KARACHI: Passenger car sales plunged 44 percent in December from a year earlier, industry data showed on Wednesday, a sign that import bottlenecks continued to weigh on the country’s fragile consumption. The passenger car sales dropped to 13,768 units in December 2022, against 24,471 units recorded in December 2021, as per data released by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers...
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Category: Technology
Privatisation of power distribution companies-II
In Germany, even local government manages power distribution. In India, DISCOs (distribution companies) are provincially managed where these are in the public sector as well. In Pakistan, both provinces and the federal government have played with the idea of provincialisation of DISCOs. In Sindh, there has been a particular interest in this respect. PPP-led provincial...
How 5G Will Transform Pakistan’s Economy
Having recently introduced the Internet of Things (IoT) framework and cloud-first policy, Pakistan has set off on the path to technological transformation which can receive a significant boost with the launch of 5G technology. These technologies can potentially bring in a much-needed economic revolution as these can be game-changers for a developing country like Pakistan...
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Bitcoin and Crypto Crash Causes Over $1 Trillion in Losses
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vivo Unveils V1, its Self-Designed Imaging Chip
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New Samsung Experience Stores Open in Lahore’s Hafeez Center
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