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Envoys Conference

A two-day Envoys Conference on Economic Diplomacy was held in Islamabad to attract foreign investment. The Conference was been arranged by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Ministry of Commerce and Board of Investment.

Pakistan's Ambassadors and Heads of Missions from select capitals, representatives of public and private sectors, and government institutions participated in the conference. The conference deliberated on ways and means to enhance Foreign Direct Investment and trade, particularly exports.

Visit of the 24 members UAE Delegation

Visit of the 24 members U.A.E delegation headed by H.E Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, Minister of State and Director General/CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and H.E Mohammad Sharaf, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Economic and Trade Affairs to Pakistan  visited Islamabad. The delegation was comprised from following sectors Energy, Power, Petroleum, Agriculture, Aviation, Financial sector, Construction. 

Visit of high level Saudi Energy Delegation 30-09-2018 till 05-10-2018

Led by Ahmad Hameed Al-Ghamdi, adviser of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, the delegation held meetings with Ministers for Power and Petroleum and also visited Gwadar. During their visit to Gwadar, the Saudi team was given a briefing on CPEC projects linked to Gwadar port and projects being implemented by the Gwadar Development Authority. 

Information Technology

  • The 4th Industrial Revolution is currently taking place and it is digital. The actual size of the 2016 digital economy was $11.5 trillion globally, which was 15.5% of the global GDP. The base digital assets comprise one-third, or $3.8 trillion, while digital spillover effects account for the remaining two-thirds, $7.5 trillion
  • Pakistan, which has about 60% of its 200 million population in the 15 to 29 age group, represents an enormous human and knowledge capital. Pakistan has more than 2000 IT companies & call centers and the number is growing every year.

Reserve the name, register company, pay incorporation fees, obtain a national tax number(NTN) and register with Excise & Taxation Department of the District (Professional Tax), the SESSI, EOBI and Labor Department of Karachi on the SECP e-portal

Agency : Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
Time : 1 week
Costs : Name reservation fee (PKR 200) + Filing fee (PKR 400) + Registration fee (for online submission: PKR 1,000 for capital below PKR 100,000; additional PKR 500 for every PKR 100,000 of capital or part thereof, above PKR 100,000 and up to PKR 10,000,000) + Fee for registration with the Labor Department (PKR 1,000).