Ok. Then you're right.
The problem is, the average Pakistani doesn't value the airbag feature more than it costs - which leads to Indus motors not including it in spec. But you'll see a change next year.
60-61% of the corolla is locally manufactured. The more critical parts are imported.
The...
No LED taillights or headlights. No 16" alloys (we have 15" but the next facelift will have 16"), no dual srs airbags, no VSC, no push start, no power driver seat.
http://www.pakwheels.com/blog/one-third-car-price-pakistan-taxes/
Altis 1.6, a car under $20k does have airbags. And cars aren't "scaled down." Specs are determined based on how the market values them - if the market undervalues a spec, there's no point offering it for a niche audience if it brings up the price to one that the majority doesn't value.
http://pbc.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/A-Study-on-the-Feasibility-of-the-Pakistan-Thailand-Free-Trade-Agreement.compressed.pdf
It won't be beneficial to our exports - just like the other FTA's
It takes a special brand of crazy to be able to commit terrorism using a frikken knife and be able to stab so many people. I have strong suspicion that the lunatic was on drugs
I find that very hard to believe. You probably mean tough to find cheaper hires. There are numerous stories of hardworking Americans being laid-off and training their cheaper Indian counterparts on h-1b visas.
Yes really. Any disruption in oil supply lines in a sensitive region like the gulf will affect the global economy. The US parks itself there as a force of stability.
@Rafi has mentioned that it was successfully tested with help from our friends. An unnamed south american country (Brazil?) has been assisting in the development of the sub.
No. It stations its carrier fleet in the gulf to stabilize the region. So pissant countries like Iran, Iraq and Somalia don't disrupt the shipping lines.
The same reason why the Chinese would ideally like a presence in Gwadar.