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2 President's Message

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Exclusive Interviews

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Dr. Gohar Ejaz, HI, SI H.E. Ali Sarfraz Hussain Dr. Ishrat Husain Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Tabish Mr. Fawad Anwar
Former Federal Minister for Ambassador and Permanent Former Advisor to the Acting Chairman, Managing Director,
Commerce and Industries and Representative of Pakistan Prime Minister on Institutional National Tariff Al-Karam Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman, Economic Policy & to the World Trade Reforms & Austerity and Commission (NTC) and Chairman of
Business Development Think Tank Organization (WTO) - Geneva Former Governor, SBP Pakistan Textile Council (PTC)
19 Corporate Leaders of ICMA Article Section

The Evolution and Digital
56 Transformation of Public Accounts
Focus Section Committees (PACs) in Pakistan
By: Syed Muhammad Idrees, ACMA
20 Pakistan’s Tariff Reforms: 41 Regulators Turn Facilitators 61 Borrowing Powers under
Article 160: A Forgotten Mandate
for Reviving Industry
A Defining Moment for
Economic Transformation By: Syed Shamim Ahmed, FCMA of Pakistan’s NFC Awards
By: Dr. Noor Alam
By: Dr. Manzoor Ahmad
Top Technology Trend
22 SEZs and CPEC: Driving 44 Pakistan’s Power Sector From Automation to
Deregulation: How CTBCM
Pakistan’s Industry, Trade,
and Regional Growth is Transforming the Market 65 Technology-Driven Autonomy
By: Salman Kasbati
By: Imtiaz Bashir, FCMA By: Abrar Hussain
Sector Brief
26 Exiting the Tariff Maze: How the 46 Overcoming Trade Barriers and 67 Special Economic Zones
National Tariff Policy 2025-2030
Leveraging Regional Opportunities
(SEZs) in Pakistan
can Improve Pakistan's Economy By: Sumaira Mukhtar Butt By: Research & Publications Department, ICMA
By: Aadil Nakhoda
Economy Watch
28 Tariff Reforms to Break 49 Empowering SMEs through 71 Pakistan’s Strategic Entry
the Debt Cycle
Finance and Technology
By: Afia Malik and Furqan Ali By: Abbas Raza Varayla and into the U.S. Critical
Minerals Market
Maria Shahab
By: Research & Publications Department, ICMA
33 Trade Reforms to Boost Pakistan’s 52 National Tariff Policy 2025–30: 73 Economy News
Reshaping Pakistan’s Trade Regime
Industrial and Economic Growth
By: Dr. Abubakar Khaliq for Export-Led Growth Regulatory Watch
By: Research & Publications Department, ICMA
36 Balancing the Scales: Pakistan’s 74 Regulatory News
Tariff Reforms at the Crossroads of
Protectionism and Competitiveness
By: Dr. Azeema Usman Reviews

Nov-Dec 2025 Reviews of Selected Books
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