ABOUT / SINCE 2020

Six years of
raising standards.

Raistard is an independent creative, digital and performance agency built in Pakistan and shaped by the belief that brands deserve one more degree of thinking.

WHY RAISTARD

360° completes the circle.
361° moves it forward.

Most agencies divide strategy, design, content, web and performance into separate conversations. We built Raistard to connect them. That extra degree is the moment insight becomes action—and action becomes momentum.

HOW WE THINK

Human insight

Technology can accelerate the work. It cannot replace understanding people.

Creative intelligence

Ideas should look good—but they should also know what they are solving.

Cultural fluency

We pay attention to language, behaviour, platforms and the world around the brand.

Commercial clarity

The work must connect back to attention, trust, leads, sales or long-term equity.

OUR SIGNATURE

Design with data.
Emotion with execution.

Raistard is built for brands that want more than disconnected deliverables. We combine research, cultural intelligence, human-centred strategy and creative discipline to engineer momentum—not just activity.

Fashion & LifestyleRestaurants & CafésAutomotiveTraining & DevelopmentEducationPharma & HealthcareFinance & FMCGProperty & ConstructionHospitalityTechnology
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THE FOUNDER’S PAGE

M. TALHA BIN ZUBAIR / FOUNDER & CEO

People first.
Ideas always.

I’m Talha. An entrepreneur by soul, a leader by passion, and the person behind Raistard.

My entrepreneurial journey began in 2012, with an independent online clothing store.

That first business gave me a direct introduction to customers, communication, and selling online. It was the beginning of a much longer interest in how brands connect with people.

In 2014, I joined the School of Leadership as an intern. Youth conferences, project work, and eventually trainer certification taught me how to listen, build a team, and move an idea forward.

At KASBIT, that grew into responsibility for marketing and student affairs. At The Ajency, it became campaign work across automotive, food, education, apparel, banking, and training brands.

I’m originally from Karachi. In 2020, I moved to Islamabad and founded Raistard. Karachi is part of my story; Islamabad is where I built this next chapter. Today, I bring those experiences to the businesses I work with: understanding what they need, finding a direction, and helping the team deliver it.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND RAISTARD

Different minds.
One standard.

Strategy, operations, design, animation and digital thinking—working as one connected team.

Umair Malik
02

Umair Malik

Head of Operations — Pakistan

Salman Ajmal
03

Salman Ajmal

Head of Operations — KSA

Zohaib Ahmed
04

Zohaib Ahmed

Creative Director

Burhan Aftab
05

Burhan Aftab

Senior Visualizer & Animator

M. Umair Saeed
06

M. Umair Saeed

Communication & Digital Strategist