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From Dubai Audit Rooms to Islamabad Boardrooms.

A Chartered Accountancy practice built on a single conviction — that businesses in Pakistan deserve partner-led advisory at international standards, without paying Big-4 prices or being passed off to trainees.

Muhammad Ishaq, ACA — Founder, MICo
Muhammad Ishaq, ACA Founder & Managing Partner
The Founder

Twelve years of audit discipline. Built on two markets.

Muhammad Ishaq qualified as a Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and spent the formative years of his career managing audits in Dubai — across banking, energy, real estate, hospitality and family offices.

The work was rigorous. International standards. Tight timelines. Boards that asked uncomfortable questions and expected clean answers. That environment shaped how MICo operates today.

In August 2024, he returned to Islamabad to build a different kind of practice — partner-led, technology-enabled, transparent in pricing, and unafraid of complexity. MICo was founded on that thesis. It has grown to 236+ clients in 18 months.

ACAICAP Chartered Accountant
12+ yrsAudit & advisory
9 industriesSector coverage
What We Stand For

The promise behind every engagement.

Our Mission

To deliver Big-4 quality CA work to Pakistan’s ambitious businesses — with the responsiveness, transparency and partner attention they cannot get from the global firms.

Our Vision

To become Pakistan’s most trusted partner-led Chartered Accountancy firm — known internationally for the rigour of our audits and the clarity of our advice.

Our Values

Independence. Discretion. Technical depth. Plain-language advice. And the unfashionable belief that returning a phone call is part of professional service.

What “ICAP-Registered” Actually Means

Not every accountant is a Chartered Accountant.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is the country’s statutory body for the CA profession. ICAP-qualified Chartered Accountants are the only professionals authorised to sign statutory audit reports under the Companies Act, 2017.

When you engage MICo, the partner signing your accounts holds the ACA qualification, is bound by ICAP’s Code of Ethics, and is subject to ICAP’s Quality Control Review. That accountability is the foundation of everything else.

Journey So Far

From first engagement to 236+ clients.

2012–2018
Articleship & ICAP qualification

Trained under a leading firm in Pakistan. Cleared ICAP examinations. Built foundational audit skills across manufacturing, NGOs and listed entities.

2018–2024
Dubai — audit management years

Managed audit portfolios across banking, energy, real estate and family-owned conglomerates. Six years of international-standard engagements shaped MICo’s methodology.

Aug 2024
MICo founded in Islamabad

Partner-led CA practice opened with one principle: every client gets the partner. No hand-offs. Engagements began with NGO audits and real estate tax work.

2025
Cross-border BPO line launched

UAE clients started outsourcing their bookkeeping to MICo’s ICAP-qualified team. The first 39 international engagements followed within twelve months.

Today
236+ clients. 9 industries. 3 markets.

Pakistan, UAE and UK. 98 tax engagements. 77 audits. 35 NGOs. 127+ verified Google reviews. Still partner-led on every file.

The Partner-Led Difference

Why partner attention isn’t a luxury — it’s the point.

At most firms, the partner sells the work and trainees do the file. At MICo, the partner is on the file.

One point of contact

You speak to the same Chartered Accountant from kick-off to sign-off. No tiered hand-offs. No re-explaining your business every quarter.

Decisions, not deliverables

Most firms hand you a report. We hand you a recommendation. You leave each conversation with something to do, not something to read.

Responsiveness as discipline

WhatsApp messages answered the same business day. Notices addressed within 48 hours. Calls returned, not screened.

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Our Team

Multidisciplinary leadership, one professional standard.

A multidisciplinary leadership team spanning audit & assurance, taxation, legal & corporate, accounting services, and compliance.

Muhammad Ishaq, ACA - Managing Partner

Muhammad Ishaq, ACA

Managing Partner
Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP)

Mr. Ishaq has diverse experience in auditing, accounting, and taxation across multinational organizations, with over 15 years across renowned CA firms, banking, petroleum and more than 5 years of UAE experience.

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Mastoie, LLB - Director Legal and Corporate

Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Mastoie, LLB

Director - Legal & Corporate
Advocate Supreme Court

Mr. Yaqoob has over nine years of legal and corporate practice experience and has served as legal consultant for APP, IESCO, CCP, NHA, Top City, PTCL and other organizations.

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Muhammad Zubair Akhtar, ACA

Director - Risk & Assurance
Audit, risk and assurance

Mr. Zubair brings six years of chartered accountancy firm experience across education, textile, government, construction and financial sectors, including money remittance businesses.

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Syed Usman Shah, ACCA

Director - Taxation
Taxation, corporate consultancy and controls

Mr. Usman has more than nine years of experience in audit, assurance, corporate consultancy, taxation and internal controls, including work with Power Construction Corporation of China.

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Zia Ur Rehman, ACA

Director - Advisory
Audit, tax and financial consultancy

Mr. Zia brings over a decade of auditing, accounting and financial management experience across multinational organizations, including high-profile projects in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Let’s Talk

The first conversation is free. Always.

Whether it’s a notice that arrived this morning or a question you’ve been carrying for months — book 30 minutes with the partner. No sales pitch.

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