Just yesterday i bought a Gillete shave razor and the packaging said that it is made in Poland. What? Gimme a break! What rocket science is involved in making a shaving razor that it cannot be made in Pakistan? At the rate we are going, we are turning into a totally import based economy. We import all the expensive stuff; electronics, gadgets, machinery, plants, power plants, and what not. And what do we do mainly export in return? Natural produce such as cotton, fruits and textiles which give us back not even 10% of what we import. That coupled with the always unstable political and economic situation in Pakistan means that foreign companies (and multinationals) never invest much in building infrastructure and production facilities and always try to make a quick profit just by importing something and selling it in the local market . By the way, did you know that Minute Maid that you enjoy is actually imported from China as well?? Surprised? Yeah, thats true. And its pretty ironic too, since the one of the biggest and best quality "Kino" producer in the world is importing a Kino based drink from outside Pakistan!
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