From Reforms To Ruins: The IMF’s Role in Collapsing Pakistan’s LNG Market And Export Viability
FROM REFORMS TO RUINS: THE IMF’S ROLE IN COLLAPSING PAKISTAN’S LNG MARKET AND EXPORT VIABILITY admin June 4, 2025 Blog Writer: MR. ASIM RIAZ AN ESTABLISHED ENERGY EXPERT, M.PHIL. STRATEGIC STUDIES NDU,MASTERS IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CIIT, B.SC. (MECHANICAL) UET, BS. MATH-PHYSICS PU. Pakistan’s commodity markets are subject to arbitrary administrative control, where prices and allocations […]
Locked Out And Shut in: How Policy Gaps Are Undermining Gas Market Reform
LOCKED OUT AND SHUT IN: HOW POLICY GAPS ARE UNDERMINING GAS MARKET REFORM admin May 29, 2025 Blog Writer: MR. ASIM RIAZ AN ESTABLISHED ENERGY EXPERT, M.PHIL. STRATEGIC STUDIES NDU,MASTERS IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CIIT, B.SC. (MECHANICAL) UET, BS. MATH-PHYSICS PU. The absence of integrated energy planning has led to deepening structural inefficiencies across Pakistan’s energy […]
Textiles and Apparel Sector Seeks Predictable Policy Interventions; Commerce Minister Assures Budgetary Support
Islamabad, May 24, 2025: A delegation of the Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) led by Chairman Mr. Fawad Anwar and CEO Mr. Muhammad H. Shafqaat accompanied by Mr. Asif Tata (Chairman, Naveena Group) met with the Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan. The meeting focused on tariff and tax rationalization, energy pricing, green investments, and […]
DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY: STRUCTURAL ROT AND POLICY MYOPIA IN PAKISTAN’S GAS SECTOR
DISCONNECTED FROM REALITY: STRUCTURAL ROT AND POLICY MYOPIA IN PAKISTAN’S GAS SECTOR admin May 7, 2025 Blog Writer: MR. ASIM RIAZ AN ESTABLISHED ENERGY EXPERT, M.PHIL. STRATEGIC STUDIES NDU,MASTERS IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CIIT, B.SC. (MECHANICAL) UET, BS. MATH-PHYSICS PU. Pakistan’s gas sector is burdened by deeply rooted structural distortions, including monopolistic control by state-owned utilities, […]
REWIRING POLICY, RECLAIMING EFFICIENCY: THE CASE FOR SUPPORTING CAPTIVE POWER SYSTEMS
FROM REFORMS TO RUINS: THE IMF’S ROLE IN COLLAPSING PAKISTAN’S LNG MARKET AND EXPORT VIABILITY admin June 4, 2025 Blog Writer: MR. ASIM RIAZ AN ESTABLISHED ENERGY EXPERT, M.PHIL. STRATEGIC STUDIES NDU,MASTERS IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT CIIT, B.SC. (MECHANICAL) UET, BS. MATH-PHYSICS PU. Pakistan’s commodity markets are subject to arbitrary administrative control, where prices and allocations […]
PTC Proposal For Textile Policy 2025
The Textile and Apparel Policy 2020-2024 set ambitious export targets, projecting exponentialexport growth (up to USD 40 billion) by FY 2024-25. The annual textile export projections for the lasttextile policy period (FY21 to FY24) were as follows: US$ 20 billion, US$ 25 billion, US$ 31 billion,and US$ 40 billion, respectively. PDF File URL :https://ptc.org.pk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PTC-Proposal-For-Textile-Policy.pdf […]
Exporters warn EFS changes could disrupt trade, raise costs 7th March 2025
The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has called for revising key provisions, including restoring the 30-day processing timeline for approvals, increasing provisional input access to 50 percent, and maintaining the 30-day monitoring period. It also opposes the cap on B-grade goods at 5 percent, the removal of carry-forward provision for unused inputs, and a drastic reduction […]
EFS amendments spark concerns among textile exporters 7th March 2025
The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC), a not-for-profit research and advocacy platform, has voiced concerns over the proposed amendments to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) introduced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The textile council, in a letter addressed to Secretary Export Policy (FBR), highlighted that any modifications that fail to safeguard the interests of […]
PTC Warns Against Hasty Changes to Export Facilitation Scheme 6th March 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has expressed serious concerns over the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) proposed amendments to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS), cautioning that the changes could negatively impact Pakistan’s export sector. According to a statement from the PTC, the modifications outlined in S.R.O. 204 (1)/2025 might introduce operational inefficiencies and impose unnecessary compliance […]
Pakistan Textile Council voices concerns over proposed amendments to EFS 6th March 2025
The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC), a not-for-profit research and advocacy platform, has voiced concerns over the proposed amendments to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) introduced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The textile council, in a letter addressed to Secretary Export Policy (FBR), highlighted that any modifications that fail to safeguard the interests of […]