Pakistan, June 8 -- The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's assurance of relief-oriented measures in the upcoming Budget 2026-27, while urging the government to ensure practical implementation of business-friendly policies to support industry, exports, and employment generation.

In a statement issued after consultations with representatives of trade bodies and industrial sectors, PIAF Chairman Faheemur Rehman Saigol, who is also President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, appreciated the government's commitment to an export-led growth strategy and efforts aimed at expanding the tax base and formalising the informal economy.

He said that the business communi...