Aurora Magazine

Promoting excellence in advertising

May - Aug 2025

Published in May-Jun 2025
A Few of My Favourite Things

A Few of My Favourite Things

Saima Saleem, Creative Director and Associate Producer at AzadFilm who leads the Communication Department at SIUT Karachi, lists her favourite ad campaigns.
For the Sheer Fun Of It

For the Sheer Fun Of It

From his American shores, Oswald Lucas looks at how advertising is done there and here – and concludes Pakistani advertisers need to have much more fun.
Go Hybrid

Go Hybrid

Given that Pakistan has yet to develop a sufficiently robust EV ecosystem, auto buyers are likely to get a far more satisfying ride on a hybrid, argues Faizan S. Syed.
The Transition Momentum

The Transition Momentum

Despite structural challenges and consumer anxieties, the transition to new energy cars will be inevitable, writes Fatima S. Attarwala.
Boarding the Electric Bus

Boarding the Electric Bus

Sindh and Punjab’s current plans to import EV buses are ambitious but come at the cost of precious foreign exchange, writes Aamir Shafaat Khan.
All Revved Up But Nowhere To Go?

All Revved Up But Nowhere To Go?

Nasir Jamal speaks to the major players in the EV market and concludes that despite Pakistan’s commitment to electrifying its auto industry, it continues to lack clarity of intent in its implementation policies.
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