Month: July 2017

Over the past month, there has been a barrage of criticism by users of ride-hailing services like Uber and Careem. The reason behind this criticism has been the higher than usual fares due to price surcharges. So why are we seeing this peak or surge pricing model come in to play? The short answer is simple: a shortage of supply of vehicles. Expense vs convenience When Uber first began rolling out surge pricing around the world, it was vilified with social media campaigns like #neveragain, which called for a boycott…

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PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has thrown the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) out of the coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for “not supporting its stance on the Panamagate case”. “Coalition with the QWP has ended as it did not support our stance on the Panama Papers case against the Sharif family,” said PTI’s provincial spokesperson Shah Farman while addressing a presser in Islamabad on Saturday. Flanked by K-P Minister for Revenue Ali Amin Gandapur, Farman revealed that the decision to expel the QWP from the K-P coalition government was taken by party chairman…

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who is set to succeed his brother at the Centre in less than two months, is looking towards his son, Hamza Shahbaz, as his replacement in Punjab so as to keep the position in the family, but also because he enjoys a degree of comfort in dealing with his son, say Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) insiders. According to the party insiders, however, the final say on who gets to helm Punjab rests with ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is looking to consolidate the…

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