Comments on: GPCCI Urges to Lift Import Ban on Automobiles

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:28:29 +0000

In reply to TruongNguyen. He might actually be happier with that.

By: TruongNguyen

TruongNguyen — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:25:18 +0000

In reply to Ali Khan. No no no, forget vehicles... everyone should walk everywhere like good simpletons

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:03:10 +0000

In reply to TruongNguyen. His dream country it seems. The roads packed with bolans or vehicles from that era and advancement is an alien concept...

By: TruongNguyen

TruongNguyen — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:24:31 +0000

In reply to Ali Khan. Meanwhile, superior intellectual Khurram's Nobel prize worthy suggestion is to ban suparis, colas, cigarettes and Pizza Hut (why specifically Pizza Hut though? we'll never know...) simply because they are causing a bigger dent in the economy than luxury cars. His suggestion is that we should ban every single foreign product in our country, effectively killing off any kind of trade so that we can finally become like North Korea.

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:44:59 +0000

In reply to Khurram. OK Khurram, enlighten me. You say I'm wrong. How and where? Rather than your usual colorful and vague remarks, if there is something, tell me and let correct it. Always willing to learn.

By: Khurram

Khurram — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:32:53 +0000

The government is losing billions in customs by imposing bans on these cars, it must allow them at a double rate, however, not allow their financing and impose an ultra high rate of transfer taxes on sale of such cars in used conditions. The reason is that closure of legal channel is forcing people to smuggle such cars into country and even if ten of them are gotten through illegal means it is a loss for Pakistan.
Moreover, considering the generation of numeric value by local automobile industry to entire GDP it is insensible to disallow import of luxury cars amid the import of cosmetics, Pakistan’s third or fourth largest import item, and juices and biscuits. Therefore, if the government really wants to contain reserves it must place a ban across the board on all items rather than just hitting an item that is not even causing a material impact on the economy.

P.S. Why the government is still allowing Pepsi, Supari, cigarettes and Pizza Hut and other brands’ products? These products should be subjected to same regulations because they are causing a mighty dent to the reserves. The reason that these products are still being allowed is lack of common sense in Pakistani society these days.

By: Khurram

Khurram — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:29:04 +0000

In reply to Ali Khan.

It is a large wonder that Pakistan is still surviving with exceptionally illiterate beings like you Ali Khan and your comment also goes to show that an illiterate would remain one regardless of how many leaves of high education he is covered in.

By: Ali Khan

Ali Khan — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:01:14 +0000

Wow! So Pakistan gets more benefit in exports from doing business with Germany.

I wonder what is the ratio of exports to imports with japan and/or japanese companies? Yet they are the ones who, through their constant meddling and influencing of our auto policies (through PAMA), are solely responsible for the state that our auto industry is in today.

And the best part of the con; japan can easily say it does not sell much to us directly in CKD kits because their local partners just buy CKD kits from their other partners in the region. What an alibi.

I believe the auto sector needs serious overhauling. One policy fits all is not working. We need to compartmentalize. Those countries or companies who are giving more benefit to our nation need to be treated differently than those who are just using our country as a dumping grounds for their overpriced, under spec. products. Different tax brackets reflecting such differences must be considered.