Industrialisation fastest route to economic growth: Maryam

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has offered federal authorities technical support to digitise business procedures, during talks on reforms to encourage investment and industrial expansion, Business Recorder reported. The discussion involved a federal committee headed by Industries and Production adviser Haroon Akhtar Khan, which reviewed steps to make business activity easier and support growth.

Officials said the Asaan Karobar Finance Scheme had disbursed Rs70 billion in interest-free loans to 112,000 businesses. Punjab’s eBiz platform offers 437 services across 28 departments, with more than 210,000 applications under process; the Maryam Ki Dastak initiative has delivered 4.5 million digital services. Nawaz also cited work on workforce training, cottage-industry hubs and livestock farming, while saying the province was increasing revenue collection without adding taxes.