What an image, having a strong substrate message! 💪

As we celebrate the end of Ramazan, I hope and pray that may Allah shower His blessings upon you and your loved ones. Aameen. Eid Mubarak!

If wishes were horses…
It will be naive to think that this example can be followed without having more or less similar ground realities. It’s a long debate, with just a handful of Japanese companies in Pakistan and much more importantly with a low HCI coupled with absence of…

Is this India’s moment? The nation could overtake China to become the biggest contributor to global growth by 2028. For all the optimism, India’s $3.5 trillion economy is still dwarfed by the $17.8 trillion behemoth that is China and economists say it would take a lifetime to…

Akif Saeed Mohammed Sohail Najam Ali Musadaq Zulqarnain The Pakistan Business Council Shahid Ali Habib Ariba Shahid Farrukh H Khan This is a good chart. Top10 companies (top banks + E&P) made up >85% profitability of KSE100 sample

Largely a consequence of government policy (high rates), and bad fiscal policy than anything else. Even such high E&P profits do not translate into cash, b/ of circular debt

An Interview with Musadaq Zulqarnain (Tamgha-E-Imtiaz) Chairman Interloop Limited
Interviewer: Mian Nadeem Ahmed
Producer: Sana Riaz
Executive Producer: Falak Sher Nagra
Recording Engineer: Muhammad Umar Riaz
youtu.be/aWQOO3OW6iI

The dua to be recited during Lailat Al Qadr:
Dua: Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa’fu anni’
English translation: O Allah, You are the One who pardons greatly, and loves to pardon, so pardon me
Aameen

Pakistan's Human Capital Index (HCI) value of 0.41 is low in both absolute and relative terms. It is lower than the South Asia average of 0.48, with Bangladesh at 0.46 and Nepal at 0.49. Pakistan's human capital outcomes are more comparable to those in Sub-Saharan Africa, which…

Pakistan faces a dire human development crisis, with a low global ranking of 164 out of 193 countries per the referred report below.

While 7th NFC improved provincial resources- its intent was to enable provincial resources to improve human development.

The real issue is not…

If you had invested in the following shares in Jan 2023, you would have made a total return of:

ILP: 310%
MTL: 204%
ATRL: 200%
MEBL :200%
HUBC: 187%
EFERT 163%

Equities are the best way to keep up with inflation.

Say no to BTK plots 🚫

Chase Securities Pakistan (Private) Limited publishes a list of…

So heartening to see all the Interloop Limited associate/group companies becoming Agents of Positive change wherever they operate. Thank you Navid Fazil for providing leadership to #TCPL for the good work in #SriLanka

Inaugurated the newly refurbished Dagonna Primary School in Minnuwangoda, SriLanka. It was heartwarming to witness the children's love and enthusiasm during the interaction. The refurbishment of the school was sponsored by TCPL, an associate company of Interloop Limited

Pakistan is seeking bids to sell a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines, with the aim to complete the deal in two months for the state-owned carrier that has failed to make a profit in almost two decades
by Faseeh Mangi
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to pick up from the current fiscal year but remain below 3% for the next two years, according to the latest estimates from the World Bank - World Bank said “policy constraints to sustainable economic growth remain unaddressed.”…

excellent interview, highly recommended brecorder.com/news/40295319

Getting to yes: Resuming business with its larger, fast-growing neighbor clearly makes sense, but Indian companies will require some convincing. If Pakistan really wants to resume trade with India, it needs to build support across the border and time its pitch carefully, says…

Wishing a Happy Easter to everyone celebrating Easter

#HappyEaster

Also Abbas what is unacceptable is that each and everyone in the room is comfortable with a child rapist and in a hurry to put it behind them. Which Islam guides them to raise hand in prayer of holy words?
Putting the seal of Islam on such a heinous deed?

Good piece by Faisal Bari
Due to lack of opportunities keeping a male child in school has a significant opportunity cost. This has also lot to do with the quality of education in Public School system, rendering secondary education useless
Support for boys dawn.com/news/1824398