SRO regime has done significant damage to industries and plans to dismantle it must continue

High tariffs, low FTA accession keep exports below 10% of GDP

Pakistan needs corporate IT, not freelancers, to build long-term value

Textiles stagnate while IT surges, but deeper constraints remain unaddressed

Open competition forces firms to invest in productivity and innovation, not rent-seeking

Transshipment surges at Karachi Port, clean energy shift gains pace amid ME conflict

Surge in port traffic offers economic upside if reforms in logistics and governance are fast-tracked

Heavy reliance on Gulf fuel, LNG exposes economy to conflict-driven supply cuts

Policy uncertainty risks undermining exports and green energy adoption

5G and Pakistan Single Window can unlock exports only if manual processes are eliminated end to end