Pakistan lifts used‑car import ban and approves Rs74 bn interior ministry grants

The standing Committee on Finance of Pakistan’s National Assembly considered proposals to end the five‑year prohibition on importing used vehicles. The government plans to reduce the regulatory duty on such imports from 40 % to 30 % and to apply 62 safety standards to all incoming cars, aiming to increase market competition and lower prices for consumers.

In the same parliamentary session, the Interior Division’s funding requests totaling more than Rs74.35 billion were approved. Four grant demands were passed despite opposition motions to cut the Interior budget. Additional allocations were also presented for the National Food Security programme and other ministries.