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URGENT: With decades-long restrictions lifted, a Pakistani brewery has started exporting beer

World With decades-long restrictions lifted, a Pakistani brewery has started exporting beer January 31, 20265:03 AM ET By Betsy Joles Pakistans oldest brewery finds a path back to global markets Listen 3:28 3:28 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed iframe src"https:www.npr.orgplayerembedg-s1-105888nx-s1-9571365" width"100" height"290" frameborder"0" scrolling"no" title"NPR embedded audio player" Transcript A worker stands stands before cans of beer in production at Murree Brewery on Nov. 29, 2025, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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• Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR RAWALPINDI, Pakistan Inside Murree Brewery's factory, green-and-red cans move down a conveyor belt to get filled with frothy golden beer.
• Every month, more than 1 million cans are produced in the company's industrial brick buildings in this city near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and are prepared for distribution around the country.
• Alcohol is banned for Pakistan's Muslim majority, but is still consumed.

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