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Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

  • Murree Brewery is Pakistan's largest and oldest producer of alcoholic drinks, operating in a country where alcohol is banned for Muslims since the 1970s.
  • The brewery faces government control over alcohol sales and high taxes, prompting Chairman Isphanyar Bandhara to expand into non-alcoholic drinks.
  • Despite the challenges, the non-alcoholic sector is growing in Pakistan, aligning with 64% of the population being under 30.
  • Bandhara believes in focusing on non-alcoholic sales to thrive in a restricted market, stating: 'We cannot sit on our laurels by selling alcohol.
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Pakistan’s biggest brewery is evolving from its 165-year-old liquor legacy

Pakistan's top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country.

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