| Reform Actions | Indicator | Reform Year | Agency | Status | Evidence | agency_short | AgencyO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling out Web Based One Customes (WeBOC) at border Custom stations | Trading Across Borders | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Integrate WeBOC with banks for E-Payments of duty and taxes | Trading Across Borders | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Approval of summary for implementation of National Single Window system in Pakistan | Trading Across Borders | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| INTRA: Integrate at least 4 more key regulatory authorities related to cross border trade in WeBOC | Trading Across Borders | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Implementation of Integrated Trade and Transit Management Systems (ITTMS) project | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Operationalize the Punjab Business Registration Portal, reducing number of days to register business entities from 18 to 2 | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Design and implement public awareness campaign for Business Registration in Punjab | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Publish Punjab Business Registration statistics, including processing time | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| SECP E-services- Establish data sharing mechanism between federal agencies | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Ensure effective implementation of existing timelines as per the NEPRA Performance Standards (Distribution) Rules, 2005 | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Implement Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system or an Incidence Management System (or any elements of these systems) to monitor outages and restore service | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Review and produce a list of current by-laws/regulations governing time limits to obtain electricity connection | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Establishment of One Window Operation at SBCA with simplified forms | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Development of standardized by-laws between LDA and LG&CD/MCL in line with best international practices | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Publish Construction Permit procedures, fees, binding timelines, Uploading of CP requirement checklists and required forms for all major types of projects | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Punjab Local Government & Community Development | Completed | LG&CD-PB | LG&CD-PB | |
| Publish permitting statistics, including applications’ processing time on LDA and LG&CD/MCL websites | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Develop a set of policies and procedures for LDA and LG&CD/MCL to ensure that mandatory inspections take place in practice. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Automation of all processes related to construction permits, including online application submission | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Introduction of a standardized sale deed | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Enhance complaint management mechanism and develop feedback loops | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Make standardized sale deeds available online. | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Punjab | Completed | BOR-PB | BOR-PB | |
| Improve case management system at Sindh High and District Courts in increase the Judicial Quality Index from 6 to 10 | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce case management tools to allow filing, payment of court fees, and completion of litigation stages and assist the Lahore District Court and its district judges/court staff in managing new claims. | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Integrate banks into IRIS to allow for online payment of corporate income tax and GST | Paying Taxes | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Establish the Sindh Provincial Electronic One Stop Shop (PEOSS) | Starting a Business | 2018 | Sindh Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | SESSI | SESSI | |
| Remove separate procedure for name reservation | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Provide facility for online payment of fee | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Remove separate procedure for PIN generation | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Removing a procedure to open a bank account for tax registration | Starting a Business | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Merger applying for NTN & STN at tax facilitation center of RTO of FBR. | Starting a Business | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Remove Procedure to Register with Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) | Starting a Business | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Remove Procedure to Register the appointed CEO with SECP | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Establish and publicize binding service standards for all relevant authorities in charge of procedures | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Replace procedure 3 with a notification | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Expediting procedure 12 from 60 to 20 days | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Karachi Water and Sewerage Board | Completed | KWSB | KWSB | |
| Reduce the time to obtain building permit from 60 to 40 days | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Complete and publish standardized bye-laws between LDA and MCL | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Municipal Corporation & LG Lahore | Completed | MCL | MCL | |
| Ensure implementation and dissemination of EPA de-notification of the requirement for obtaining NOC | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Environmental Protection Agency Punjab | Completed | EPA-PB | EPA-PB | |
| Online construction permits for warehouse availability at e-khidmat centers | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Municipal Corporation & LG Lahore | Completed | MCL | MCL | |
| Reduce the time to obtain building permit from 60 to 15 days | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Municipal Corporation & LG Lahore | Completed | MCL | MCL | |
| Make property registration statistics available online | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Make standardized sale deeds available online. | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Complete automation of processes for registering property | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Digitization of records to expedite procedure 7 | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Increase transparency of information index to 6 | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Notify binding service standards | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Develop an independent complains resolution mechanism | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Publish property registration statistics online | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Develop standardized sale deeds | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Removing procedure 2: Advertisement of a transaction in newspapers and inviting objections | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Increase transparency of information index to 6 | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Reduce a total number of payments and implementing e-payments of GST on Services | Paying Taxes | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Ensure availability of on-line payment facilities for duty, taxes and all other charges at the border. | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Integrate WeBOC with Plant Protection Department | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Integrate WeBOC with Animal Quarantine Department | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Reduce hours to prepare import/export documents from 55 to 20 (export) from 143 to 50 (import) through expansion of electronic document exchanges | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Reduce overall connection time from 215 to 190 days in Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Amend the law to allow businesses to grant a non possessory security right in substantially all of its assets | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Extension of a security right to future or after-acquired assets | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Permitting general description of debts and obligations in collateral agreements | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Complete implementation of the Collateral Registry | Getting Credit | 2019 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Registration of all functional equivalents in a notice-based collateral registry. | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Enable the secured creditors to be paid first when a debtor defaults outside an insolvency procedure. | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Load calculator for end user to pre determine requirements | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Case tracking enabled online | Getting Electricity | 2018 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Reduce fee for registration of a small company | Starting a Business | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Availability of online e-payments facility for paying business registration fees | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Integration of PTA on WeBOC | Trading Across Borders | 2018 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Enact Credit Bureau Act, 2015. | Getting Credit | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Property can now be registered in 18 days rather than 56 days and Number of procedures have been reduced from 7 to 4 | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Specimen sale deeds have been placed on PLRA’s website | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Reducing time for execution and registration of deed from 208 to 104 days (ambition to reduce to 16 days) | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Additional requirements have been prescribed through 3rd, 4th and 5th schedules to the Companies Act, 2017. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance) Regulations, 2017 | Protecting Minority Investors | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| The Commission has prescribed detailed disclosures required to be made to the shareholders by the companies | Protecting Minority Investors | 2018 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| CP information available on SBCA website | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2018 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Planned merger of two procedures: a) registration with social security and b) registration with labor department | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Enable combined registration with PESSI, Labour and E&T dept. on integrated platform (Business Registration Portal Punjab) | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Enable combined registration with SESSI, Labour and E&T dept. on integrated platform (Business Registration Portal Sindh) | Starting a Business | 2018 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Enact Secured Transactions Act, 2016. | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Amend law to allow businesses to grant a non posessory security rights in a single category of movable assets, without requiring a specific description of collateral. | Getting Credit | 2018 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Reduce time to obtain VAT refund | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Ensure 50% reduction of customs-related processing time at the borders (Karachi) through time release study | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Enable on-line payment of all taxes ? ensuring e-filing systems are effective and capable of handling e-filing in high volume | Paying Taxes | 2018 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Launch e-permit system for all construction types by automation of const. permits at SBCA including the electronic submission of applications. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Mainstream standardized sale deed usage in Sindh | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Make fee schedule for accessing maps of land plots made publicly available. | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Complete electronic database for checking for encumbrances (liens, mortgages, restrictions and the like) and make it available online. | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Operationalize the Commercial Bench in Sindh High and District Courts | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce efficient rules for Commercial Court and accompanying Bench Book for Sindh | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce and operationalize dedicated commercial bench at Lahore High and District Courts. | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Introduce efficient rules for Commercial Court and accompanying Bench Book for Punjab | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Link LDA system with Punjab LARIMS to expedite Procedure 1. Obtain letter from the relevant land owning authority confirming the land title from 2 to 1 day. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Reduction in cost of property registration from 5.2% to 4.2% | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Improvement in Quality of Land Administration Index from 10.5 to 23.5 | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Dedicated website established: http://plra.punjab-zameen.gov.pk | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Digital cadaster of Lahore prepared and available at: http://gisportal.punjab-zameen.gov.pk:81/lrmis_geo/ | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Automation of sub-registrar offices and integration with land records offices | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Launch of standardised software application for registering property | Registering a Property | 2018 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Establishment of three (3) mediation centres in Lahore | Enforcing Contracts | 2018 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB | |
| Introduction of Case Management System at Lahore High Court | Enforcing Contracts | 2018 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB | |
| Establishment of District & Session’s Court website for case management | Enforcing Contracts | 2018 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB | |
| Mainstream standardized sale deed usage in Punjab | Registering a Property | 2018 | Board of Revenue Punjab | Completed | BOR-PB | BOR-PB | |
| Complete integration of the SECP E-services with provincial Business Registration Portals to create an electronic one stop shop | Starting a Business | 2019 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Ensure availability of online fee payment facility on the federal level | Starting a Business | 2019 | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | PITB | PITB | |
| Create a set of incentives to ensure uptake of the electronic business start-up in Sindh and Punjab | Starting a Business | 2019 | Planning & Development Punjab | Completed | P&D-PB | P&D-PB | |
| Ensure availability of online fee payment facility in Punjab | Starting a Business | 2019 | Punjab Information Technology Board | In Progress | PITB | PITB | |
| Ensure availability of online fee payment facility in Sindh | Starting a Business | 2019 | Sindh Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | SESSI | SESSI | |
| Revise Secured Lending legal framework to ensure compliance with DB methodology; Creation of integrated or unified legal framework for secured transactions | Getting Credit | 2019 | State Bank of Pakistan | In Progress | SBP | SBP | |
| Enable collection and distribution of credit data from retailers or utility companies. | Getting Credit | 2019 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Complete implementation of E-payments of social security contributions - Punjab | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Punjab Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | PESSI | PESSI | |
| Complete implementation of E-payments of pension contributions | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Employees Old age Benefits Institution | Completed | EOBI | EOBI | |
| Improve risk-management system to reduce a number of physical audits | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Improve Transparency of information index in Sindh by ensuring that KElectric notifies its customers of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Improve Transparency of information index in Punjab by ensuring that LESCO notifies its customers of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle. | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Introduce a set of measured to reduce a number of outages to enable Sindh to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Introduce a set of measured to reduce a number of outages to enable Punjab to score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Limit adjournments at the Commercial Bench in Sindh to improve the Judicial Quality Index | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce provisions limiting adjournments at the Commercial Bench in Punjab to improve the Judicial Quality Index | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Introduce Sindh inter-government electronic procedure to obtain non-objection certificate (one government principle) to shift responsibility for the procedure from an applicant to government | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Develop an independent complaints resolution mechanism related to issues of land and property registration in Karachi | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Complete electronic database for checking for encumbrances (liens, mortgages, restrictions and the like) in Lahore and make it available online | Registering a Property | 2019 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Establish and publish statistics on the number of land disputes in the first instance. | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Online issuance of Fard in Punjab | Registering a Property | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | ||
| Online submission of Fard in Punjab | Registering a Property | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | ||
| Complete implementation of E-payments of social security contributions | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Sindh Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | SESSI | SESSI | |
| FBR to devise a clear mechanism for refunds particularly to SMEs. | Paying Taxes | 2019 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Analyze port processes to eliminate duplicate regulatory activities and shorten time to export and import. | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Review and improve the risk management system at Customs to achieve greater efficiency. | Trading Across Borders | 2019 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Link SBCA system (currently under development) with Sindh LARIMS to expedite the procedure to obtain letter from the relevant land-owning authority confirming the land title from 14 to 1 day | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Re-engineer business processes for all construction types to allow SBCA to get NOCs directly from the required agencies. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Improve the pre-screening of applications for construction permits. - Karachi | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Improve the risk-based categorization of buildings and introduce a risk-based approach during the application phase and inspection phase. - Karachi | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Allow architects to sign-off on the completion certificate for low-cost buildings, while ensuring the quality of professional qualifications. - Karachi | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Remove the property valuation form (PT-1) as a requirement from Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) in Lahore. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Launch e-permit system for all construction types. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Improve the pre-screening of applications for construction permits. - Lahore | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Re-engineer business processes for all construction types to allow the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to get No Objection Certificates (NOCs) directly from the required agencies. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| Link the systems of LDA with those of the land management authorities to expedite the obtainment of the proof of ownership. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Improve the risk-based categorization of buildings and introduce a risk-based approach during the application phase and inspection phase. - Lahore | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| Allow architects to sign-off on the completion certificate for low-cost buildings, while ensuring the quality of professional qualifications. - Lahore | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2019 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| Achieve full digitalization of ownership records and maps and continue improving the GIS system. - Karachi | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Ensure full automation of the procedure to obtain the sales certificate. The Board of Revenue has introduced an initiative to automate the procedure and it should be implemented. - Karachi | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Fully automate the process of paying stamp duties. - Karachi | Registering a Property | 2019 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Fully automate the process of paying stamp duties. - Lahore | Registering a Property | 2019 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Achieve full digitalization of ownership records and maps and continue improving the GIS system. - Lahore | Registering a Property | 2019 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Integrate data bases by linking PLRA and Excise Taxation Departments system to check property tax liabilities automatically. | Registering a Property | 2019 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Set up and enforce binding time limits on procedures to connect to the electricity grid. - Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Calculate System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) inclusive of all power outages (including load-shedding). - Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Provide option to pay the cost for the transformer and external work in installments in Karachi. | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Undertake a detailed study to understand the bottlenecks of the electrical connection process. - Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Streamline internal wiring inspection - Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Roll out full online application system, with an e-payment option. - Karachi | Getting Electricity | 2019 | K-Electric | Completed | KE | KE | |
| Set up and enforce binding time limits on procedures to connect to the electricity grid. - Lahore | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Calculate System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI) inclusive of all power outages (including load-shedding). - Lahore | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Provide option to pay the cost for the transformer and external work in installments in Lahore. | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | In Progress | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Undertake a detailed study to understand the bottlenecks of the electrical connection process. - Lahore | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Streamline internal wiring inspection - Lahore | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Roll out full online application system, with an e-payment option. - Lahore | Getting Electricity | 2019 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Improve case management system at Punjab High and District Courts to address delays during the trial phase so to increase the Judicial Quality Index from 5 to 10. | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Map court processes to identify sources of delay during commercial case resolution - Karachi | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | Completed | SHC | SHC | |
| Map court processes to identify sources of delay during commercial case resolution - Lahore | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Design a plan to initiate automation of court processes - Karachi | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | Completed | SHC | SHC | |
| Design a plan to initiate automation of court processes - Lahore | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Increase specialization of the judges dealing with commercial cases - Karachi | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | Completed | SHC | SHC | |
| Increase specialization of the judges dealing with commercial cases - Lahore | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Provide continuous training to judges with jurisdiction over commercial matters. - Karachi | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Sindh High Court | Completed | SHC | SHC | |
| Provide continuous training to judges with jurisdiction over commercial matters. - Lahore | Enforcing Contracts | 2019 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Extend the information covered by credit reporting service providers to include data from retailers or utilities. | Getting Credit | 2019 | State Bank of Pakistan | In Progress | SBP | SBP | |
| Complete technical integration of SECP with Punjab and Sindh Business Registration Portals (data should be visible to SECP), and ensure issuance of registrations on the same day. | Starting a Business | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Operationalize the secured transactions framework by adopting regulations for the ST Act in collaboration with SBP and M/o Finance. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Establishment of registry of insolvency cases. | Resolving Insolvency | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Address Q. 12 in STLR in collaboration with SBP- does the law allow parties to agree on out of court enforcement at the time a security interest is created? | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Simplify the registration for sales tax by eliminating the physical inspection at the business location and the biometric appointment (at the time of registration). | Starting a Business | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Notification | FBR | FBR |
| Administrative measures to curtail use of port as a free storage area in consultation with Port Authorities and Terminal Operators. | Trading Across Borders | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Notification | FBR | FBR |
| Conduct a review of the tax forms and documentary requirements and streamline the process to file and pay GST while continuing to improve Sales Tax Real Time Invoice Verifications. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Plan an outreach campaign to familiarize taxpayers with new systems and tax reforms. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Review and streamline internal processes at FBR for GST refunds to reduce processing time and introduce good financial management practices. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | FBR | FBR | |
| Strengthen risk-based categorization, improve efficiency, and monitor performance indicators to make sure that targets are met for GST and CIT audits (selection targets, and audit length). | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Notification | FBR | FBR |
| Besides Custom fee, online payment facility to be extended for payment of all dues i.e., administrative fees, inspection and scanning fees at QICT. | Trading Across Borders | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Notification | FBR | FBR |
| Operationalization of Secure Transaction Registry. | Getting Credit | 2020 | State Bank of Pakistan | Completed | SBP | SBP | |
| Ensure online payments of Pension Contributions and provide sufficient data and contributors for DB Report 2021. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Employees Old age Benefits Institution | Completed | Notification | EOBI | EOBI |
| Complete technical integration of SECP with EOBI, and ensure issuance of registrations on the same day. MOU to be signed between SECP and EOBI for data sharing. | Starting a Business | 2020 | Employees Old age Benefits Institution | Completed | EOBI | EOBI | |
| Amendment in Consumer Service Manual, as suggested by LESCO (reducing days to 58 instead of 73, and online issuance and payment of Demand Note ). | Getting Electricity | 2020 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | Completed | Notification | NEPRA | NEPRA |
| Ensure following the time limits of NEPRA for procedures to connect to the electricity grid (73 days). | Getting Electricity | 2020 | K-Electric | Completed | Notification | KE | KE |
| Reduce procedures time and cost in line with best country in DB Report for the relevant indicator, also compare timelines with LESCO and reduce them accordingly. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | K-Electric | Completed | Notification | KE | KE |
| Remove requirment of inspection from E& T Dept (Procedure #10), just like Punjab. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Excise and Taxation - Sindh | Completed | Notification | E&T-SD | E&T-SD |
| SESSI to urgently operationalize e-payments of employer contributions, ensuring uptake of payments. | Starting a Business | 2020 | Sindh Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | Evidence | SESSI | SESSI |
| Reduce days to request water & sewerage connections (procedure#11, it takes 20 days to request water & sewerage connection). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Karachi Water and Sewerage Board | Completed | Notification | KWSB | KWSB |
| Re-engineer business processes for all construction types to centralize the obtaining of all NOCs from the required agencies. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | Notification | SBCA | SBCA |
| Review procedures and eliminate unnecessary procedures in line with the best economy (Malaysia) (Malaysia=6, Khi=16, Lhr=19). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | Notification | SBCA | SBCA |
| Strengthen service standards and time limits and make them publicly available online in Karachi. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Evidence | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| Increase awareness-raising efforts on recent reforms and clarify the legal requirements to avoid over-compliance and close implementation gaps. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| In Karachi, ensure automation of the procedure to obtain the sales certificate (NOC). | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Notification | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| In Karachi, review land-related procedures to identify bottlenecks and explore ways to streamline the deed execution, registration, and scanning processes. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| BOR to enforce notification dated 27.02.2019 ensuring registry of properties in 03 days at all SROs of Karachi (DB Report-120 days). | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Notification | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| BOR to publish service standards for property registration, updation of cadastre map and mutation (land records) on its web-portal. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Conduct an assessment of court processes and the legal framework for handling commercial cases to identify and address the underlying causes of delays in Karachi. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Sindh High Court | Completed | SHC | SHC | |
| Remove the requirenment of NOC from EPA for low risk catagories (as in Karachi). Procedures #2, takes 15 days and costs PKR 10,000. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Roll-out the e-permit system in Lahore to all types of buildings and allow for e-payments. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Remove the requirments of obtaining NOC from Environmental Protection Agency by amending EPA & LDA building by-laws.(procedure#2, 15days, cost=10,000PKR) in collaboration with EPA. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Review procedures and eliminate unneccessary procedures in line with the best economy (Malaysia) (Malaysia=6, Khi=16, Lhr=19). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Merge procedures for water and sewerage connections (joint inspection) and reduce time for issuance of water & sewerage connection (currently 4 procedures and 34 days for the whole process). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Reduce time to receive completion certificate (19 days). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Allow external supervising engineer or a Govt. Agency to conduct risk-based inspections during construction (rather than only In-house engineer), for improving score (to 2 from 1) in Quality Control during construction index. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Introduce a Geographic Information System (GIS) for the electricity distribution network. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Carry out analysis of over-compliance and ensure elimination of the procedure to obtain a PT1 form from E&T dept. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Excise and Taxation - Punjab | Completed | E&T-PB | E&T-PB | |
| Increase awareness-raising efforts on recent reforms and clarify the legal requirements to avoid over-compliance and close implementation gaps. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Increase uptake of standardized sale deed placed online by PLRA to eliminate the need to hire a deed writer. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Estalish a one window cell to reduce the turn around time for registration of property in Lahore. Set up counters of relevant agencies to ensure smooth flow of application process. | Registering a Property | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | PLRA | PLRA | ||
| Conduct an assessment of court processes and legal framework for handling commercial cases to identify and address the underlying causes of delays. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Lahore High Court | Completed | LHC | LHC | |
| Waiver of registration fee by Sindh Labour Department. | Starting a Business | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Extend the information covered by credit reporting service providers to include data from retailers or utilities in collaboration with M/o Finance. | Getting Credit | 2020 | State Bank of Pakistan | In Progress | SBP | SBP | |
| Reduce and Harmonize cost as LDA (11.5% in Karachi, 3.8% in Lahore). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| SBCA to introduce risk-based system for construction approvals and inspections, i.e., outsourcing inspection to private sector (like Australia) or to accredited bodies (like France & UK). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Allow private firms to sign-off on the completion certificate, while ensuring the quality of professional qualifications in Karachi. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Bottlenecks identified by K-Electric, to be taken up with relevant authorities in Sindh (1. Delays in issuance of Right of Way permissions from respective authorities in Karachi, 2. Delays in issuance of Certificate from Electrical Inspectorate Karachi). | Getting Electricity | 2020 | Sindh Investment Department | In Progress | SID | SID | |
| Fully automate the process of paying stamp duties in Karachi. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Approval of ADR Rules in Sindh. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Operationalize mediation centres in Karachi. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Fully automate the process of paying stamp duties in Lahore. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | In Progress | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Consider the creation of specialized commercial courts, divisions or benches in collaboration with Law Department. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Lahore High Court | Completed | Notification | LHC | LHC |
| Introduce case management practices to address delays during the trial process – such as limiting excessive adjournments and enforcing time standards. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Lahore High Court | Completed | Notification | LHC | LHC |
| Amendments in Companies Act 2017, to eliminate the company seal requirement. | Starting a Business | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Address Q. 4 in STLR Index - may a security right extend to future or after-acquired assets, and does it extend automatically to the products, proceeds and replacements of the original assets. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Address Q. 7 in STLR Index-Does a notice based collateral registry exist in which all functional equivalents can be registered. (amendment required in companies act 2017 as recommended in DB reform memo). | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Address Q.9,10 in STLR Index in collaboration with SBP- Are secured creditors paid first while businesses gets insolvent/liquidated. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Address Q.11 in STLR Index in collaboration with SBP - "Are secured creditors subject to an automatic stay on enforcement when a debtor enters a court-supervised reorganisation procedure?" | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Consider the creation of specialized commercial courts, divisions or benches. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce case management practices to address delays during the trial process – such as limiting excessive adjournments and enforcing time standards. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Reduce the time to obtain decisions on land disputes from the district courts. | Registering a Property | Punjab Land Records Authority | In Progress | PLRA | PLRA | ||
| Improvement in the scores of Reliability of Infrastructure Index. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Notification | PLRA | PLRA |
| Reduction of documentations for export and imports. | Trading Across Borders | 2020 | Pakistan Customs | Completed | Notification | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS |
| Notify Rules for Corporate Rehabilitation Act 2018. | Resolving Insolvency | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Notify Rules for Corporate Restructuring Act 2016. | Resolving Insolvency | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Approval of ADR Rules in Punjab. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Notification | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Issuance of process / summon thorough electronic means for Civil Courts in Punjab. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Notification | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Allow private firms to sign-off on the completion certificate, while ensuring the quality of professional qualifications in Lahore. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | LDA | LDA | |
| Amendment of rules to allow submission of application for discovery of documents or any category or classes of documents from the defendant (Section 6) of The Companies Amendments Ordinance 2020. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Amendment of Rules to reduce the threshold for members to give notice of resolution to 5% from 10% - Section 140 of The Companies Amendments Ordinance 2020. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Amendment in Section 227 of The Companies Amendments Ordinance 2020, for introduction of mandatory disclosure of remuneration package of directors and chief executive of a company. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Amendment in Section 227 of The Companies Amendments Ordinance 2020 for broadening the ambit of powers of the court to declare any transaction void, if it suffers from conflict of interest on the part of the directors’ or is prejudicial to the interest of members, or award compensation in such cases. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Online Construction Permit application submission on SBCA portal at http://smart.sbca.gos.pk/. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | Notification | SBCA | SBCA |
| Number of inspections for Category-1 projects reduced to two (2). | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | Notification | SBCA | SBCA |
| Time to receive Completion Certificate reduced from 30 to 15 days. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Sind Building Control Authority | Completed | Notification | SBCA | SBCA |
| Time to obtain site inspection by K-Electric is reduced from 13 days to 8 days. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | K-Electric | Completed | Notification | KE | KE |
| To ensure transparency, breakup of new connection cost estimates along with complete Bill of Material and Load Assessment is being shared with customers. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | K-Electric | Completed | Evidence | KE | KE |
| Cost of registering property reduced (Stamp Duty reduced from 2% to 1%; Registration Fee from 1% to 0.5% and Capital Value Tax from 2.5% to 1.5%). | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Notification | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| Total time required for registration of property reduced to 6 days. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Notification | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| Availability of online complaint mechanism at Board of Revenue, Sindh. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Evidence | BOR-SD | BOR-SD |
| Promulgation of law governing mediation & conciliation. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law Department Sindh | Completed | Notification | LDS | LDS |
| Ownership of property (Fard) can be checked online through: https://onlinefard.punjab-zameen.gov.pk/Client/RegisterNic. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Evidence | LDA | LDA |
| LDA has automated the process of paying building permit and completion fee therefore these dues can now be paid via debit/credit card and ATM. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Water connection application can now be submitted along with building permit application at Lahore Development Authority. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2020 | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Notification | LDA | LDA |
| Applicants can obtain electricity connection within 58 days for warehouse. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | Notification | LESCO | LESCO |
| Payment of Demand Note has been automated. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Wiring test report can now be submitted along with electricity connection application. | Getting Electricity | 2020 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Ownership of property (Fard) can be checked online through for registering a property. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Time for execution and registration of a deed before the registration authority reduced from 15 to 8 days. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Notification | PLRA | PLRA |
| Punjab Land Records Authority has computerised and digitized cadastral plans in Lahore. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Punjab Land Records Authority has made the official statistics of the number of transactions available online. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Punjab Land Records Authority has record of all privately held land plots in Lahore. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Punjab Land Records Authority has mapped all privately held land plots in Lahore. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| PLRA has made available online, the reports on land disputes and issues. | Registering a Property | 2020 | Punjab Land Records Authority | Completed | Evidence | PLRA | PLRA |
| Following four reports can be generated about the competent court: (i) time to disposition report; (ii) clearance rate report; (iii) age of pending cases report; and (iv) single case progress report. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Evidence | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Make available the following electronic case management tools for judges: (i)Laws, regulations and case law, (ii)Hearing Schedule, (iii)To send notifications, (iv)To track status of a case | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Evidence | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Make available the following electronic case management tools for lawyers: (i)Access laws, regulations and case law, (ii)To access forms to be submitted to the court, (iii)To receive notifications, (iv)To track status of a case. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Evidence | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Punjab Government has introduced “The Punjab Alternate Dispute Resolution Act 2019â€. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Evidence | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| The initial complaint can be filed electronically through a dedicated platform within the competent court. | Enforcing Contracts | 2020 | Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department - Punjab | Completed | Evidence | L&PAD-PB | L&PAD-PB |
| Amendment of Secure Transactions Act (2016 to 2020) permitting all types of debts and obligations can be secured between parties. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Amendment of Secure Transactions Act permitting absolute priority to secured creditors, in case of default in insolvency or outside insolvency. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Establishment of Secured Transaction Registry which is linked with the register of companies being maintained by the SECP under the Companies Act, 2017 through an integrated interface so that the users can see search results from both registries in real time. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Appointment of Registrar of Secured Transaction Registry. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | Notification | SECP | SECP |
| Notified utility companies to be members of the Private Credit Bureaus enabling them to share their consumers' data with the Private Credit Bureaus. | Getting Credit | 2020 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | Completed | SECP | SECP | |
| Introduction of online payment facility for Social Security Contributions by PESSI in Punjab. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Punjab Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | Evidence | PESSI | PESSI |
| FBR will reduce the corporate income tax rate by 1% every year till 2023 for facilitating the companies. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Notification | FBR | FBR |
| FBR has implemented Audit Policy 2018, due to which percentage of cases exposed to corporate VAT Audit are reduced to 3.2%. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Evidence | FBR | FBR |
| FBR has implemented Audit Policy 2018, due to which Percentage of cases exposed to corporate Income Tax audit reduced to 1.6%. | Paying Taxes | 2020 | Federal Board of Revenue | Completed | Evidence | FBR | FBR |
| Integration of procedure no. 4 with procedure no.2 i.e. to provide Bank Account opening facility through SECP eServices. | Starting a Business | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Merge STRN and NTN and introduce a unique business identification number. | Starting a Business | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Extensive awareness campaigns to support implementation with regards to elimination of requirement of company seal. | Starting a Business | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Integrate Business Registration Portal with FBR. | Starting a Business | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | Evidence | PITB | PITB | |
| Re-Engineer business processes for all construction types to centralize the obtaining of all NOCs from the required agencies. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Roll-Out the E-Permit system in Karachi to all types of buildings and allow for E-Payments | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Consider allowing private firms to sign-off on the completion certificate, while ensuring the quality of professional qualifications. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Reduce and harmonize cost. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Introduce GIS for eliminating initial physical inspection of site. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Sind Building Control Authority | In Progress | SBCA | SBCA | |
| Allow architects to sign-off on completion certificate for low-cost buildings, while ensuring the quality & Improve outsourcing of field inspections including completion certificates to Architects, Town Planners and Consultants registered with LDA. | Dealing with Construction Permits | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Evidence | LDA | LDA | |
| Improve risk-based categorization of buildings and introduce a risk-based approach during the application phase and inspection phase. | Dealing with Construction Permits | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Evidence | LDA | LDA | |
| Requirement by law to obtain an insurance policy to cover possible structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use. | Dealing with Construction Permits | Lahore Development Authority | Completed | Evidence | LDA | LDA | |
| Introduce GIS for eliminating initial physical inspection of site. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| Increase uptake of the E-permit system. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| Introduction of online payment system through all banks. | Dealing with Construction Permits | 2021 | Lahore Development Authority | In Progress | LDA | LDA | |
| To ensure the restoration time of power supply for industrial and commercial consumers within the time limits as prescribed in NEPRA Performance Standards (Distribution) Rules 2005. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | In Progress | NEPRA | NEPRA | |
| Continuation of the process to ensure the reliability of power supply for industrial and commercial consumers. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | In Progress | NEPRA | NEPRA | |
| To ensure the quality of supply i.e. voltage levels within the limits as prescribed in Performance Standards (Distribution) Rules 2005 for industrial and commercial consumers. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | In Progress | NEPRA | NEPRA | |
| Reduction in time period for provision of new connection of Category 4 and 5 as envisaged in Performance Standards (Distribution) Rules 2005 and Consumer Service Manual. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | In Progress | NEPRA | NEPRA | |
| Online Processing of consumer complaints by NEPRA to Distribution Companies. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | National Electric Power Regulatory Authority | In Progress | NEPRA | NEPRA | |
| Introduce a set of measures to reduce several outages. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | In Progress | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Reduction in timeframe of getting new connections of 58 to 48 (Involving 200 KVA transformers). | Getting Electricity | 2021 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | Completed | Evidence | LESCO | LESCO |
| Invest and introduce Smart Meters. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | Lahore Electric Supply Company | In Progress | LESCO | LESCO | |
| Customer interactive interface be developed for more proactive and transparent communication. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | Completed | Evidence | KE | KE |
| New connection PMT cost revision will be formalized based on LT Aluminum Cable and other newer technology induction in the system. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | In Progress | KE | KE | |
| To get PFIP vendor registered/prequalified whereby customers may procure PFIP from listed/approved vendors as soon as they apply for new connection. | Getting Electricity | K-Electric | Completed | Evidence | KE | KE | |
| Facilitating industrial consumers for getting right of way by signing mutual understanding (MoU) with agencies operating in industrial associations. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | In Progress | KE | KE | |
| Technical Electrical Consultants will be pre-qualified by KE to ensure complete compliance to KE standards. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | In Progress | KE | KE | |
| Exploring financing option with Commercial Banks to facilitate customer with opportunity of deferred payment/installment at a predefined refinance rate. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | In Progress | KE | KE | |
| Reducing the cost of connection works and the security deposit for new connections. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | Completed | Evidence | KE | KE |
| Reduce time to less than one year on average to obtain a decision from the first-instance court for such a case (without appeal). | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Punjab | In Progress | BOR-PB | BOR-PB | |
| Fully automate the process of issuance of stamp duties. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Punjab | In Progress | BOR-PB | BOR-PB | |
| Achieve full digitalization of ownership records and cadastral plans and continue improving the GIS system in Lahore. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Punjab Land Records Authority | In Progress | PLRA | PLRA | |
| Launch of online application for issuance of Sale Certificate. | Registering a Property | Board of Revenue Sindh | Completed | Notification | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Deployment of web application and establishment of facilitation desk for property registration at all Peoples Service Centers in Karachi. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Implementation of e-Stamping in Sindh on the pattern of e-Stamping system of Punjab. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Introduction of e-payment system for online payment of stamp duty, registration fee & CVT. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Implementation of case management system in Revenue Courts of Board of Revenue Sindh. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Redesigning & restructuring of the website of Board of Revenue Sindh to make it easy to use for registrants. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Outsourcing of independent complaint resolution system. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| In Karachi, establish a single-client-facing agency for land administration and integrate the databases and systems for land registration and cadaster. | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Provide training for land registry and cadaster staff after the introduction of the new land administration system in Karachi | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Mutation to be done through LRMIS | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Improve the quality of land administration system by publishing official service standards on property transfers | Registering a Property | 2021 | Board of Revenue Sindh | In Progress | BOR-SD | BOR-SD | |
| Improve strength of legal rights index to 12 | Getting Credit | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Making the company's registry a notice based registry for movable assets registration to move towards unification of both registries. | Getting Credit | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Expanding e-CIB capacity to maintain overdue/ default history for a period of 2 years | Getting Credit | 2021 | State Bank of Pakistan | In Progress | SBP | SBP | |
| Sharing of data from utilities and retail companies, with the Private Credit Bureaus. | Getting Credit | 2021 | State Bank of Pakistan | In Progress | SBP | SBP | |
| Related party Regulations will be amended for making shareholders approval & disclosure to the stakeholders mandatory for related party transactions meeting certain thresholds. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Related party Regulations will be amended for requiring the companies to ensure review of related party transactions by external expert. | Protecting Minority Investors | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Simplifying tax administration regulations, harmonizing provisions on tax administration and reducing transactions that are subject to withholding income tax. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Like VAT refund, Corporate tax refunds be issued through direct bank transfer. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Plan an outreach campaign to familiarize taxpayers with new systems and tax reforms. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| VAT Return filing simplification. Standardized VAT return agreed through a memorandum of understanding between FBR and the Provincial tax authorities responsible for collecting VAT | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| FBR core business processes simplified and automated. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Implementing a risk-based audit selection framework managed centrally by FBR headquarter. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Conduct a review of the tax forms and documentary requirements and streamline the process to file and pay GST while continuing to improve STRIVE. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Conduct a feasibility study of merging the filing and payment of taxes with the same tax base. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Reduce time (hours per year) for filing return to 49 hours | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Reduce total tax and contribution rate to 26.1% of profit | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Federal Board of Revenue | In Progress | FBR | FBR | |
| Enactment of Pakistan Single Window Act, 2020; Operationalization of PSW company; Piloting of 1st Phase of PSW Lite; and Finalization of Business Requirement Specifications for five government departments who currently issue 80% of Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Other documents. | Trading Across Borders | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | Evidence | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Enhancing the Export of Green Channel Clearances at PMBQ for traders above 75% through a more dynamic risk management system. | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Reducing Yellow to Red Channel to below 25% of imports by taking Multiples measure | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Improved utilization of E-Payments of port charges – Communication strategy to be adopted | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| One Time Grounding and Examination of consignments through simultaneous/joint examination by all agencies at MCC PMBQ Exports | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Improvement in the Non-Intrusive Inspections 100% through scanning for introducing smart examination system at the port. | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Extending the automation to all relevant government departments and agencies. The mode of online payments would be introduced for payment of D.O charges and importer should be able to get their Delivery Orders (D.Os) electronically. | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Implement the Port Community System (PCS) | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Introducing advance cargo declaration | Trading Across Borders | 2021 | Pakistan Customs | In Progress | CUSTOMS | CUSTOMS | |
| Cases to be randomly and automatically assigned to judges. | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Pretrial conference among case management techniques to be introduced by the competent court | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Online court fee payment within the competent court | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Limit the number of adjournments to 3 in commercial cases by amendment in CPC | Enforcing Contracts | Punjab Information Technology Board | Completed | Evidence | PITB | PITB | |
| Approval of commercial law and rules for operationalization of commercial court in Punjab | Enforcing Contracts | Lahore High Court | Completed | Evidence | LHC | LHC | |
| Increase up-take of case management system and court automation tools in commercial courts | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Carry out service of process electronically for claims filed before the competent court. | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Lahore High Court | In Progress | LHC | LHC | |
| Reduce filing and service timeframe to 6 days | Enforcing Contracts | Lahore High Court | Completed | Evidence | LHC | LHC | |
| Reduce trial and judgment timeframe to 118 days | Enforcing Contracts | Lahore High Court | Completed | Evidence | LHC | LHC | |
| Reduce enforcement of judgment timeframe to 40 days | Enforcing Contracts | Lahore High Court | Completed | Evidence | LHC | LHC | |
| Consider the creation of specialized commercial courts, divisions or benches | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | Completed | Notification | SHC | SHC |
| Introduce case management practices to address delays during the trial process such as limiting excessive adjournments and enforcing time standards | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introduce pretrial conferences as a critical element of case management | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Support the introduction of electronic filing of initial complaints and other court automation elements in commercial cases | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Provide continuous training to judges with jurisdiction over business matters | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Introducing financial incentives for the parties to attempt mediation | Enforcing Contracts | 2021 | Sindh High Court | In Progress | SHC | SHC | |
| Creating awareness about these laws among corporate entities and legal practitioners so that these laws are put into practice. | Resolving Insolvency | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Improve the judicial capacity to handle insolvency cases. | Resolving Insolvency | 2021 | Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan | In Progress | SECP | SECP | |
| Extend e-filing and e-payment services for all taxes and contributions, including social security and pension contribution as well as provincial taxes in Sindh. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Sindh Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | Evidence | SESSI | SESSI |
| KE to liaise with EIK Team (GoS Energy Department) so that applications for EIK are directly routed through online portal between KE & EIK. | Getting Electricity | 2021 | K-Electric | Completed | Evidence | KE | KE |
| Extend e-filing and e-payment services for all taxes and contributions, including social security and pension contribution as well as provincial taxes in Punjab. | Paying Taxes | 2021 | Punjab Employees Social Security Institution | Completed | Evidence | PESSI | PESSI |
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Pakistan Business Environment Reform Vision
The Government of Pakistan aims to improve the quality of regulatory environment and promote private investment across the country. As a result of recent business climate reforms, Pakistan’s ranking in the World Bank Group’s Doing Business Report 2020 has improved by 28 points from 136 to 108 out of 190 economies.
Since its inception in 2002, The World Bank Group’s Doing Business project has followed a data-driven approach to measure improvements in business environment and the regulatory service delivery across 190 economies.
The Government of Pakistan’s commitment to improving the business environment is further manifested in the introduction of Pakistan Regulatory Modernization Initiative, a second-generation regulatory reform effort, which builds on the progress of doing business reforms in the country. It aims to simplify and automate compliance with business regulation in line with Prime Minister’s vision to transform Pakistan as a top investment destination in the region to start and operate businesses.
The Board of Investment at the Prime Minister’s Office is the lead agency for coordinating the implementation of business environment reforms across Pakistan.
Plan Doing Business in Pakistan
Register a Limited Liability Company
Registering a company is easy with one-stop portal at Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.
Register Non-LLC business
Registering a Sole Proprietorship business or Partnership can be done with Provincial Governments with their online portals.
Apply for a Construction Permit in Sindh
You can apply for construction permit in Sindh from Sindh Building Control Authority
Apply for a Construction Permit in Punjab
Apply for a construction permit with ease at e-Khidmat Markaz or through Lahore Development Authority offices.
Apply for Electricity in Karachi
Online application for getting an electricity connection by Karachi Electric (K-Electric).
Apply for Electricity in Lahore
Online application for getting an electricity connection by Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO).
Register a Property in Sindh
You can search Registries & Sales Certificates, calculate Taxes, download Standardized Registration Templates and view Checklist for property registration online through Board of Revenue Sindh portal.
Register a Property in Pinjab
You can Register a Property online as well as access other services such as Fee Calculator, Title search through Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA) website.
Register, File and Pay Taxes Online
You can register for NTN (National Tax Number), file and pay your taxes online using Federal Board of Revenue’s online IRIS portal.
Register and File Sales Tax Online
Using FBRs eFiling portal for businesses, you can apply, file and pay your sales tax returns online using FBR’s eFile portal
Manage Customs Clearance Online
The whole process of Customs clearance can me managed online using the FBR’s WeBOC portal.
Search and view case information online at The Sindh High Court
Search and view case information online at The Lahore High Court
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