Uber In Pakistan: Ceasing Operations in 5 of the 6 Cities
The company states that its marquee app is ceasing operations in five of the six cities where Uber was launched and expanded over the years. The company has further told that now the eponymous service will only be available in Lahore in Pakistan. However, Uber insists that it will remain committed to Pakistan and that its subsidiary brand, Careem, will offer services in Karachi, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, and Islamabad. It means that Uber will cease operations in all other cities other than Lahore. It will only provide service in Lahore now. No doubt, this move will nonetheless impact several jobs. The point worth mentioning here is that Uber will help some driver partners switch over to Careem. However, it did not specify the number of jobs that will get eliminated as part of the decision. The company stated in a blog post:
