Islamabad, January 8, 2026 – The Director General Trade Organizations (DGTO), Bilal Khan Pasha, has set January 12, 2026, as the final deadline for all trade bodies across Pakistan to submit mandatory documentation for the renewal of their licenses, including audited financial statements for the year 2025.
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Industry revival committee suggests corporate tax rate at 26%
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Budget 2024-25 Will Promote Smuggling: Gohar Tells CEEJ
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Business Community Rejects Public Holiday on Youm-e-Takbeer
PkRevenue.com – The business community has voiced strong opposition to the public holiday announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer.
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Furniture Council Calls for Interest-Free Loans to Boost Industry
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LCCI Offers Insights on Tax Scheme for Traders and Shopkeepers
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has shared its observations on the new tax scheme introduced by the government for traders and shopkeepers.
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Illicit Trade: An Obstacle to Improving Human Development in Pakistan
According to the international research institute Ipsos, Pakistan’s pace of socio-economic development can be significantly enhanced by reducing the loss to the national exchequer through the curbing of illicit trade.
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Industry Faces Looming Challenges of Survival and Sustainability, Says Tahir Javaid
Lahore, October 16, 2023 – Malik Tahir Javaid, President of the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP), has sounded a warning about the pressing economic crises that are taking a severe toll on Pakistan’s industry.
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Pakistan’s Imports from China Plummet 44% in FY23
Karachi, July 21, 2023 – Pakistan has experienced a substantial 44% decline in imports from China during the fiscal year 2022-23, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
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US calls for strengthening bilateral trade with Pakistan
KARACHI: US Special Representative for commercial and business affairs Dilawar Syed has visited Pakistan to strengthen trade ties between the two countries.
Syed visited Karachi July 6-9 as part of a visit to Pakistan that also included stops in Islamabad, Lahore, and Sialkot.
In Karachi, Special Representative Syed met with government officials, industry leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and business journalists to further strengthen the economic partnership and bilateral trade between Pakistan and the United States.
“I am pleased to be in Karachi, a dynamic and diverse financial and commercial hub,” said Special Representative Syed. “I am in Pakistan to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to building our economic ties and to explore ways to expand trade and investment between our two countries. Our economic ties are decades long and I’m excited to focus on this relationship as we are celebrating 75 years of relations between the United States and Pakistan.”
During his visit to Karachi, Special Representative Syed met with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, Minister of Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque, Minister of Maritime Affairs Faisal Subzwari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Sindh Cabinet Members, and municipal and provincial officials to discuss how the United States and Pakistan can continue to work together to facilitate broad-based, equitable, and sustainable economic growth for both nations. Special Representative Syed also met with Acting Director of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr. Murtaza Syed and other state bank officials about financial inclusion for women and underserved communities and the importance of improving Pakistan’s business climate for U.S. companies and investors to spur greater economic growth.
Special Representative Syed met with numerous industry leaders to explore how to increase Pakistan’s trade balance in critical areas that will provide benefits to both Pakistanis and Americans.
They discussed how the government and private sector can work together to promote a better investment climate in Pakistan and increase women’s economic empowerment, sustainability, workforce development, and corporate social responsibility. Currently, the United States is Pakistan’s largest single country export market and one of the largest sources of foreign investment. U.S. companies and their local affiliates are among Pakistan’s largest employers, with roughly 80 U.S. companies directly employing more than 120,000 Pakistanis. Special Representative Syed also visited Gatron Novatex, a company with strong trade relations with the United States, where he learned more about their recently launched electronic vehicle Ecodost and recycling initiatives.
One of the highlights of Special Representative Syed’s time in Karachi was a visit to the National Incubation Center Karachi (NICK) at NED University where he participated in a panel discussion about promoting U.S.-Pakistan innovation and investment.
While at NICK, Special Representative Syed discussed how the United States and Pakistan can cooperate to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem. “The United States believes that a strong, prosperous, democratic Pakistan is vitally important for the region,” Special Representative Syed noted. “Entrepreneurship, gender equity in all sectors, and education and capacity-building opportunities are key ingredients to reaching that goal.”