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Traditional wood furniture in Pakistan is heavy and bulky. Pakistani furniture industry needs to go to light-weight and moveable furniture to be exported to the world market where demand is high to meet the needs of offices, shopping malls, buildings and shopping plazas. [4] Pakistan furniture council urges the government to bar furniture imports.
Karachi is now Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre. The city has a formal economy estimated to be worth $190 billion as of 2021, which is the largest in the country. [36] [37] Karachi collects 35% of Pakistan's tax revenue, [38] and generates approximately 25% of Pakistan's entire GDP.
A bus service connecting Poonch (India) with Rawalkote (Pakistan) over 55 km was also launched on 20 June 2006. On 5 June 2008 the passenger quota on the Poonch–Rawalkote bus was doubled. Bus services connecting Kargil (India) with Skardu (Pakistan), Jammu (India) with Sialkot (Pakistan) and Mirpur (Pakistan) are also being planned. [10] [11]
Squatting in Pakistan is the occupation of unused land or derelict buildings without the permission of the owner. Squatted informal settlements formed following the creation of Pakistan in 1947. They were known first as "bastis" then later "katchi abadis" and the inhabitants were forcibly resettled under military rule.
Airlift introduced an online grocery service in Pakistan with the name of "Airlift Express" bringing $10 Million foreign investment. [8] Later in 2021, Airlift secured 85 million USD funding in Series B financing which was the largest raised by a startup in Pakistan, Middle East, and North Africa. The round was co-led by Buckley Ventures and 20 ...
North Karachi Industrial Area is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NKATI stands for North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry which is a registered Trade Body representing more than 2000 commercial, industrial and service units located in North Karachi Industrial Area (NKIA). It came into existence in 1974.
Pakistan Services Limited, Exide Batteries Pakistan: Habib Group: Karachi: Agriauto Industries, Bank AL Habib, HabibMetro, Habib Insurance, Habib Rice, Habib Sugar Mills, Shabbir Tiles, Toyota Indus, Thal Limited [1] Lakson Group: Karachi: Century Insurance, Century Paper, Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan, Merit Packaging [1] Lucky Group: Karachi ...
To ensure the federal government's autonomy, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was carved out of Karachi District in 1948. [6] The FCT remained the capital of Pakistan until 1960 when the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi. While Karachi's status as the federal capital ended, it continued to be a major economic and financial hub of Pakistan. [7]