Rising Fuel Costs Push Pakistani Ride-Hailing Drivers to the Brink

Off the road: How rising fuel costs are pushing ride-hailing captains to the brink

Amjad Ali Khan, 27, left his hometown of Umerkot and moved to Karachi in 2010 in search of a better livelihood. Over the next decade, he moved from one precarious job to another — working in factories, taking odd shifts at hotels and cleaning bungalows — before finally settling down as a driver. Two years back, he rented two cars — one for himself and the other for his brother-in-law — and signed up on Yango, a ride-hailing service. Amjad’s earnings rose to roughly Rs12,000 per day, of which ...

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