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Pakistan economic and technological development initiatives

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has initiated a series of directives aimed at stimulating Pakistan’s economic growth through targeted financial support and technological development. Initially, the Prime Minister focused on increasing loan accessibility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the agricultural sector. He emphasized that SMEs are the “backbone of the national economy” and called on the State Bank to simplify approval and payment procedures to assist farmers and businesses. He noted that agricultural financing is a “critical necessity” for food security and economic stability. Following these directives, the scope of economic support expanded to include specific quantitative targets and technological infrastructure. The Prime Minister ordered the SME financing target to be doubled to Rs2.2 trillion by 2028. To facilitate this, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) was tasked with improving awareness and helping entrepreneurs navigate banking requirements. To support these goals, the government is implementing reforms to empower small business owners, particularly in underdeveloped regions, to reduce migration to major cities. New initiatives include creating sector-specific feasibility studies in local languages and languages, establishing an AI-based helpline. Furthermore, helpline, and a memorandum of understanding has been signed with the e-commerce company Alibaba to provide training to 10,000 SMEs over the next two years. In terms of To support technological infrastructure, the government aims to transform the Daanish IT Park in Islamabad into a “globally recognized technology hub.” This initiative seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry in fields such as artificial intelligence hub” and fintech. Supporting efforts include the conversion of convert 50 buildings into Software Technology Parks and Parks. Parallel to these SME initiatives, the operation Federal Board of 105 co-working spaces Revenue (FBR) is implementing tax monitoring reforms. The FBR aims to have monitoring systems fully operational across 18 industrial sectors by December 31, 2026. Equipment is already installed in the country. sugar, cement, tobacco, tiles, and fertilizer sectors, with expansion underway into the textile, packaged water, juice, and milk industries to improve revenue collection and curb tax evasion.

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