Procter & Gamble (P&G) ne announce kiya hai ki wo Pakistan mein apna direct manufacturing aur commercial operations shut down kar rahi hai. Matlab ab P&G wahan par apna khud ka production aur sales ka kaam nahi karegi.Ab company apne products ko third-party distributors ke through market karegi. Iske saath hi Gillette Pakistan Ltd. ko bhi Pakistan Stock Exchange se delist karna pad sakta hai.
Procter & Gamble Co. ne announce kiya hai ki wo Pakistan me apna business discontinue karegi.
Tide detergent aur dusre household items banane wali company P&G ne announce kiya hai ki wo Pakistan me apna manufacturing aur commercial operations wind down karegi. Iske saath hi Gillette Pakistan Ltd. ka razor business bhi bandh kiya jayega. Lekin company ne kaha ki wo Pakistan ke consumers ko apne regional operations ke through serve karti rahegi.
June me P&G ne global level par ek bada restructuring plan announce kiya tha jisme brand portfolio ko chhota karna aur 2 saal ke andar lagbhag 7,000 jobs cut karna shamil hai. Company ne apna financial guidance bhi neeche kiya hai, kyunki trade tariffs aur girti consumption trends ka asar demand par pad raha hai.
June 2025 me P&G ne apni strategy ke under decide kiya tha ki woh brands ka portfolio chhota karegi aur 7,000 jobs cut karegi agle do saal me, kyunki trade tariffs aur consumption trends ki wajah se demand aur profits dono pressure me hain.Ye step P&G ko un multinational companies ki list me shamil karta hai jo recent time me Pakistan se scale back kar rahi hain. Iske peeche major reasons hain – profit repatriation curbs, weak demand aur economic challenges.Gillette Pakistan ki financial position bhi kaafi weak ho gayi hai – FY June 2025 me uska revenue lagbhag aadha ho gaya, jabki sirf do saal pehle woh 3 billion rupees ke record level tak pahunch gaya tha.
Shell Plc, Pfizer Inc., TotalEnergies SE aur Telenor ASA jaise bade multinationals pehle hi Pakistan se apna business ya stakes withdraw kar chuke hain, aur ab P&G bhi unhi ki list me shamil ho gaya hai. Last year, P&G ne apna soap manufacturing plant Nimir Industrial Chemical Ltd. ko bech diya tha.
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P&G ne 1991 me Pakistan me entry ki thi aur dheere-dheere ye country ki top consumer-goods company ban gayi. Pampers, Safeguard, Ariel, Head & Shoulders aur Pantene jaise brands har ghar ka naam ban gaye. 1994 me P&G ne ek soap plant acquire kiya aur 2010 me detergent facility set up karke apna local footprint aur badaaya.Company ke statement ke mutabiq, ab woh Pakistan me third-party distribution model ke through apne products bechne ka plan bana rahi hai, kyunki ye unke liye iss waqt sabse prudent option hai. Saath hi unhone kaha ki employees ko ya toh overseas placements milenge ya separation packages diye jayenge.
