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December 14, 2025

Punjab Plans Own Provincial Electric Power Regulator

The Punjab government is moving to establish its own Electric Power Regulatory Authority by June 30, 2026 to locally regulate tariffs, licenses and service standards. Officials […]
July 20, 2025

P@SHA Urges Predictable Policies to Boost Investment

The Pakistan IT Industry Association (P@SHA) has urged the government to unlock significant tech investment by ensuring consistent tax policies, smoother remittance processes, and a streamlined […]
April 30, 2025

Govt Plans Nationwide Expansion of Digital Wallet Services

In a significant step towards modernizing welfare disbursements, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared that digital wallets will be expanded nationwide, aligning provincial systems under a unified […]
March 18, 2025

Aurangzeb States Support for EU Businesses in Pakistan

According to state-owned Radio Pakistan, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while meeting EU Ambassador Riina Kionka in Islamabad, reaffirmed EU businesses in the country are welcome […]
September 21, 2025

Pakistan Launches Competitive Power Market Reform

Pakistan has formally launched stakeholder consultations for its Competitive Trading Bilateral Contracts Market (CTBCM), a major move to open up its power market. The Independent System […]
September 3, 2025

Senate IT Panel Flags Telecom Sector Woes

In a heated session of the Senate Standing Committee on IT & Telecom, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, lawmakers expressed deep frustration over several unresolved issues […]
May 8, 2025

GSMA Urges Pakistan for Lower Mobile Service Taxes

The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has urged the federal government to reconsider the current tax structure on mobile services in Pakistan. In a […]
July 16, 2025

ADB Recommends Pakistan to Reform Digital Infrastructure Tax

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged Pakistan to rationalize its digital- infrastructure tax framework to stimulate growth in its digital economy. In its report, Pakistan’s […]
February 25, 2025

Reforming SOEs and Privatization is the Right Thing, says Finance Minister

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasized the government’s dedication to economic reforms at the Pakistan Banking Summit 2025 in Karachi. He pointed out the urgent need to […]
May 21, 2025

IMF Demand for Used Vehicles Could Derail EV Future

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been said to have pushed Pakistan to relax bans on used car imports, a step that could undermine the nation’s […]
April 28, 2023

Ahsan Iqbal Leads the Digital Exports & Innovation Agenda

The Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, led a roundtable conference with IT and Telecom sector stakeholders to improve digital exports and promote […]
August 15, 2025

Pakistan Secures US Tariff Cut to 19%

Pakistan’s exporters are all geared up to receive a significant boost in the US market as the government successfully renegotiated a tariff reduction from 29% to […]

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