Food & BeveragePakistan's Murree Brewery exports beer for the first time in half a century
CEO says 165-year-old company is shipping to the UK and Portugal; Japan up next
Murree Brewery has been allowed to ship abroad for the first time since the 1970s, and exported $30,000 of beer in September to become Pakistan's sole exporter of alcohol. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Adnan Aamir and Reuters)
ADNAN AAMIR
November 21, 2025 14:49 JST
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Pakistan's oldest brewer recently resumed exporting beer for the first time in nearly half a century and is now intent on turning overseas sales into a significant revenue stream, a top Murree Brewery executive told Nikkei Asia.