Pakistan eyes export-led growth through green and digital transformation

October 31, 2025 (MLN):  Pakistan is steering its economic agenda toward export-led growth, emphasizing green manufacturing, digital reforms, and value addition as key pillars for the next decade.

This was highlighted at the ACCA Pakistan Corporate Conference 2025 held at Serena Hotel, Faisalabad, said a press release issued.

Delivering the keynote address as Chief Guest, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan said the policy focuses on value-added textiles, IT services, and green manufacturing, aligned with the federal government’s Uraan Pakistan economic revival framework.

He outlined FBR’s digital tax reforms including e-invoicing, AI-based audits, and POS integration to reduce compliance costs and channel revenues into export incentives.

Rana also discussed power sector restructuring under the Competitive Trading Bilateral Contract Market (CTBCM), which will enable 800 MW wheeling auctions and renewable integration to lower industrial tariffs from Rs48.70 to Rs44.06 per unit.

He further shared privatization timelines PIA by December 2025, DISCOs from April 2026, and 11 Pakistan Railways trains aimed at redirecting fiscal space toward climate-resilient supply chains.

“Exports must be green, digital, and globally compliant,” he emphasized, urging ESG adoption under the Pakistan Green Framework.

Assad Hameed Khan, Head of ACCA Pakistan, praised the address as “a roadmap for sustainable competitiveness.”

Themed “Standing Out in a Changed World,” the event featured expert panels on green business, sustainability reporting, and concluded with a networking dinner.

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