Published on, Aug. 23 -- August 23, 2025 12:21 AM

The government has operationalized 17 sectoral councils to design policies and boost competitiveness across manufacturing and services.

Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry, told Wealth Pakistan that the Ministry of Commerce has undertaken a comprehensive reform initiative.

The Ministry of Commerce has established 17 sectoral councils, nine of which are for manufacturing and eight for the services sector, he said in a release issued here on Friday. The sectors include hospitality, tourism, logistics, jewellery, and minerals. These sectoral councils give sectoral policy recommendations. "This is a big job. We have never worked on sectoral pol...