-middle and working class customers. It has the most expensive product on the market, and one that is...
Why Sheikh Imranul Haque’s imprisonment should terrify Corporate Pakistan
Sheikh Imranul Haque has been in jail for approximately one month and nobody in the government – not even the serious looking...
What does Babar Ali want to do with IGI Holdings?
It is practically an axiom in the world of corporate strategy: if you consolidate several separate businesses under a single holding company,...
Beleaguered or privileged: The curious case of Pakistan’s Pharma Industry
The tale is an old one. Medicine is one of those things that all humans need, and that need is what has...
Inside the murky world of college counseling
Let’s think of two scenarios. In the first one, you’re rich. Scratch that, you’re filthy rich. Your kid is a middling student...
Will Imran Khan’s new local govt system be a game changer — not just for governance but also for the economy?
On May 1 this year, two pieces of legislation were bludgeoned through the Punjab Assembly that put out of commission a staggering...
The multibillion rupee pension scam
Conventional wisdom dictates that automation, such as bank transfers for pensions and other government benefits, can help alleviate and might even solve...
Ufone’s 4G delay: PTCL’s calculated risk or strategic blunder?
On the surface, it looks like a clear cut mistake: the state-owned Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTCL) owns Ufone, which until just...
News in numbers: This might just be the most important chart you ever see, your life depends on it
This is the most important chart for any individual considering their personal financial situation. It reflects the data that illustrates an important...