What is Pakola?
{{Infobox beverage |name = Pakola |bgcolor = blue |image = 1st bottle.jpg |type = [[Cola]] |abv = |proof = |origin = [[Pakistan]] |introduced = {{start date and age|df=y|14 August 1950}}<ref name=Dawn1>[https://www.dawn.com/news/640414, 'Cult Pakistan: Part 1'], ''Dawn'' (Pakistan), Published 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2017</ref> |discontinued = |color = Green |flavor = Ice-cream Soda |variants = Pakola Fresh Lime <br> Pakola Orange <br> Pakola Raspberry <br> Pakola Ice-cream Soda <br> Pakola Lychee <br> Pakola Pomegranate <br> |export = America <br> Africa <br> Australia <br> Afghanistan <br> Canada <br> Middle East <br> New Zealand <br> United Kingdom <br> |related = }} '''Pakola''', derived from '''Pakistan-Cola''', is a line of flavoured carbonated soft drinks from [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/653387/the-story-which-left-us-thirsting-for-more/ | title=The story which left us thirsting for more… | date=9 January 2014 }}</ref> Since the company's founding, many [[beverages]] have been introduced in the local as well as the international market, but none have overtaken the original '''Pakola drink'''. == Varieties == Several of the variants that have been introduced by Pakola: *Pakola Ice Cream Soda (1950) *Pakola Orange (1985) *Pakola Raspberry (1985) *Pakola Lychee (1991) *Pakola Fresh Lime (2006) *Pakola Water (2015) *Pakola Pomegranate (2016) == Production == Pakola is currently produced by Mehran Bottlers. == Distribution == Pakola is now available in the [[America]]s, [[Africa]], [[Australasia]], [[Canada]], [[Middle East]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. It is the only carbonated beverage manufactured in [[Pakistan]] that is exported globally. == Glass bottles == Due to the introduction of the capacity tax in 2013, Pakola discontinued the production and distribution of all glass-bottled products. The tax was levied on the overall production and distribution of the machinery instea