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CORPORATE WINDOW: Auto sector\'s localisation discrepancies

Many countries, including India, have been trying to make in-road in the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, in Pakistan, headlines blare the meteoric rises in car and bike prices due to the high landed cost of imported parts owing to rupee depreciation and low localisation. The issue of localisation is so complex that it is hard to judge it by the value of imported parts or b

CORPORATE WINDOW: Auto sector\'s localisation discrepancies

Many countries, including India, have been trying to make in-road in the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, in Pakistan, headlines blare the meteoric rises in car and bike prices due to the high landed cost of imported parts owing to rupee depreciation and low localisation. The issue of localisation is so complex that it is hard to judge it by the value of imported parts or b

CORPORATE WINDOW: Auto sector\'s localisation discrepancies

Many countries, including India, have been trying to make in-road in the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Meanwhile, in Pakistan, headlines blare the meteoric rises in car and bike prices due to the high landed cost of imported parts owing to rupee depreciation and low localisation. The issue of localisation is so complex that it is hard to judge it by the value of imported parts or b

PSO profit plunges, OGDCL’s up 42pc

Pakistan State Oil Company Ltd reported on Thursday it posted a profit after tax of Rs10.3 billion in the first nine months of 2022-23, down 84 per cent from the comparable period of the preceding fiscal year. On a quarterly basis, its earnings clocked in at Rs13.6bn in January-March after declining 58pc from the same three-month period a year ago amid lower inventory gains, according to Arif H

Four oil, gas fields get 5-year lease extension

The Economic Coor­dination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved supplementary grants worth Rs912.5 million and an extension in the lease period to four oil and gas-producing fields for accelerating exploration activities. The ECC meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, approved a disbursement of Rs284.5 million in financial assistance to 317 families of martyrs and injure