Times of Islamabad

PM Imran Khan directs to abolish 150 licences required for various businesses in Pakistan

PM Imran Khan directs to abolish 150 licences required for various businesses in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to abolish around onehundred and fifty licences required for various business activities at thelocal level.

Chairing a meeting on licensing regime in the provinces in Islamabadtoday, he also directed the provincial governments to eliminate seventyfour different licenses of this nature.

Imran Khan directed to simplify the process for necessary licences andintroduction of automated system by employing modern technology.

The Prime Minister expressed concern on complex licensing regime and saidthe requirement of licences for the businesses of grocery, cloth and bakeryis equal to creating difficulties for the common man.

He also emphasized to complete the process of eliminating unnecessarylicences in thirty days.