Minority shareholders are put in a precarious position in Pakistan's predominantly family-owned/private sector companies. Controlling shareholders abuse their power and make self-serving decisions that harm the rights of both the company and minority shareholders. To that end, it is suggested...

Financial interests of minority shareholders are uncertain and volatile in the Pakistan Company Act. The Act does not have a significant redress in the shape of a derivative action mechanism, which is a key policing tool for management accountability and transparency. The fact that derivative...