PML N Manifesto election February 2024 pdf

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Now, if we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy
and prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on
the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses
and the poor. If you will work in co-operation, forgetting the
past, burying the hatchet, you are bound to succeed.
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The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a great miracle of the 20th century,
made possible by the grace of Allah and the unblemished leadership of the founder
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, with the historic struggle of the Muslims of South Asia.
The founder had stated, "The sole purpose of governance should be to achieve one goal. That
goal is how to serve the people, how to create ways and means for their prosperity and
well-being; no other aim can be pursued by any government besides this."
As always, for the upcoming elections in 2024, the spirit of our manifesto echoes the words
of the Father of the Nation. Our foremost objective is to practically implement the concept of
public welfare and national strength. To achieve this grand goal, the entire nation must
emerge into the field with the same enthusiasm that fueled our forefathers' historic struggle
for liberation from subjugation. Without mutual unity, agreement, and complete consensus,
this destination cannot be reached. We must embark on this new journey, ending all hatred,
differences, and animosity for the sake of our people and our beloved country.
Today, Pakistan is facing grave challenges and difficulties. At this decisive and critical
juncture, the people must take clear and firm steps for their future. Rising above politics,
everyone must contribute to the reconstruction of Pakistan and the prosperity of its citizen.
I commend Senator Irfan Siddiqui and all members of the manifesto committee for their
dedicated efforts in preparing the manifesto. May Allah grant us the courage and success to
paint the canvas of our aspirations.
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

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The manifesto of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) for the 2024 elections outlines
our preferences, actions, and fundamental principles across various facets of life. Reflecting
on Pakistan's history, the exemplary performance of PMLN under the leadership of
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif stands out, showcasing unparalleled achievements in the realms of
public welfare, national development, infrastructure, investment, energy crisis management,
counterterrorism, and fortification of national defense. The party's remarkable track record
sets it apart, making it a formidable force unmatched by any other political entity.
Whenever I was given responsibility in Punjab, I always devoted all my energies under the
leadership and guidance of our Quaid, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, towards serving the people
and advancing the progress of the province. In 2022, when the PDM government was
established in Pakistan and I was trusted with its leadership, the country was standing on the
brink of bankruptcy. Without going into the details of other matters, I say with an
overwhelming sense of gratitude to Allah that if the PDM government had not prevented the
catastrophe of bankruptcy, the people would have faced an unimaginable crisis. I firmly
believe that if the people entrust us with their vote, we will, with Allah Almighty's grace,
implement this manifesto and lead Pakistan towards economic and political stability and
prosperity. Let us join hands and embark on the journey of building a great Pakistan, step by
step, following in the footsteps of Quaid Nawaz Sharif.

Saved the country from the danger of default by:
• Signing a Stand by Agreement with the IMF for the period
July 2023 to March 2024.
• Receiving $ 1.2 billion after IMF Board granted approval of
SBA
• Increased Foreign Exchange Reserves of the country to over $ 14
billion, including $8.6 billion reserves of the SBP
• Reduced Current Account Deficit by 85 percent
• Reduced Trade Deficit by 38.3 percent
• Raised approximately PKR 530 billion from May, 2022 till July,
2023
• Allocated Rs. 55 Billion in PSDP for Newly merged districts of KP
• Allocated Rs 28.5 Billion in PSDP for Azad Jammu & Kashmir
• Allocated Rs 18.5 Billion for Gilgit Baltistan
• Rs. 1.06 Billion One-Stop-Service Centre for Special Economic
Zone
• Expanded the scope of CPEC transitioning from
Government-to-Government cooperation to
Business-to-Business cooperation
• Established an Expert Exchange Mechanism within the CPEC
framework
• Implemented ‘Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements’ for the
export of Dried Chilies from Pakistan to China
• Acknowledged the receipt of the realignment of KKH Phase-II
(Thakot-Raikot) Project Feasibility Study Final Report
• Signed MoU on "Strengthening Workers' Exchange Programme
• Held CPEC International Conference
• Held CPEC Summit
PERFORMANCE 2022-2023
PMLN has always prioritized Pakistan’s economic progress and
development. When PMLN inherited the government in 2013, our
economy was suffering from double-digit inflation, low average GDP
growth of only 2.8 percent over the preceding 5 years, critically low
foreign exchange reserves, eighteen to twenty hours of daily power
loadshedding, and a deteriorated law and order situation with
frequent terrorist attacks. Immediately after assuming office, PMLN
arrested these trends. Between 2013 and 2018, PMLN stabilized the
economy and laid the foundations for sustainable and inclusive GDP
growth, raised the GDP growth rate to 6.1% by 2018, reduced inflation
(CPI) to just to around 4.5 % and food inflation 3.5 %, completed an
IMF (Extended Finance Facility (EFF) program for the first time in the
country’s history, reduced poverty and unemployment, eliminated
load-shedding by adding 12,000 MW of power generation capacity,
and eliminated terrorism through the successful Zarb-e-Azb, Raddul
Fasaad and Karachi Clean-up operations. Sadly, the following four
years, after PMLN left office, witnessed a reversal of all those gains,
which is why when the PMLN-led government assumed office in
2022, Pakistan found itself at the brink of default and riddled with
high levels of debt, fiscal deficit, inflation, unemployment, and
poverty. During the 16-month term, the government averted default
by reviving the IMF program which had been sabotaged by the
previous government, stabilised the economy, and laid the
foundations for rebuilding the economy and the structural reforms
which are the need of the hour. After elections, it will be PMLN’s
top-most priority to return the economy to the path of sustainable
growth, reduce inflation, unemployment and poverty, improve
Pakistan’s foreign exchange position and make Pakistan self-reliant
on this front by increasing exports, and implement the much-needed
structural reforms. We will endeavor to improve the lives, living
standards and economic opportunities of each and every Pakistan.
Achieved resounding growth without inflation
• Maintained approximately 5%economic growth, reaching 5.79%
in 2018
• Expanded the economy by more-e than 50% from Rs. 22,385Bto
Rs. 34,396B
• Reduced budget deficit from 8.2%of the GDP in 2012-13 to 4.6%
in 2015-16
• Reduced average inflation to below 4%
Unleashed development
• Emerged as the 8th fastest growing nation In exports
• Increased industrial growth from 1.2% to 5.13%
• Enhanced development spending from Rs.1.3T to Rs.3T
• Increased BISP funding about threefold from Rs. 40B to Rs. 115B
• Grew large-scale manufacturing sector from 0.32%to 4.2%
• Increased growth in the services sector from 3.6%to 5.1%
• Increased companies incorporated per year from 3,900 to 8,500
• Increased foreign remittances from $13.9B to approximately
$20B
• Doubled the capital invested in the Pakistan Stock Exchange
Attracted investments for Infrastructure
• Initiated power and infrastructure projects with an investment of
$223B in the last five years, as compared to $140B during
2008-13
• Launched game-changing CPEC projects with an investment of
$608
• Projects worth $30B have already been initiated
Improved efficiency of State Owned Enterprises
• Set up 1,000 km of South North pipeline and established two
LNG regasification terminals in a record time through public
sector gas companies
• Produced record profits in OGDC and PPL from oil exploration
• Liquidated shares. Of UBL, HBL and PPL to the private sector
(with UBL and HBL rated as Best Equity Transactions in Asia for
2014 and 2015 respectively
Enhanced access to credit
• Enhanced average private sector credit from Rs. 96B to Rs. 457B
• Increased agriculture credit by 200%
• Developed National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) for the
poor, and improved access to finance for micro, smc!II and rural
enterprises
• Enacted Credit Bureau Act and Secured Transaction Act to
provide
• framework for establishment of a moveable assets collateral
registry in order to enable SMEs to obtain-credit against their
moveable assets
PMLN’S COMMITMENT TO THE POOR:
INCLUSIVE GROWTH

in the 4%-6% range
• This level of inflation would not only provide huge relief to the
consumers but also enable provision capital at affordable rates
to entrepreneurs for both greenfield and brownfield projects
Per Capita Income
• Our target is to achieve a per capita income of $2000 by the end
of the year 2029, based on achieving higher growth and stability
in the exchange rate
Fiscal Deficit
• Increase in the tax-to-GDP ratio from 10.4% to 13.5% by the end
of the year 2029, along with frugal spending and privatization of
loss-making State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) will help control
the fiscal deficit
• The sharp decline in inflation will cut down the cost of debt
servicing due to the consequential expected reduction in SBP’s
policy rate
• By the end of year 2028 and beyond fiscal deficit will be
maintained at 3.5% or less
Current Account Deficit (CAD)
• Maintain a low CAD for the next five years by keeping it in the
range of around 1.5 % of GDP
• By adopting export-oriented policies, we will aim to achieve
exports of goods & services of more than $58 billion by the end
of year 2029
• Unnecessary imports will be curtailed to provide a cushion for
imports of capital goods and raw material
• Workers’ remittances of more than $40 billion annually as
compared to the current level of $27.3 billion, driven by the
increase in manpower exports and other inflows channelized
through formal channels
Poverty
• As per World Bank’s Macro Poverty Outlook, Poverty is
estimated at 39.4 percent (US$3.65/day - 2017 PPP) 2023.
• Increase in GDP growth (as envisaged above), a lower inflation
outlook coupled with a comprehensive poverty alleviation
strategy and pro-poor spending will help to reduce poverty level
by around 35% in the next 5 years
• This will result in the poverty level reducing from 39.4% to less
than 25%
Job Creation
• A buoyant economy with a higher level of GDP growth will help
absorb new entrants into the workforce creating over 10 million
jobs in next five years
• The target is to reduce unemployment to below 5% level by the
end of year 2029
• Increase in public wages will always match inflation
Investments and Savings
• Increase investment from 15 percent to 18 percent of GDP.
• Raise private sector investment from 10 percent to over 12
percent of GDP
• National saving rate to increase to 17 % of GDP by the end of year
2029
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Leverage full potentia of CPEC across the following areas;
• Trade and Market Access
• Industrial Development and Global Value Chains
• Socio-Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation
• Agriculture Modernization and Marketing
• Gwadar Oil City and Blue Economy
• Regional Connectivity and Third-Party Participation
GDP Growth
• 4 percent GDP growth by the end of the year 2025, 5 percent
GDP growth by the end of 2026, and over 6 percent GDP growth
consistently in the following years.
• Agriculture sector growth of 5% by the end of the year 2029
based on climate-resilient cropping techniques and the
government’s facilitation to the farmers
• Industrial sector growth of more than 7% by the end of the year
2029 driven by conducive monetary and fiscal policies, and
industry and trade facilitation
• Around 7% growth in the services sector beyond year 2027
resulting from the spillover effects of the growth in the
commodity-producing sector
Inflation
• By the end of the year 2025, inflation will be in the single-digit,
and over the following four years it will be controlled to be kept
PROMISES 2024-2029

Pak-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA):
4th Round of FTA negotiations was held from 13 -15 Sep, 2022 wherein
the two sides agreed upon several areas of draft
text.
Pakistan – Tajikistan Transit Trade Agreement:
Pakistan – Tajikistan Transit Trade Agreement were held on 6 and 7
December, 2022.
Turkiye:
Pakistan and Türkiye signed the Trade in Goods Agreement on 12
August, 2022 in Islamabad. Under
the Agreement, Pakistan has received concessions in 261 tariff lines
and has extended concessions to
Türkiye on 130 tariff lines.
GSP Plus Scheme:
Government of Pakistan has made the following progress with regard
to GSP Plus and implementation of 27 International
conventions since June 2022.
i. Antitorture Custodial Death Bill has been enacted.
ii. Railways Act 2022 (reducing the scope of death penalty) has been
enacted.
iii. NGO Policy 2022 has been approved.
• Emerged as the 8th fastest growing nation In exports
• Increased industrial growth from 1.2% to 5.13%
• Grew large-scale manufacturing sector from 0.32%to 4.2%
• Increased growth in the services sector from 3.6%to 5.1%
• Increased companies incorporated per year from 3,900 to 8,500
FUELING TRADE THROUGH EXPORTS
PMLN takes pride in being the driving force behind Pakistan’s trade
and industrial prowess more than any other government. Our
infrastructural foresight, policy interventions, and implementation
mechanisms have tremendously boosted multi-sector growth in
Pakistan especially in the fields of transport infrastructure, energy,
and telecommunication.
During 2013-18, PMLN brought Pakistan’s trade and industry back to
life by ridding Pakistan of terrorism, freeing Karachi from
target-killing, controlling inflation, and mobilising economic growth.
PMLN modernised legislation for trade-protection and took Pakistan
into UN TIR accord that facilitates moving of goods across borders. In
a triumph of economic diplomacy, PMLN holds the credit for gaining
the longest and the deepest trade concessions for Pakistan: GSP Plus
2013-2023 from the European Union.
For a comprehensive economic transformation, growth and
productivity alone are not enough. We will lead Pakistan to develop
long-term resilience; foster education, skills, and care; create
future-ready markets; and unleash innovation.
PROMISE 2024-2029
Broader Policy Blueprint:
Unleash economic transformation and re-industrialisation by:
• Making Pakistan ever-more competitive and knowledge-based.
• Encouraging trade, industry, and use of natural resources towards
the single goal of creating more, better, sustainable jobs for
young Pakistani men and women nationwide.
• Investing heavily in:
• Environmental sustainability
• Modernization of agriculture
• Fisheries
• Services that underpin Pakistan’s trade, industry, and natural
resources
Fueling Export Surge & Tackling Currency Challenges
To vanquish Pakistan’s continuing foreign-exchange crisis and
devaluation of PKR, PMLN plans to act decisively to:
• Give the highest priority to a quantum-jump in exports by:
• Ensuring that exports are ring-fenced from domestic taxation
• Reducing import duties and increase export duties on a
graduating scale on raw materials
• Increasing import duties on a graduating scale on
semi-finished to finished goods
• Decrease export duties on finished goods
• Operationalization of EXIM Bank (it has recently been
launched after years of delay but would require effort for
operationalization)
• Localization of goods/commodities being imported and
import substitution plan with clear sector focus will be
introduced
• Run a sustained campaign to bring down trade barriers in export
markets
• Find new markets for Pakistani goods and produce and capitalize
on Pakistan’s unique geography.
• Initiate a dynamic program to foster new exporters keen to sell
their goods abroad
• Integrate Pakistani markets with e-commerce worldwide through
enabling legislation
• Lifting regulations that suffocate international trade
Resource and Capacity Building
• Modernize Pakistan’s trade infrastructure—including sea ports,
dry ports, airports, border crossing points, adjacent road
infrastructure, roads connecting to motorways, and internet
connectivity.
• Green concessional finance programmes will be run through
Direct Foreign Investments and newly formed National Credit
Guarantee Company Limited for rolling out financing/guarantee
products to increase renewable captive power plants and to
introduce newer energy efficiency projects in selected industries
• Operationalize National Credit Guarantee Limited for underserved
business segments and increase the scale of SME financing by at
least PKR 60 billion
• Create a pool of green-financing at State Bank of Pakistan to
provide concessionary financing to the mining industry shifting
towards sustainable and efficient technologies.
• Integrate information technology deeply into Pakistan customs
processes to:
• Reduce human interaction
• Randomise inspections
• Automate international trade
Facilitating Growth
• Rationalise and reduce NOC and licensing requirements for low-
and medium-risk businesses, industry, and exporters
• Consolidate regulatory exposure and reduce taxes on industry on
both provincial and federal level
• Perform swiftly the regulatory mapping of priority sectors and
partner with these sectors for business process re-engineering for
simplifying and automating the regulatory regimes.
• To remove regulatory bottlenecks, identified in consultation with

PROMISE 2024-2029
Private sector:
• Establish a National Regulatory Delivery Office in Prime
Minister’s Office on the model of UK
• Prioritise reforms in IT, Agri Business, Tourism,
Pharmaceutical, and electric vehicles sector
• Foster a vision of shared prosperity with favorable regional
countries through trade, infrastructure, finance, and services
• Lowering trade costs and barriers to unleash trade’s potential of
delivering gains for the poor, complemented by investment in
human and physical capital, access to finance, governance and
institutions, and macroeconomic stability.
Structural Reform Interventions:
• Create a Ministry of Economy through an integrated
reform-oriented fusion of:
• Commerce Division
• Industries Division
• Board of Investment
• Pakistan Customs
• Legislate 5-year taxation reforms in 2024-25 budget that will remain stable until
2029
• To realise the dream of a prosperous, sovereign Pakistan connected to the world
will cross-fertilise reforms in:
• All four provinces
• Islamabad Capital Territory
• Azad Jammu and Kashmir
• Gilgit Baltistan
• Establish an autonomous Exploration and Production [E&P] unit
of highly-trained individuals in the Division of Petroleum and
Natural Resources to simplify and expedite processes and to
negotiate E&P concessions.
• Formalise liaison with provinces to ensure that the public interest
is protected vigilantly in Exploration and Production [E&P]
concessions.
FUELING TRADE
THROUGH EXPORTS

Revived agriculture sector growth
• Expanded the agriculture economy by 3.8% during 2017-18 (highest
in the past 13 years)
• Provided a "Kissan Package" of Rs. 341B including:
• Direct cash transfers of Rs. 328 to 1.6M farmers
• Power subsidy of Rs. 128 through tariff reduction
• Massive subsidies on fertilizers
• Tax relief on import and sale.of farm machinery
• Increase in agriculture credit to farmers with small landholdings
• Market access support
Encouraged research based interventions
• Upgraded research institutes, equipped labs and allocated
resources for demand-driven research
• Adopted evidence-based Initiatives on a.live cultivation, water use
efficiency, agricultural education and use of ICTto improve food
security
Supported small farmers
• Increased yield and productivity by giving 7,000 laser levelers
and 110,000 mobile phones to increase effectiveness of
agriculture practices through farmer education
• Covered 43,388 acres of land with high efficiency irrigation
systems such as drip irrigation and sprinkler systems
• Established 9,000 medical kit mounted motorcycles, 347 mobile
veterinary dispE;?nsaries, 44 mobile veterinary laboratoriesand 9
mobile training schools to support the health and wellbeing of
subsistence livestockin 26,000 villages of Punjab
Increased access to agriculture credit
• Increased agriculture credit disbursement from Rs. 3368 to
around Rs.1,0008
• Created a database of 8M livestock farmers in Punjab and linked
them to branchless bankingproducts withregulatory and
compliance support from SBP
Strengthened legislative and policy framework
• Amended the Seed Act 1976 and introduced the Plant Breeders
Right Act to enhance crop variety
• Developed the first ever National Food Security Policy
• Allocated Rs. 30 billion for Prime Minister’s National Programme
for Solarization of Agriculture Tube Wells
• Achieved Highest ever level of output/production of Wheat (28.13
million MT) during 2022-23
• Revived Cotton Crop by setting Rs 8500 per 40Kg intervention
price and achieved estimated production of 12.7 million bales from
2.77 million Ha of area
• Allocated of Rs. 5 billion for umbrella project – Green Revolution 2.0
• Established seed track & trace system to ensure provision of quality
seed to the farmers
• Achieved significant import substitution of Edible oil through 56%
increase in area and 62% increase in production of Oilseeds in the
country during 2022-23.
• Increased indicative agricultural loans target from Rs.1,819 billion to
Rs.2,250 billion
• Removed all duties and taxes on import of quality Seeds,
Combined Harvesters, Seeder, Rice Planters and Dryers
• Allocated Rs.5 billion for the provision of concessional loan to
agro-industry.
FARMERS’ PROSPERITY THROUGH
SMART AGRICULTURE
During all of PMLN’s terms in the federal and Punjab governments, we
have strengthened the agriculture sector, improved the lives of
Pakistani farmers, and ensured food security. PMLN aims to bring a
new green revolution in Pakistan, by improving yield productivity and
diversifying our crops, making Pakistan’s farmers prosperous,
transitioning towards value-addition in agriculture, and making
agriculture a major export sector for Pakistan. We promise to
guarantee domestic food security, stimulate income and employment
in the agriculture sector, and make the sector globally competitive to
build it as a source of much needed foreign exchange.
1. Industry Status for Agriculture
• Elevate the agriculture sector to the status of an industry,
incorporating it into chambers of commerce and industry
• Create a Pakistan Agriculture Council for elevated quality
standards, following the PMDC model.
2. Catalysing Farmer Support
• Continue and expand PM Kisan Package for farmers
• Solarisation of Tubewells: Subsidised prices and convenient
instalment plans for solarising tubewells
• Financial Empowerment: Interest free loans for small-scale
farmers
• Direct-to-Consumer Farmer Markets: Cut out the middleman
and enable growers to sell their produce directly to customers
• Farm-to-Market Connectivity: Implement a nationwide initiative
to construct 'Farm to Market Roads,' facilitating the seamless
flow of agricultural products and machinery
• Farmer Cooperatives: Extend support to cooperative societies of
farmers at the union council level, empowering farmers to sell
their produce within their local communities
• Digitization of Land Records: Expand land record digitization
initiatives to the district level, ensuring transparency and
efficiency
• Smart Credit Guarantees: Introduce Smart Credit Guarantees at
banks, specifically designed for small farmers (less than 5 acres)
who constitute 65% of the total farming community
• Ensure fair crop prices for major crops such as wheat, cotton,
rice, sugarcane, canola, and maize
• Food Stabilization Funds (FSFs) to counteract price fluctuations
through strategic fiscal, financial, and market measures
• Guarantee timely availability of crucial agricultural inputs like
fertilizers and pesticides at fair prices. Enforce strict checks and
balances on the demand and supply to deter shortages and
black-market sales.
• Integrate comprehensive agriculture subjects into school and
university curricula.
• Mandate rural development as a core subject in agriculture
universities.
• Provide compulsory training for rural youth in SMEs and
service-oriented skills.
• Introduce targeted internships for agriculture graduates,
emphasizing skill development and entrepreneurship.
3. Export-Quality Assurance for compliance with international
standards
4. Transition to Smart Agriculture
• Incentivize adoption of modern technology
• Tech-Driven Storage Solutions to minimize post-harvest losses
and enhance agricultural efficiency
• Biotechnology Integration to enhance crop yield, quality, and
overall farm productivity.
• Drone Technology for Precision Farming: Remove NOC
PROMISE 2024-2029

requirement for drones, promote their use for precise fertilizer,
pesticide application, and pest and disease assessment
• Introduce mobile grain dryers for rice and maize, ensuring
efficient post-harvest processing.
• Modern Agri-Tech Investment: Soft loans from commercial
banks and direct subsidies for modern agricultural technology,
including 'Super Seeder' for rice and wheat harvesting, aimed at
curbing smog in Punjab
5. Make Pakistan’s agriculture sector climate resilient
• Enhance Seed Quality: Carry out legislation to incentivize
private sector investment in seed production and ensure
stringent regulations for seed quality
• Funding for Resilient Seeds: Establish Research Fund dedicated
to developing Disease-Free, High-Quality, Climate-Resilient
Hybrid seeds
• Early Warning System: Use state-of-the-art technology to
create a 'National Early Warning System for Agriculture,'
offering timely alerts on weather patterns, pest outbreaks, and
potential risks to crops
• Comprehensive 'Farmer Insurance Scheme’ safeguarding
against weather shocks and floods
6. Water Management, Innovative Irrigation, and Canal Completion
• Implement canal lining and water management systems to
alleviate water shortages and promote efficient water usage
• Incentivize construction of water reservoirs, dams and rain
harvesting facilities, through subsidies and loan facilities,
especially in barani and new virgin lands
• Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation: Actively promote and provide
financial support for drip and sprinkler irrigation in irrigated and
barani areas
• Crop Zoning for Sustainable Agriculture to optimize agriculture
based on climate, soil type, crop importance, and topography.
• Regulating sugarcane cultivation in designated areas, ban
certain crops in cotton-growing regions, promote oilseed crops,
and discourage water-intensive crops
• Completion of Kacchi Canal in Baluchistan to improve irrigation
and agricultural development in over 700,000 acres of irrigated
land
7. Dairy and Livestock Self-Sufficiency
• Incentivize farmers to achieve self-sufficiency in livestock
• Address livestock’s nutritional deficiencies through value
addition of crop residue, such as fodder, silage and
unconventional feed source
• Ensure availability of best quality semen for the best and most
profitable breeds
• Conduct participatory research to improve the efficiency of
small-scale dairy production units
• Special packages for landless farmers for livestock and dairy
development to assist the sector's transition into value addition
and industrial footprint
FARMERS’ PROSPERITY THROUGH
SMART AGRICULTURE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
UNLEASHING DIGITAL GROWTH
Technology played a pivotal role from 2013-2018 in PML-N's agenda
for transformation, reform, and recovery across economic sectors.
The party connected the unconnected with Mobile Broadband,
focused on start-ups, digital skill development, and e-governance. In
the future, PML-N aims to revamp institutional governance,
strengthen digital infrastructure, bridge the digital divide, boost
investments in start-ups, legislate on data protection, expand fintech,
and invest in the latest technologies. A radical transformation is
envisioned for Telecoms and Information Technology domains,
emphasising broadband connectivity, cybersecurity, digital
infrastructure, and digital service provisioning.
Making Pakistan a Digital Nation with public and private sector
services digitalized leveraging a Pakistan Digital Stack
Telecommunications (Connectivity and Digital Infrastructure)
There will be a continuous effort to build and maintain a conducive
environment, policies and legislation for investment and adoption of
latest technologies in the Country.
Legislation and Sector Governance:
Focus on convergence and services:
i) Amendments in the Telecommunications laws: The Telecom
Act, 1996 (amended 2006) needs a major overhaul with
relevant focus on converged Telecom, IT, digital Infrastructure
and digital services in one place.
ii) Transforming MoIT&T into Ministry of Digital Economy: To have
a major and effective cross sectoral role, we will converge the
Digital Technology mandates of Ministry of IT & T, Ministry of
Science and Technology, Ministry of Commerce etc. into a
single Federal ministry of Digital Economy with strong mandate
on Digital sector policies applicable across all economic sectors
and strong mechanism to align the provincial initiatives too.
iii) Apart from the Ministry of Digital Economy, a fully autonomous
Digital Authority led and run by Subject Matter Experts with
mandate to:
a) Roll out Digital public infrastructure and
b) Integrate all relevant data sources within public and private
sector
iii) Ease of doing Business:
a. Provide investors one platform through which they can
manage all government related tasks
b. Facilitate investors through organizations such as the
Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and the
Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA)
Policy and Implementation:
The major prescriptions of the flagship award winning policies of
PML-N era (Telecom Policy 2015, and Digital Pakistan Policy, 2018)
are due for review. Following key reforms will therefore receive
immediate policy attention:
i) Licensing Reform: immediate review of the Licensing
Framework as provided in the Telecoms Policy 2015. Universal
licenses with easy entry and exit duly separating services from
Infrastructure will be considered as the way forward.
ii) Competition Reform: The Competition Rules will be
immediately reviewed.
iii) Spectrum Reform: Spectrum market reforms as provided in
Telecom Policy 2015 (including secondary markets (sharing and
trading), reframing, reallocation, base pricing reform and use of
diverse allocation mechanisms besides auctions and incentive
pricing regime) will be considered after inclusive due
consultation with stakeholders.
iv) Market Development KPIs for regulator: Policy must clearly
setup a system of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the
Regulator to measure the sector and economic development
impact of the functioning of the Regulator.
v) Policy to Prevent Market Failures: Bold Policy initiatives to have
continuous regulatory assessment of market failure in various
market segments will be pursued so that clear and unambiguous
tools are available with the GoP and Regulator for interventions
to prevent market failures, and to protect investments as well as
consumer interest linked to those markets.
Regulation:
Regulatory practice will be reviewed to consider:
i) Regulatory Impact Assessment: RIA may be considered as be
standard requirement for all regulatory initiatives with clearly
reasoned basis for all decisions.
ii) RegTech Implementation and Sync with Industry: To improve
PROMISE 2024-2029
Supported the IT industry
• Launched the National Digital Policy2018 and the Punjab IT Policy
2018
• Extended IT export tax holiday till 2025
• Gave 5%cash reward unit exports
• Reduced sales tax on IT-enabled services to 5% within federal areas
• Enabled commercial loansat preferential rates
• Enhanced infrastructure for IT industry by developing technology
and knowledge parks
Facilitated citizens e-governance
• Established e-Khidmat Markaz, providing 20 key government
services under one roof
• Established Police e-Khidmat Centers In all Punjab districts
• Introduced e-Stamping for payment of stamp duty
• Collected feedback from 23M citizens through Citizen Feedback
Monitoring Program (CFMP)
• Digitally transformed land revenue system
• Automated Criminal Record office andcomputerized all police
stations in Punjab
• Verified attendance of doctors & paramedics through biometric
attendance system
• Supervised health, education, agriculture, livestock and irrigation
field staff using ICT tools
• Improved geographical coverage of vaccinators from 22%to
92%through eVaccs
• Compiled monthly monitoring feedback from over 52,000 schools
for evidence based performance management
• Established Citizen Contact Center to run helplinesfor several
government departments
Encouraged IT-based entrepreneurship & research
• Established startup incubatorsin Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad,
Peshawar and Quetta that have produced over 300 high-tech
startups, valued over $70M
• EstablishedEx ellence Centers for loT, Big Data, Robotics and
Cyber Security
• Established world-class IT Universities in Lahore and Rahim Var Khan
Reduced the digital divide
• Launched China-Pakistan FibreOptic Project, costing $44M, to
bolster Pakistan's internet connectivity
• Launched 3G and 4G platformsto substantially enhance the
penetration of high speed telephony and internet services
• Distributed 425,000 laptops among students on merit
• Established CM's e-Rozgaar centers across Punjab, which enabled
recent graduates to freelance
• Formed 21 e-Libraries in Punjab to utilize an online knowledge base
comprising of millions of resources
• Installed Wi-Fi hotspots in big citieso'f Punjab
• Digitized textbooks and provided tablets in schools
• Took lead in withdrawing the broadband tax in Punjab
• Conducted the first-ever digital census in the country saving Rs. 7
billion of Exchequer due to prudent & visionary planning
• Launched the Governance Innovation Lab, which aims to enhance
transparency & service delivery

Facilitate students with digital tools and professional guidance to
earn a good living as freelancers.
Pakistan Tech Fund
Establish ‘Pakistani Tech Fund’ that will provide funding to start ups.
Future Tech
PML-N intends to facilitate Pakistan tech companies and startups to
use technologies to solve real life problems will set up a National AI
& Blockchain Council.
Accelerate adoption of sandboxes at SECP and SBP both
In addition, attract global venture capital firm to invest in Pakistan
fintech growth
Fintech
Bring large online payment platform companies to Pakistan.
E-governance:
To improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability within the
government departments to ensure that the federal and provincial
governments go on less paper in the next 5 years.
Targets
• Introduction and adaptation of latest technologies in the country
on an ongoing basis
• IT exports to be taken to $20 B in 5 years
• Government to ensure sustainability of Telecom and IT policies
for the next 5 years
• Establishment of 5 world class IT cities across the Country
• Digitalskills Training and certification of 5 million
students/freelancers in the next 5 years
• All government departments to go on less paper in the next 5
years
• Government to facilitate opening of offices of world class
technology companies in Pakistan
• Digitalize payments and reduce cash in circulation by utilizing
instant payment infrastructure (RAAST) of Pakistan
• Enable digital and mobile payments for all government receipts,
taxes, fees, levies, salaries and pensions
• Implement e-procurement across government departments
• Establish citizen facilitation centers in every tehsil
• Move all citizen credentials and documents to a unified digital
platform, backed by blockchain, for ready access and
authentication
• Increase Venture Capital and Private Equity (VCPE) investments,
and make Pakistan the regional hub of IT entrepreneurship
• Increase the capitalization of Startup Venture Fund with focus to
develop Pakistani unicorns.
• Increase penetration of affordable Broadband.
• Bridge the gender digital divide with a focus on enhancing
participation and inclusion of women and girls in ICT ecosystem.
• Using agriculture technology to improve crop yields, weather
forecast, improving supply chain, farm to market access via
agri-tech apps and water management.
• Scale up and incentivize free public Wi-Fi hotspots
• Legislation of data protection law to enhance IT investments and
protect Pakistani cyber space
• Establishment of computer emergency response teams to
counter national level cyber attacks
• Encouraging world class online payment companies to provide
services in Pakistan
• Government to encourage satellite internet companies to
provide internet services under served and unserved areas of
Pakistan
• Promote e-commerce and m-commerce
• Implement policies to expand mobile·and digital payments
• Focus on digital connectivity of value chains to facilitate
consumers, businesses and FBR
• Enhance SECP role in facilitating start-up founders and investors
through enabling international investors to bring their capital in
Pakistan and also to take back (under a certain limit)
• Digitize land records and initiate digital transfers of properties.
• Strengthen internet infrastructure and ensure coverage pan
Pakistan.
transparency and accountability all regulatory process and
mechanisms must be systematically transformed through well
researched RegTech Implementation.
iii) Growth Focus and incentivizing Regulatory Compliance: Policy
mandates will be put in place so that the Regulator works with
industry to maximize commercial value-added activity to ensure
better returns on investment and directly enhance the quality of
services and competition.
iv) Clear, enforceable, and encouraging policies for promoting use
of digital payments and reducing cash in circulation
Bridging the Digital Divide
i) Enhancing investments in mobile networks across Pakistan.
ii) Bring LEO Satellite internet services into Pakistan to provide
low-cost internet services to far-flung mountainous areas of
Pakistan
iii) Increase smart phone penetration from 38% to 65% Issuance of
5G licenses, ensure coverage in 80% of the geography of
Pakistan
Bridging the Gender Digital Divide
• Focus on enhancing participation/inclusion of girls/ women in
ICT ecosystem through:
o Provision of access to ICT infrastructure and ICT tools.
o Increase usage of Cellphone (in own name) of 50% women
to 70% women
o Increase usage of smart phone in women from 20% (of
adult women) to 50%
o Increase usage of banking accounts in women from 13% (of
adult women) to 50%.
o Providing access to Customized ICT Education for Specific
Skill Development
o Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship of girls/
women through launching specific programs.
o Providing access to mentorship and funding for potential
startups & entrepreneurs.
o Providing internship opportunities to develop IT skills.
• Expanding the footprint of ICT for Girls Program in the Country
and liaising with provinces to achieve the goal.
• Programs for early age exposure of girls to STEM education and
skill development.
Cyber Security
To tackle the menace of cyber-attacks:
• Devise a data protection law that is at par with the international
standards.
• Stringent implementation of cyber security policy across
government departments
• Invest in giving cybersecurity training and certifications to IT
graduates consultation with stakeholders.
Information Technology: Software, applications and Digital service
provisioning
Ecosystem for Freelancers
PML-N will expand the professional digital training programs and
certifications for freelancers to develop a highly trained tech
workforce of Pakistan. To achieve this, in continuation of the
Digiskills program launched by PML-N in 2018, will train 05 million
Pakistanis in the next 5 years following a multi-dimensional training
program.
Ecosystem for Freelancers can include:
Accelerate integration of Payment systems of other countries/re-
gions and RAAST (Pakistan Instant Payment System) to achieve
• Low cost receiving of international remittance
• Shift informal remittances to formal channel and increase at least
25% of formal international remittance to Pakistan
E-Commerce
• Create consumer protection laws
• Facilitate regulations for Escrow facility on financial transactions
pertaining to e-commerce, property purchases and car
purchases
• Create and induct high quality digital and financial literacy
content within mainstream educational curriculum. Train
teachers to dispense digital and financial literacy education at
schools, colleges and universities

• Eliminated Loadshedding by Increasing Capacity: Added 17,000
megawatts of new electricity generation capacity to the national grid in the last
decade, including 11,000 MW during the 2013-18 PMLN government
• Thar Coal Operation: Successfully completed and operationalized
generation capacity fromThar coal, contributing to the energy mix
• LNG Advancements: Conceptualized, built, and operationalized highly efficient
andtechnologically-advancedLNGplants,deliveringatotalof3600MWtobolster
energy resources.
• Renewable Energy Pioneers:
• Pioneered renewable energy by establishing the first
wind-power and solar-power plants in the country
• Heralded net-metering to encourage roof top solar power
• Hydel Power Initiatives:
• Secured international funding for Dasu Dam and approved all
funding for Mohmand Dam, advancing hydel power generation
• Invested in land worth Rs. 123 billion for the future Diamer-Basha
Dam
• Completed large-hydro Tarbela 4 extension and Neelum Jhelum
projects
• Provided Rs 125 billion in power subsidy to the poor in 2018
• Lowered agricultural/ tubewell tariff from Rs. 8.35/ unit to Rs. 5.35
/ unit and provided a subsidy of over Rs. 12 billion for tube-wells
during 2013-18
Met Consumer Needs & Enhanced Services
• Printed GPS-tagged pictures of meter readings on electricity bills
• Established call centers to deal with consumer issues
Transnational Transmission Line: Achieved a milestone by completing
in record-time the Pollan-Jeevani transmission line, connecting Iran's
grid directly to Gawadar.
POWERING PROGRESS THROUGH
AFFORDABLE & SUSTAINABLE ELECTRICITY
In the last fifty years of Pakistan’s governance, the Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PMLN) has emerged as a leader in the energy sector,
showcasing unparalleled achievements in electricity and gas
management, sector reform, and diverse energy generation. Looking
ahead, we pledge a vision that encompasses tax reforms for
affordable electricity, transitioning towards sustainable and
renewable energy, and a major overhaul of the power policy.
Prepared Anti-theft law to avoid pilferage of energy
Resmed development on the following IPPs:
• Karot Hydropower Project
• Thar Energy Project: Thal Nova Project
• Shanghai Electric Project
• Punjab Thermal Power (Pvt) Limited, PTPL RLNG Project
• Suki Kinari Project
• Azad Pattan Hydropower Project
• Kohala Hydropower Project
• Riali Hydropower Project
Updated National Flood Protection Plan
Inaugurated unit 3 of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (K-3)
Fast-tracked progress of hydel power projects including:
• Diamer Basha Dam Project
• Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project
• Dasu Hydropower Project
• Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV)
Resolved long standing issues and paved way for ECNEC approval
of Naulong Dam Project
Mangla Refurbishment Project:
Completed and inaugurated the refurbishment of Unit 5 & 6 of
Mangla Dam increasing the capacities of the two units from 200 MW
to 270 MW

More Power to the Poor
• Continue subsidies for farmers and the economically
disadvantaged
• Implement off-grid solar and cluster-based mini-grid solutions in
remote areas, particularly for tube wells, backed by innovative
concessional financing
• Extend the national grid through a comprehensive rural
electrification plan
Tax Reforms for Affordable Electricity
• Reduce electricity bills by 20-30%
• Implement measures to rationalize tariffs, reduce generation
costs, eradicate circular debt, and enhance infrastructure through
smart meteringg
Lowest Cost to the End Consumer
• Rationalise tariff for the end consumer
• Reduce generation cost through lowest cost power source, tariff
bidding & replacing inefficient plants
• Eradicate circular debt and reduce losses by enhancing
transmission/ distribution infrastructure, smart & reverse
metering, and prepaid meters
• Ensure future contracts with Independent Power Producers
(IPPs) are based on Pakistani rupees
• Move towards a competitive energy supply market
Transitioning to Sustainable and Indigenous Energy
• Lead Pakistan towards a sustainable energy future by
transitioning to renewable, clean, and indigenous energy sources
• Increase the contribution of solar, Thar coal, hydel, nuclear, and
wind energy in Pakistan’s energy mix
• Explore other domestic sources that align with economic
feasibility as they emerge.
Solar Revolution
• Continue nationwide 10,000MW solar initiative, launched by
PMLN-led government in 2022, over the next five years to lower
average electricity costs and reduce fuel import expenses
• Substitute power generated from imported fossil fuels with Solar
Energy: 6,000 MW
• Provide 4,000MW of solar power to electricity-starved rural areas
through 1-4MW rural-grid-based micro-solar plants
• Solarize Public Sector Buildings, Tube wells and lifeline power
consumers
• Enable business-to-business wheeling
• Establish Mini Solar Grids
• Encourage rooftop and distributed solar power plans
• Incentivise local production of solar panels and related
equipment
Go Green - Improve Health & Environment:
• Reduce the burden of illness and environmental impact by
increasing the share of renewable power to over 10%
• Connect renewable energy zones to grid nodes and eliminate
restrictions on intermittent energy
• Establish a fund to support clean energy initiatives
Roadmapping Sustainable Energy Efficiency:
• Shift towards sustainability by converting all motorcycles and
three-wheelers to electronic vehicles (EV), reducing emissions
and fuel consumption by half
• Improve specifications of electrical appliances for increased
energy conservation
• Legislate fuel-consumption specifications, mandating a shift to
hybrid technology by 2035 and complete EV adoption by 2040
in the local manufacturing of domestic, goods transport, and
public transport vehicles
Optimizing & Invigorating Revenue-Streams:
• Conduct thorough audits of both public and private generation
companies, followed by stringent recoveries
• Shift towards a competitive investment approach, eliminating
foreign-exchange based sovereign guarantees in the power
sector
PROMISE 2024-2029
• Replace every electricity meter with an AMI/smart meter across
the country to reduce theft and ensure accurate billing
Reforming Transmission, Distribution and Storage,
• Increase investment in the transmission and distribution network
• Reduce transmission and distribution losses and theft
• Privatise DISCOS in order to improve service delivery, efficiency
and reduce losses
• Simplify rules and processes in the NEPRA Act to minimize delays
and streamline regulatory obligations
• Integrate information technologies into the organizational DNA of
power companies
• Initiate a transition to decentralize management, storage
technologies, and micro-grids and smart-grids
• Open the distribution market to the private sector to break
monopolies and enhance competition
Overhaul & Paradigm Shift of Power Policy:
• Formulate a power policy cognizant of federation challenges,
aligned with national goals, and reflective of the aspirations of
Pakistanis across socio-economic strata
• Reform each part of the energy sector to ensure technical
proficiency, ethical conduct, and vigilance in the public interest
while enhancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness
• Gradually shift away from uniform tariffs, reduce cross-subsidies,
and discourage energy arbitrage across fuels to maintain a
balanced generation merit order
• Initiate a transition towards electricity as the main energy source
by dedicating indigenous gas specifically for efficient electricity
generation, shifting the rest of the gas consumers to a
weighted-average cost
Power Economic Growth through Abundant Power Supply:
• Add generation capacity ahead of demand through integrated
planning across the value chain and capacity reserves
• Add 15,000 MWs of power, including 5,000-7000 MW through
Thar coal and hydroelectricity
• Build a Regional Energy Hub for regional energy trade to foster
collaboration and resource sharing
PROMISE 2024-2029

ENERGISE PAKISTAN: BROWN TO GREEN -
A PATHWAY TO SECURITY & SUSTAINABILITY
Strategic Achievements
• During the 2022-23 PMLN-led coalition government, the
achievements in the oil and gas sector are as follows:
Upstream E&P
• Added ~40 MMSCFD of new gases into system from discoveries
in Bannu West, Wali, and Kot Palak
• Settled out of court and revived 11 revoked blocks; recovered Rs.
500 mn of outstanding dues
• Granted licenses of 6 new blocks with minimum firm work
commitment of $24.68 million for 3 years and annual social
welfare obligation of $ 180k per block
• Facilitated the settlement of Reko-Diq dispute (Copper-Gold
Mining Project in Baluchistan), warding off $10 billion in
arbitration penalties on Pakistan
• Developed a policy framework, with incentives, for exploration of
Tight gas
• Established a cell of subject matter experts for Geographical
studies of Basins to explore potential reservoirs in consultation
with world class consultants
PROMISE 2022-2023
• Developed Offshore Rules 2023 and model production sharing
agreement for offshore areas in line with the PP 12 to attract
investors in offshore Area
• Created an IGA with the UAE for supply of Petroleum Products
from ADNOC, UAE
• Developed a Time matrix to connect Jhal Magsi Gas processing
plant with national grid by Mar24
• Passed resolutions by the major E&P companies to set up
renewable energy subsidies
Midstream – Oil
• Developed a G-to-G project pitch for green field Saudi Aramco
Refinery Project (SARP)
• Created the Brown field refining policy for bottom of the barrel
upgradation project in order to produce more profitable and
environmentally friendly portfolio of products
• Approved the bonded warehouse policy for enhancing national
storage capacity and diversifying product sourcing, while
mitigating import risks
• Created an IGA with SOCAR Azerbaijan for importing low-cost
LNG cargoes (distressed / spot cargoes) with no binding
commercial obligations on Pakistan, and an agreement to form a
Joint Global Trading Company
• Developed an MoU and structured / signed an agreement with
the Russian Federation for procurement of low cost crude
• Finalized all modalities including shipping, insurance, financial
transactions and refining with the Russian Federation, without
attracting any global concerns or sanctions, leading to the
import of the first crude cargo of 100,000 tons
• Created a renewable energy business group within PSO
Midstream – Gas
• Designed a Gas load management framework for scheduled and
minimal load shedding across the nation
• Developed a strategic plan for LPG imports during winters 22-23
in order to enhance availability and avert black marketing /
over-pricing
• Crafted the gas sector circular debt settlement strategy, and
implemented gas price revision that cross subsidized the gas
supplies to the poor by the affluent, while minimizing the circular
debt (modelling the wellhead circular debt to zero)
• Created a Circular debt stock settlement plan through non-cash
settlements and dividend ploughing backs
• Provided relief to export industries through carefully managed
(minimized) subsidies through FY 2023
• Supported RLNG based fertilizer plants (1m mt urea capacity)
through breakeven tariffs for Kharif season (save foreign
exchange on imports ~$150m)
• Advanced the IP project by liaising with Attorney general for
exemption from US sanctions
• Developed and signed the Joint Implementation Plan for TAPI
project between the MoE and Turkmenistan’s State Concern
TurkmenGaz
Downstream – Oil & Gas
• Revised and set dealer and OMCs margins in order to ensure
sustainable oil supply chain
• Arranged Sovereign guarantees of ~Rs. 100bn to mitigate
cashflow issues of PSO and SNGPL.
• Enhanced imports of LPG by four folds (~68k mt) as compared
with FY 22 to supplement natural gas usage for winters.
• Created a sector consortium for green hydrogen and carried out
negotiations with global actors and supplier
Minerals & Mining
• Integrated mineral sector data through National Mineral Data
Centre (NMDC)
• Converted heavy oil-based power generation to solar at Saindak
Copper-Gold Project
• Signed a MoU with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the mineral
sector
• Developed the Coal Gasification Policy
• Declared the Mining sector as industry
PROMISE 2022-2023
Energized People out of Poverty:
• Provided gas to 2 million domestic households
• Energized 3000 commercial SMEs with gas, generating mass
employment
• Increased competitiveness of~200 large industrial enterprises
through gas connections
Pervasive Relief- Diminished Supply-Demand Gap
• Provided relief to households by reducing supply-demand gap
from 2bcdf to < 700mmcdf
• Commissioned 2 LNG regasification terminals (1.2 bcdf) in record
time
• Signed medium-long term LNG contracts at globally low prices
to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to power plants and
industries
Reliable Transmission & Distribution to Consumers:
• Built 1,681KM of transmission pipeline
• Completed 19,462 KM of distribution pipeline
• Established 6,500 KM of services infrastructure
Go Green - Sustainability:
• Established low carbon-emittingEuro II standards
• Instituted minimum octane rating of92 RON to improve
performance
• Deregulated pricing for petroleum products above 92 RON to
encourage quality and performance
Energy Security - Diversified Energy:
• Mix: LNG, well head, coal, hydro, nuclear, RE, etc.
• Geography: Middle East, Central Asia, Asia Pacific
• Economics:Createdabalancedportfoliooflocalandimportedresources

Others
Established a world-class strategy and implementation group,
Strategic delivery unit (SDU), of cutting edge professionals, for
innovative idea generation, conceptualization, strategy formation,
rapid implementation and a robust policy framework for problem
solving
PROMISE 2022-2023
With this tremendous record of success, reform, and pioneering in
the energy sector, PMLN will:
• Ensure energy security, affordability and sustainability for
Pakistan
• Sign and implement the $10 B refinery deal with the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
• Ensure timely and synergistic delivery of Pakistani commitments
to TAPI, toward the completion of an end-to-end pipeline for
providing low cost natural gas
• Develop a web of comprehensive international energy security
agreements with regional and global countries in order to ensure
energy security of Pakistan
• Create Pakistan’s first global energy trading firm to support PSO
for lowest possible cost oil and LNG imports, in collaboration
with world class international trading companies through G-to-G
agreements
• Transition Gwadar toward becoming a regional energy hub
• Develop a green energy fund with the participation of bilateral,
multilateral and private sector financing
• Finalize and implement aggressive policies for green hydrogen
and green ammonia through the regime of carbon credits
(financing) in order to offset carbon foot print, associated with
exploration and refining
• Transition all major oil and gas companies, with state interests,
toward becoming sustainable / renewable energy companies
through subsidiaries in order to produce low cost and clean
energy
• Focus on indigenous production of oil and gas by offering new
on-shore and off-shore blocks / assets, leading to significantly
lowering the energy import bill
• Develop international collaborations to systematically collect
comprehensive geological / seismic data for oil and gas assets in
a phased manner and make it globally available for competitive
bidding
• Encourage investments in clean coal technologies, carbon
capture and coal gasification in order to maximize the value of
natural coal assets, while minimizing environmental burden
• Expedite production of tight gas through a policy that attracts
investments, both indigenous and FDI, while ensuring that the
cost of indigenous gas never surpasses the cost of imported
RLNG
• Conduct a detailed study on the commercial potential of shale oil
and gas in Pakistan
• Provide third party access to RLNG terminals for self-use to local
industries, especially export-based industries
• Eradicate circular debt permanently by establishing a uniform
blended price for all gas (including NG, low BTU gas and RLNG),
while ensuring affordability for the poor and competitiveness of
industrial and agricultural sectors purely through pricing
PROMISE 2024-2029
mechanisms
• Redirect natural gas (wellhead) for electricity generation to the
most efficient gas/LNG based power plants in order to
significantly reduce the generation cost of electricity
• Gradually move toward electrification of space heating, water
heating and cooking, commensurate with the decrease in price
of power generation through natural gas allocation to efficient
power plants
• Digitize the Ministry, DGPC and OGRA offices toward minimizing
discretion/human intervention in approval processes and
enhancing transparency
• Deregulate gas distribution companies (SNGPL and SSGC)
toward a competitive market place
• Restructure gas distribution companies and enhance their
productivity by comprehensively installing smart meters at SMS
level and devolving the profit and loss accountability
• Conduct a comprehensive geological survey for targeted mining
areas of Pakistan through international collaborations
• Conduct rigorous commercial due diligence and valuation for
every mining asset, and grant leases on a competitive basis with
reasonable guarantees for the development of down-stream
industrial activities / clusters
PROMISE 2024-2029

CONSTITUTION LEGAL JUDICIAL
GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS
Provided speedy and affordable justice
• Enacted Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2017
• Passed Costs of Litigation Act, 2017 to award costs for unjustified
adjournments and frivolous litigation
• Passed Evening Courts Bill to help reduce backlog and improve
access to justice
• Completed preparatory legal work for 3-tier instead of 4-tier
legal system, to reduce litigation time and improve quality of
judgments
• Amended Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act
• Updated Pakistan Penal Code, and uploaded it on the Law
Ministry’s website
Ensured fundamental rights
• Provided fundamental rights to people of (former) FATA
• Extended jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Peshawar
High Court to FATA
• Passed legislation against crimes in the name of honor and rape
Promoted democratic agenda
• Carried out electoral reforms (Elections Act, 2017), including
consolidation of seven electoral laws
• Empowered the Election Commission of Pakistan and the Chief
Election Commissioner to ensure free and fair elections
• Passed Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act 2015
to enable the first-ever local body elections in ICT
• Reallocated Province-wise seats in the National Assembly after
the Census of 2017
Promoted accountability
• Enacted Public Interest Disclosure Act, 2017 ( for whistle-blower
protection) to promote accountability
• Passed Right to Access to Information Act, 2017 to enhance
transparency
• Constituted Parliamentary Committee to review National
Accountability Ordinance 1999 which drafted a bill to reform the
legal framework for accountability
Curbed terrorism
• Passed two constitutional amendments related to military courts
for speedy trial of terrorism offences
PMLN has always firmly believed that constitutional, legal, judicial and
governance reforms are essential foundation for Pakistan’s progress.
The 18th Amendment is a prime example of PMLN’s commitment.
Rule of law and timely justice are the need of the hour, which can only
be ensured by critical and urgent legal and judicial reforms. Similarly,
important constitutional reforms are needed to restore the
Constitution of Pakistan to its true spirit as envisaged by the framers
of the Constitution. Governance reforms, including civil service
reforms and empowerment of local governments, are critical to
implement any and all of the measures that have been outlined in this
manifesto across all sectors. An effective governance structure and
civil service is critical for effective implementation. The measures
outlined below are firmly rooted in the importance of these essential
pillars for national progress.

Constitutional Reforms
Amendments to be introduced in the Constitution:
Empowering the People
• Right to education shall be strengthened
• Right to healthcare, including access to clean water and proper
sanitation, shall be added.
• Right to access to justice shall be recognized.
• Right to good governance shall be accepted
• Introducing the Panchayat System for alternate dispute
resolution.
Establishing Unequivocal Supremacy Of the Parliament:
• Articles 62 and 63 need to be amended or restored to their
original position.
• Article 63 A shall be clarified.
• An Ethics Committee of the Parliament to be created to monitor
the conduct of the members of the Parliament.
• Provisions regarding the Local Governments to be strengthened
including enhancing their administrative and financial powers
and security of the tenure.
PROMISE 2024-2029
Judicial, Legal and Justice System Reforms
Legal System Enrichment Partnership: Collaborative Progress
Nurturing
Collaborate with the Superior Courts, Law and Justice Commission of
Pakistan and Provincial Justice Committees bring about reforms for
the overall development of the legal system
Ensuring Time & Process Efficient Judicial Processes
• Legislate to ensure that no case is continuously leftover / not
heard for a period exceeding maximum two months
• Limit adjudication time to one year, especially for cases affecting
the life of a common citizen
• Time-bound disposal of Civil litigation and Criminal Cases
spreading over generations and decades, respectively, through
legislative intervention
Economic Impetus for Structural Upgradation
Enhance funding for organizations involved in legal proceedings to
improve infrastructure, adopt technology to streamline
administrative processes, and improve capacity
Effective, fair and timely prosecution
• Connect police stations, investigation, forensic laboratories,
prosecution, courts and prisons through robust data systems
• Initiate combined training courses for judges, executive
magistrates, investigating officers and public prosecutors
• Improve capacity of the Prosecutor General's office
Legal Inclusivity Initiative
• Ensure timely availability of legal assistance for individuals from
economically disadvantaged backgrounds, including pro bono
services
• Vibrant Statutory Legal Aid Bodies for affordable legal services
for common man by empanelling the fresh law graduate on
monthly stipend.
• Translate all laws into urdu to amplify public awareness
Promotion of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Promotion of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms,
such as mediation and arbitration, to reduce strain on the
traditional judicial system and expedite dispute resolutions
• Extend the purview of Alternate Dispute Resolution Act 2017
across Pakistan for effective out of court settlement of disputes
at District Level
Defamation laws: Improve and enforce defamation laws to make
them effective
Abolish NAB: Strengthen existing anti-corruption institutions and
agencies
Deterring Ill-intentioned Pursuits
• Curb frivolous litigation through the judicious application of
section 182 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), and discourage
misuse of the legal system
• Introduce a compensation schedule under sections 35 and 35A
of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) to deter false and frivolous
litigation, and safeguard the interest of affected parties
• Legislation on initiation of False Criminal and Civil cases by
imposing exemplary costs and in extreme cases imprisonment.
Overhauling Codes for the 21st Century
Comprehensive amendments in Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and
Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 to standardise the procedural laws
Amend the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 and 1906 to:
• Simplify procedure and ensure easy access to courts
• Amend/expand the evidence law (qanoon-e-shahadat)
• Strengthen anti-money laundering laws
• Implement witness protection programs
PROMISE 2024-2029
• The Ministry of Law and Justice vetted more than 150 laws
• Drafted following landmark legislations to attract Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in Pakistan:
• Foreign Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 2022
• Inter-Governmental Commercial Transaction Act, 2022
• Board of Investment (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Establishment of
SFIC)
• Drafted and vetted a number of legislative enactments to ensure
compliance with FATF Action Plan that ultimately led to the
white-listing of Pakistan in October, 2022
• Ensured Lawyers Sector compliance with Anti-Money laundering
obligations of lawyers as per the legal regime applicable in
Pakistan
• Played a pivotal role in concluding decisions relating to litigation,
settlement of the dispute and
• development of the Reko Diq Project
Enacted:
• National Accountability (Amendment) Act, 2022;
• The Publication of Laws (Amendment) Act, 2022;
• The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2023;
• Anti-Rape Investigation Rules, Anti Rape Trial Procedure and
Anti Rape Crises Cell and Medico Legal Rules, 2022
• Developed Pakistan Code a website i.e.
www.pakistancode.gov.pk providing all the authentic and update
Federal Laws and publication of Apps for smartphones
• Automated Federal Courts and Tribunals at Islamabad
Established:
• Five Special Courts (Customs, Taxation and Anti-Smuggling) at
Quetta, Noshki, Chaman,
• Multan and Karachi;
• Insurance Tribunal at Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi;
• Banking Courts at Sialkot, Okara, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Islamabad,
Toba Taik Singh, Hafizabad,
• Quetta and Dera Allah Yar.
• Intellectual PropertyTribunal at Rawalpindi and Quetta;
• Human Rights Court in Islamabad.

Enhancing Merit & Inclusivity of Judicial Appointments
Inclusive procedure for appointment of Superior Court Judges on
merit
Judicial Accountability
• Structural Reforms in Judiciary including but not limited to
devising an accountability centric Code of Conduct of Superior
Court Judges as well as District Judiciary through legislatives
measures.
• Developing a transparent legislative mechanism for regulating
proceedings of Supreme Judicial Council under Article 209 of
the Constitution for time-bounded disposal of complaints
against judges of Superior Courts
• Existing forum for disposal of complaints against the District
Judiciary will be replaced with an efficient Statutory Body to
ensure transparency and accountability in conformity with
international standards
Transparency Through Live Court Proceedings:
Live Telecast of important matters under adjudication before the
Superior Courts including the proceedings of the Supreme Judicial
Council.
Eliminate Legal Manipulation By Civil Servants
Amendment in Article 212 of the Constitution and other legislative
steps to reduce the misuse of Constitutional Jurisdiction of High
Courts under Article 199 of the Constitution by the Civil Servants
Prequalifying Petitions For Efficient Utilisation of Resources
Create Administrative Benches in High Court to conduct the
preliminary hearings of any case filed before it till it gets mature for
final adjudication
Strengthen and optimise Overseas Courts
Establish dedicated Commercial Courts that specialize in managing
economic and business disputes, and guarantee swift resolution of
commercial cases
Reform family and child custody laws
• Model Family and Guardian Courts across the country for the
welfare of mother and minors
• Align closer with Islamic Principles and harmonize legal
provisions with religious injunctions
• Introduce Child-Centric & Child-friendly Reforms that:
• Mitigate negative impact of current custody practices
• Find alternative to requirement for children to meet
secondary custodian in court
• Utilise services of child mental health specialists for custody
proceedings
• Implement child-friendly procedures and practices
• Prioritise the best interests and well-being of the child in
custody proceedings
Labour-Friendly Legal Reforms aimed at safeguarding the rights of
employees, and creating a fair and just working environment
Introduce and Implement Digital Transformation in Judiciary by
online filing and remote hearings through Implementation of a
user-friendly online filing platform
Endorse and enhance Transparency Through Live Court
Proceedings
Ensuring Swift and Efficient Judicial Processes: Improve efficiency
of the justice system by introducing Case Management System
PROMISE 2024-2029 PROMISE 2024-2029
adopting international best practice, and managing and monitoring
case progress
Establish E-Courts for time and resource efficient justice
• Appointment of Additional Judges with special focus on
meticulous adherence to proper processes
Prisons, Probation and Parole
• Review and improve Jail Manuals according to international best
practices
• Ensure jails serve as correction centres where prisoners attain
education and skills so that they return as positive contributors
to society
• Ensure adequate facilities in prisons for women and juvenile
inmates, including infants imprisoned with their mothers
• Ensure availability of psychological counsellors at all prisons
Governance Reforms
Transform the Civil Service into a highly capable service provider by
promoting a merit-based system at all levels through improvements
in recruitment, postings, promotion, training and incentives.
Induction and recruitment
• Improve recruitment by finding better ways to assess candidates’
knowledge and aptitude
• Adopt a cluster-based approach for specialisation
• Create space for technical experts through special pay scales
• Raise maximum age limit from 28 to 30 years
Training of Civil Servants
• Establish specialized training programs
• Introducing Operational Management Course (OMC) for officers
seeking promotion from BPS-17 to BPS-18, and the Senior
Leadership Course (SLC) for officers in BPS-21
Performance management: Continue and further strengthen
performance management system involving performance contracts
between the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries
Career progression, retention, and planning: Establish a
well-defined framework for career advancement, including a
transparent promotion and placement policy that offers clear
pathways for professional growth.
Compensation, benefits, and retirement provisions to be reviewed
and improved to attract and retain best talent and incentivize good
performance
Local Governments
Political and Administrative Empowerment
• Constitutional amendment to further strengthen the financial
and administrative powers of local governments including
elections within 90 days of dissolution
• Empower ECP to undertake all election related matters including
demarcation and delimitation
• Mandatory youth representation at every tier of Local
Government
• Devolve following departments to local governments: Primary
Health (Basic Health Unit), Primary Education (Primary and
Middle Schools), Social Welfare, Family Planning, Sports,
Transport, Child Protection, Public Health, Disaster Management,
Rescue Services, Tourism and Environment.
• Developing a specialized local government service cadre to
enhance administrative capacity of local governments.
• Empowering local governments in decision-making roles,

particularly in urban planning, land use planning, master plans and
zoning regulations.
• Merge all parallel bodies, companies and authorities including
Development Authorities, PHAs to form an integrated city /
district wide local government.
• Strengthening District Disaster Management Authorities for
emergency response
• Empowering local government commissions to oversee and
support local governments
• Establishing linkages between national and provincial poverty
alleviation initiatives with local government institutions.
• Transfer of homeless shelters, langar khanas, dar ul amaans,
orphanages, and old homes to local governments.
Fiscal Empowerment
• Formalizing Provincial Finance Commissions with minimum 30%
Gross Revenue Receipts for Local Governments.
• Restructuring Provincial Finance Commissions for equitable
distribution, prioritising under-developed districts.
• Empowering local governments for localized revenue generation
through taxation methods including reforming property tax.
• Develop innovative financing methods such as municipal bonds
and land value capture.
• Empowering local governments in environmental management,
particularly in land use, energy, and transport.
PROMISE 2024-2029

BUILDING A
CLIMATE RESILIENT PAKISTAN
The 2013-18 PMLN government was the first Pakistani government to
adopt and finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
through the PSDP, and integrate them with our national agenda.
Climate change is an important and urgent issue requiring immediate
attention and prioritization backed by strong political will. The
devastating floods of 2022 exposed Pakistan’s vulnerabilities to the
effects of global climate change and weaknesses in the state’s
pre-disaster planning, early warning systems, and environmental
preservation. We must do everything to ensure that we increase our
climate resilience and protect our people and our land from the
dangers of climate change. The 2022-23 PMLN-led government
designed and initiated implementation of the Climate-Resilient
Recovery Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework. We will
continue effective implementation of this Framework in government.
Envisioning a resilient Pakistan by 2029, we commit to mitigating
global climate change impacts, including tapping into global climate
financing, safeguarding industry, agriculture, and the economy. This
commitment extends beyond immediate gains, ensuring a
sustainable legacy for future generations.
• Formulation of the inaugural Framework for Implementation of the Climate Change Policy (2014-2030).
• Ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015.
• Enactment of the Pakistan Climate Change Act 2017, a dedicated law for combating climate change.
• First Pakistan Water Policy in collaboration with provinces
• Secured establishment of "Loss and Damage Fund" at COP27 for
countries severely affected by climate change.
• Joined the Global Shield initiative to leverage climate risk
financing.
• Established Prime Minister’s task force on global warming for
effective coordination.
• Implemented "Recharge Pakistan Programme" for climate
resilience through Green Climate Fund.
• Accomplished the national-level plantation target under "Green
Pakistan Programme"
• Developed National REDD+ Strategy complying with global
standards
• Launched "PLEASE" project for plastic waste management
• Implemented "Living Indus Initiative" for ecological restoration
of the Indus Basin.
• Developed National Hazardous Waste Management Policy 2022
• Developed "Pakistan Cooling Action Plan" to identify key cooling
needs and priorities.
• Launched "National Adaptation Plan (NAP)" to enhance the
country's capacity for climate change adaptation.
• Developed National Forest Landscape Restoration Plan
• Initiated "Clean Green Pakistan Movement" for ranking cities
based on clean and green parameters.
• Executed projects on snow leopard conservation, Chilgoza Pine
Forests, and climate-resilient urban human settlements.
• Launched initiatives such as battery swapping stations and electric
vehicles to facilitate e-mobility.
• 3.1 billion World Bank-funded projects were approved for Sindh
province.
• The projects incorporated all prioritised sectors that were part of
PDNA, and included:
• 08 Emergency Floods Assistance Projects (EFAPs).
• Sindh Flood Emergency Reconstruction Project(Estimated Cost
Rs 48.400 billion).
• Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of N-5 From Moro to Ranipur and
32 Damaged Bridges Under ADB Flood Emergency Loan
(Estimated Cost Rs. 36.211 billion).
• WB funded- Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Program
(SERP) (Estimated Cost Rs. 66.0 billion)
• $400 million World Bank-funded projects were approved for
Baluchistan province. It included housing, livelihoods, agriculture,
transport, and disaster risk reduction.
• Rehabilitation of provincial roads of KP amounting to Rs 300 Mn
USD.
• Gave financial assistance of Rs 88 billion to flood affectees
1. SMOG Free Pakistan - Air Quality Emergency
• Commit strict implementation of environmental protection
laws, regulations and quality standards through effective
councils and agencies, and environmental impact
assessments at the national and provincial level
• Introduce incentive-based policy for use of Low-Sulfur fuels,
adopt Euro-II Standards for vehicular emission, and
installation of pollution control devices
• Strictly enforce environmental quality legislation for
greening of industries, fuel and petrol products quality the
poor quality of imported diesel and petrol products
• Legislate to control burning of municipal waste and crop
residue
• Use of Safe City Projects to control and manage traffic
• Upgrade and incentivize funding for Trench Brick Kilns into
Zig Zag Brick Kilns for 70% less emissions
• Plant indigenous species trees in and around major cities to
improve air quality
• Introduce modern and efficient techniques to control
Fugitive/Construction dust
• Enforce a ban on non-degradable plastic bags throughout
the country
• Empower local governments to administer urban planning,
waste management, water and air quality, forestation and
raise climate financing, in order to ensure effective
mitigation of smog
• Trans-boundary cooperation between India and Pakistan on
the pattern of the Asean Haze Convention to reduce the
impact of crop burning dependent on the direction of the
wind
2. Green Pakistan Program: Reform and Restructure “Green
Pakistan Program” to prioritize clean air, clean water, protected
areas’ management, and climate change adaptation.
3. Ban Plastic: Develop and implement a comprehensive National
Plastic Policy and Plastic Action Plan to manage plastic waste
effectively.
4. Waste Management: Implement National Hazardous Waste
Management Policy 2022
5. Loss and Damage Fund: Activate and Utilize "Loss and Damage
Fund", established at COP27, and ensure transparency of the
PROMISE 2024-2029

fund by using leading international third-party Audit Funds
6. Recharge Pakistan Program: Continue and implement
"Recharge Pakistan Program" for climate resilience through
Green Climate Fund
7. Implement National REDD+ Strategy
8. Launch "National Adaptation Plan (NAP)" to enhance the
country's capacity for climate change adaptation
9. National Environment Conservation Awareness-Raising
Campaigns focusing on energy, water, solid waste management
and air quality
10. Develop and implement sector-based Pakistan’s Carbon Credit
Policy Framework for Pakistan
11. Climate-Resilient, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Framework (4RF)
• Implement 4RF across Pakistan to ensure transformative
measures for sustainable climate resilience
• Multisectoral approach to the implementation of 4RF in
order to create and restore livelihoods and economic
opportunities whilst ensuring social inclusion and
participation
• Create and ensure fiscal space for recovery, rehabilitation
and reconstruction finance
• Incentivize climate-resilient Agriculture Investment
• National and Provincial Action against Climate Change
including disaster risk management and reduction, urban
planning climate finance and climate resilient infrastructure
• Need assessment, mapping and funding for climate-related
government institutions
• Strengthen Prime Minister Climate Change Council, Pakistan
Climate Change Authority, and Pakistan Climate Change
Fund
• Enhance capacity, including technological capacity, of the
Meteorological Department, NDMA and PDMAs for early
warning systems to mitigate and reduce risks
• Ensure ecosystem-based adaptation and nature-based
solutions to build on key initiatives such as the Recharge
Pakistan Program and Living Indus Program
12. Relaunch Pakistan Biodiversity and Forest Program and
implement National Forest Landscape Restoration Plan 2022
13. Curb Illegal Wildlife Trade & Mistreatment
• Develop a national wildlife crime enforcement strategy
• Build capacity of law enforcement agencies to detect,
intercept, and investigate wildlife crime
• Establish wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in
Pakistan.
• Enhance forensic capacity of relevant departments and
implement advanced technologies such as spatial
monitoring and reporting to enhance surveillance and
tracking of illegal activities
• Legislate to prohibit use of animals as entertainment at
public events, including parading animals at political events
• Legislate to prohibit adoption of wild animals as pets at
private residences and properties
• Make all Wild life management boards autonomous
14. Protected Areas: Safeguard Protected Areas by allocating
sufficient funds to protected areas for developing management
plans and bringing them under a National and Provincial GIS
management system.
15. Legislate, Enforce, Advocate Wetlands Protection:
• Implement Pakistan wetlands policy for the conservation of
Pakistan’s wetlands biodiversity
• Develop and review national and provincial wetland policies,
management plans enhancing wetland rangers’ capacities
• Allocate resources, funds, and infrastructure toward wetland
conservation initiatives
• Build consensus among provinces on declaring the Indus
River as a "Living Being," emphasizing the need for its
conservation and sustainable management.
16. Government Green Office Strategy
• Make all Government offices green
• Provide a roadmap for governmental buildings, offices, and
operations regarding adoption of solar energy and efficient
water usage, recycling, waste management, and vehicular
emissions

Created employment opportunities
• Disbursed Rs. 42B under Chief Minister Self Employment Scheme to
2.3M beneficiaries; the default rate on loan has been 0.01%
• Created new businesses by disbursing approximately 273,000
business loans through Prime Minister Interest Free Loan Scheme
and Prime Minister Youth Business Loan Scheme
Increased supply of skilled labor
• Imparted vocational skills training-to 2M young people through
TEVTA, PSDF and PVTC, towards increasing their employability
• Set up Punjab Tianjin Technology University, the first ever
technology university in the country, geared towards training
students for specialized jobs
• Guaranteed 100,000 apprenticeship positions through youth
training and skills development program
• Expanded industries registration by 80% and initiated 2,439
apprenticeship programs between 2013-18
Developed labor marketplace
• Established an online job portal to connect people to an updated
labor market information system with 373,000 job seekers and
33,300 prospective employers
Fostered team work and leadership through sports
• Inaugurated Pakistan Super League to develop local talent
• Established Endowment Fund worth Rs.l.3B to support and prepare
6,000 high performing athletes
• Set up 280 sports facilities across Pakistan
• Constructed boxing gymnasiums and swimming complex that
meets Olympicstandards
• Increased Punjab's sports budget by 480%
• Initiated the Punjab Youth Internship Program whose beneficiaries
are10,CXX)
• Initiated SO stadiums and gymnasiums
YOUTH: OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE
Investing in our youth is investing in the future of our nation. This has
always been and continues to be central to PMLN’s vision for Pakistan.
We are committed to ensuring that every young Pakistani citizen
thrives. To this end, we promise to boost economic opportunities,
enable active political engagement, and ensure quality education and
employment for our nation’s youth. We will integrate the
youth-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into our
policies for the youth.
Together, let’s build a future where every young Pakistani can realize
his or her full potential, prosper, create positive change, and
contribute to Pakistan’s progress.
• Launched PM Youth Mobile App under the ‘Prime Minister’s Youth
Program’ for Socio-Economic empowerment of Youth.
• Allocated Rs 10 billion for Prime Minister Youth Program for Small Loans
• Set up around 40,000 paid internships for young graduates for
duration of 6 months in F.Y 2023-
• 24 under Work-for-Skills Internship Program (WSIP)
• Set up around 20,000 1-year internships in new/ongoing Public
Sector Development Projects under ‘Build-for-Skills Internship
Program’ F.Y 2023-24.
• Resumed Youth Laptop Scheme with Rs.1.5 billion
• Resumed Young Development Fellows (YDFs) program to
empower them to learn public policy matters.
• Launched Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program
• Launched PM Youth Mobile App - The Prime Minister’s Youth
Program for Socio-Economic empowerment of Youth.
• Rs. 5000 million Prime Minister’s High-Tech Skill Training and Global
PROMISE 2024-2029
Youth representation in national politics
• Representation in Parliament, provincial assemblies and local
governments
• Revive student unions.in educational institutions
Establish Federal Ministry of Youth Empowerment
• One-window operation for all youth empowerment initiatives
across the country
• Cultivate jobs, entrepreneurship, and freelancing avenues
• Maximize overseas employment opportunities, including for
highly skilled workers
Boost Youth Entrepreneurship
• Targeted funding through microfinance institutions for local
entrepreneurial ventures
• Create a robust provincial and district-level youth
entrepreneurship network under the National Youth Council to
bring support closer to grassroots
Launch National Youth Portal
• Digital platform, connected to a labor market information system,
matching jobseekers with employers
• Expand the Punjab e-Rozgaar initiative nationwide
• Consolidate knowledge, skills, and financial empowerment
programs under a single-window operation for easy access.
Overseas job and business opportunities
• Launch skill development training and mentorship focused on
jobs and business opportunities in international markets
Programs and Funding for Youth Development
• Solar-Powered Agricultural Tubewells for young farmers
• Agricultural Loan for Youth for young farmers
• National Youth Laptop Scheme
• Sports Endowment Fund for young sportsmen
• Green Youth Movement for national environmental conservation
and awareness raising initiatives
• Fund for IT Startups and Venture Capital Innovation Award
• Scholarship Endowment Fund for higher Education
• Youth Skills Development Programme
Transform Pakistan’s Sports Infrastructure
• Establish Pakistan’s first sports university
• Construct 250 new state-of-the-art stadiums and AstroTurf
pitches, providing world-class facilities for aspiring athletes.
• Establish sports academies at all levels to identify and nurture
talent from grassroots to professional levels
• Launch a national Talent Hunt Youth Sports League
• Promote inclusive sports programs across all educational
institutions
SkillRecognition Program
• Rs. 10000 million Prime Minister Youth Program for Small Loans
• Rs. 5000 million Prime Minister Initiatives for Sports
• Rs. 488 million ICT Internship Program (PSEB)
• Rs. 5 billion Prime Minister Strategic Reform Initiative for
Women’s Mobility - Women-on-Wheels
• Rs. 488 million ICT Internship Program (PSEB)
• Rs. 5000 million Prime Minister’s Initiatives Support for I.T
Startups and Venture Capital
• Rs. 5000 million Prime Minister Initiative for Women
Empowerment
• Rs. 415 million High impact Skills Bootcamp Islamabad & Karachi
• Rs. 367 million National Freelance Training Program
• Rs. 5000 million Prime Minister's Youth Skill Development
Initiatives

Accelerated Learning Program (ALP):
Developed a Non-Formal Education (NFE) Roadmap that comprises
of Accelerated Learning
Program (ALP) including:
• Primary curriculum Textbooks
• Teacher Guides
• Middle-tech Curriculum and Textbooks
Trained 63,934 youth, as certified skilled professionals in High-tech,
digital and cutting-edge technologies through “Skill for All”, with 71%
employed.
Established Directorate General of Religious Education (DGRE) to:
• Mainstream religious education
• Register and facilitate all Deeni Madaris
• Affiliate Deeni Madaris with the mainstream education system
• Increased Student Enrollment to 2.27 million in all the universities
Constructed, Eight (8) number of new Schools/Colleges in different
areas of ICT
Established 30 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and
Mathematics) Makerspaces and 200 Blended E-Learning setups in
classrooms in the public education system developed the ‘Out of
School Children Strategy’ to bring children back to school.
The pilot program is designed for 1000 children of 12-16 years
Established National Skills University (NSU) Sub Campus, Muridke
PML-N's educational journey from 2013-2018 was marked by
triumphs, driven by the Chief Minister Reform Road Map Programme,
which brought a significant transformation to schools across Punjab.
Unfortunately, the positive momentum was abruptly halted during
the 2018-2022 period, causing setbacks to our reform efforts.
As we look forward to the years 2024-2029, PML-N is eager to
embark on a new chapter in education, guided by the principles of
‘Educate, Empower, Transform.’ This vision is deeply rooted in our
national values, aiming not just to teach but to instill pride, identity,
and responsibility in every citizen. Beyond imparting knowledge, our
focus is on nurturing compassionate and innovative leaders who are
deeply committed to building a brighter and more sustainable future
for all.
Crucially, our commitment extends explicitly to prioritizing girls’
education and empowering them to be agents of change and
progress. We are resolute in our dedication to reaching the
disadvantaged, ensuring inclusive education that leaves no child
behind, regardless of their socio-economic background or
geographical location. Let us join hands in building a brighter and
more inclusive future for our nation.
Ensured access to basic education for all
• Increased Punjab's education participation from 83% to 92%
through enrolment of more than 700,000 previously out of
school children
• Enrolled 10,000 students in 14 newly established world class
schools under the Danish School Authority
• Set up and revamped ~10,000 schools educating over 2.5 M
students through public private partnerships
• Introduced early childhood education in selected public schools
• Awarded need based scholarships worth Rs 17 billion through the
Punjab Education Endowment Fund (PEEF)
• Introduced free transport in ICT federal schools
Expanded learning
• Developed interprovincial consensus on curriculum through
establishment of National Curriculum Council
• Developed world class textbooks and teaching manuals setting
the stage for a pedagogical revolution
• Formulated TVET policy and introduced vocational track in
public schools
Implemented an integrated quality strategy
• Developed National Education Standards (NES) setting a
minimum common benchmark for the country’s schools
• Increased student learning outcomes by 22 percentage points
through:
• Conducting effective assessments
• Developing quality teaching materials
• Introducing mandatory teacher training
Closed the HR and infrastructure gap
• Increased provision of basic facilities from 70% to 99%
• Recruited 300,000 new teachers on merit
• Recruited 3,000 young managers as AEOs
Revamped governance and education financing
• Strengthened a digital monitoring system for public schools to
drive accountability
• Disbursed 14 billion Rupees to schools for financial and
administrative empowerment
EDUCATE EMPOWER TRANSFORM:
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION
Increase education spending to 4% of the GDP
Primary & Secondary Education
Launch ‘Wheels of Opportunity’ Program
• Safe and Accessible Transport for every student
• Integrate eco-friendly and cost-effective transportation
nationwide
• Offer integrated transport vouchers and subsidies for financially
challenged students
Nationwide Evening Schools - Doubling Potential:
• Consolidate and expand the Chief Minister’s Afternoon School
Programme nationwide
• Focus especially on girls and children from disadvantaged
sections of society.
Expand Targeted Education Subsidies & Scholarships:
• Ensure integrated financial incentives for schooling, especially
for females
• Expand the scope of the Zewar-e-Taleem Programme
• Expand PMLN-launched Punjab Education Endowment Fund
and Pakistan Education Endowment Fund (PEEF) to include
marginalized communities
• Introduce integrated scholarship programs for children from
marginalized communities.
Boost Public-Private Partnerships to Support Public Education:
• Expand the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) and Punjab
Education Initiative Management Authority (PEIMA) nationwide
• Integrate private sector and corporate support for public
education
Nationwide expansion of Daanish School System:
• Launch additional Danish schools in underprivileged areas
across Pakistan
PROMISES 2024-2029

Equitable Access To Education:
• Expand PMLN-launched ‘Schools for the Brick Kiln Workers’
initiative nationwide
• End all forms of discrimination in education for students and
teachers.
• Increase the educational budgetary allocation at federal and
provincial levels.
Establish ‘The National Commission on Excellence in Education’:
• Develop a ‘National Action Plan’ for AI, STEM, ML, and
technology-driven education.
• Update the curriculum to include coding, critical thinking, and
interdisciplinary studies
• Establish integrated AI and ML labs or clubs within schools
• Promote integrated partnerships with the private sector,
academia, and tech industries
• Create integrated model schools optimized for STEM field
learnings
Encourage Reading
• Continue and establish E-libraries
Early Childhood Education
• Provide universal access to high-quality early childhood
education
• Increase the number of ECE Centers nationwide
• Recruit and retain highly qualified, certified, and well-trained
educators
Multi-Grade Teaching:
• Implement policies to make multi-grade teaching more effective
Comprehensive Professional Development of Teachers
• Launch Teacher Induction Programmes
• Ensure continuous professional development for teachers.
Nurturing National Identity, Pride, and Sense of Belonging:
• Integrate national values, history, and cultural heritage into
education.
• Encourage activities that foster patriotism and a sense of
belonging.
Building a Climate-Resilient Education System:
• Develop a Climate-Change-Resilient Education Framework.
• Invest in climate-resilient school infrastructure.
• Promote school sustainability practices
National Nutrition & Empowering Minds:
• Introduce a National School Nutrition Program.
• Expand the ‘school milk program’.
Higher Education
Higher Education for all:
• Increase funding for higher education to 0.5% of the GDP.
• Establish endowment funds in each university.
• Increase enrolment growth to 10% per year.
• Increase access to higher education from 13% to 30%
• Establish new Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).
PROMISES 2024-2029
• Ensure access and separate colleges for boys and girls in remote
areas.
• Provide need/performance-based grants to universities.
Ensure world-class quality:
• Establish KPIs for all key positions.
• Strengthen incentives and evaluation systems for faculty.
• Increase share of female faculty members.
• Start a competitive program to support the ten best-performing
universities
• Provide resources to enable other universities to learn from the
experience of the top-performing universities.
• Encourage Pakistani universities to open global campuses.
• Pursue global knowledge corridor projects
• Build a Teacher Training Academy.
• Encourage research consultancy, industrial training, and patents
• Ensure protection of Intellectual Property (IP)
Encouraging cutting-edge research:
• Focus on enhancing research quality and social relevance.
• Invest in academic and professional societies.
• Expand international collaborative research projects.
• Strengthen mentoring and evaluation systems for Ph.D.
candidates.
Improve efficiency and incentivize performance:
• Extend PERN to additional universities.
• Give incentives to universities for resource efficiency.
• Develop a comprehensive performance assessment framework.
• Create linkages with industry for university-industry programs.
Taking the Next Step in Devolution:
• Encourage provincial governments to fund provincial chartered
universities.
• Distribute federal universities’ grants by the federal government.
Super-Specialisation in Education:
• Identify universities for super-specialization in certain
faculties/programs.
• Create entrepreneurship hubs within universities
Promoting e-Learning:
• Encourage use of IT resources for online education.
• Establish Smart Classrooms in every university.
Strengthening Higher Education at District Level:
• Open medical and engineering colleges at the district level.
• Restrict affiliation to the district level.
Building Support Structures for Higher Education:
• Incentivize research funding by the private sector.
• Grant need and merit-based scholarships to universities.
• Establish Science andTechnology Parks.
• Develop paid internship opportunities and job portals.
Technical and Vocational Training
Building Futures Through Skills:
• Develop and implement internationally accredited training and certification
programs.
PROMISES 2024-2029

EDUCATE EMPOWER TRANSFORM:
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION
• Establish linkages with international certification bodies.
Enhancing TVET Training and Certification for International
Employability:
• Establish COD-specific training centers.
• Develop student and faculty exchange programs.
Special vocational training programs for transgender persons:
• Design vocational training programs.
• Provide vocational courses and mentorship opportunities.
Enhancing the Capacity of NAVTTC / TEVTAs:
• Involve the industry in leadership roles.
• Ensure placement of skilled technocrats at operational levels.
• Adopt legal frameworks for standardized apprenticeship
practices.
Ensuring certification of Pakistani skilled labor working abroad:
• Enhance the National Skills Information System.
• Collaborate with the industry for standardized curricula.
• Establish Job Placement Centers.
• Expand and update the PSDF
Special Education
Greater focus on special education:
• Open more special schools at Tehsil level.
• Centralize special education departments.
• Develop inclusive education policies.
Nurturing Basic And Non-Formal Education:
• Develop skill-learning programs for individuals without prior
primary education.
• Expand the scope of the National Commission for Human
Development (NCHD).
Primary & Secondary:
• Achieve universal primary enrolment by 2029
• Provide universal early childhood education.
• Extend access to quality education for children with special
needs and marginalized groups.
• Introduce comprehensive education reform in FATA
• Introduce computer labs in middle-level public schools
Pedagogical revolution:
• Ensure compliance with National Education Standards.
• Introduce modern classroom technology and enhance digital
connectivity.
• Reform assessment models for higher-order skills.
Research Institutions
Establish new centers of excellence:
• Establish hi-tech zones and a National Center of Excellence in
Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
• Establish new state-of-the-art engineering universities.
Increase scale of technological research & innovation:
• Double national spending on R&D.
• Establish Science, Technology, and Innovation Parks.
• Review tertiary education curriculum to focus on gaps in R&D.
Ensure the proliferation of technology:
• Improve penetration of knowledge around technological
innovation.
• Improve access to IT services such as high-speed internet.
• Ensure access to scholarships and research grants for capable
scientists.
• Establish and strengthen institutions for R&D in defense
technology.
• Launch the National Innovation Award to encourage
high-quality research.
PROMISES 2024-2029

RESHAPING HEALTHCARE
FOR PEOPLE’S WELLBEING
During PMLN tenures over the past three decades, healthcare
infrastructure and Pakistanis’ access to health has progressed
significantly. Some of Pakistan’s premier health institutions, such as
the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI), have been established
by PMLN. Access to health has been improved by upgrading and
expanding the network of DHQ Hospitals, THQ Hospitals, Basic
Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) across Punjab,
and by launching the Health Card during PMLN’s 2013-18 tenure.
PMLN is committed to transforming Pakistan’s healthcare sector at all
levels in order to ensure that each and every Pakistan has access to
quality healthcare.
Our focus spans seven key areas in the health sector: Primary
Healthcare, Secondary Healthcare, Tertiary Healthcare, Medical
Education, Preventive Healthcare, Drug Control, and Improved
Governance. Key initiatives include enhancing infrastructure,
launching mobile clinics, promoting nutrition, expanding
immunization, and improving mental health services. Through
dedicated interventions in each of these domains, we strive to
transform the healthcare landscape and foster a healthier, more
resilient nation.
Safeguarded child's right to life
• Increased the rate of fully immunised children from 49% to 84%,
covering lM additional children
• Improved rate of safe deliveriesfrom 68% to 81% Eliminated
Nee-Natal & Maternal Tetanus from Punjab
• Reduced Polio cases from 306 in 2014 to 3 in 2018
• Treated 222,525 SAM and 634,602 MAM children
• Enhanced breast feeding rate from 16.8%to 30.7%
• Increased TB detection by 12%, with 93% success rate
Enhanced health access and coverage for the poor
• Opened access to privatehospitalsfor 3M abject poor through
PM's National Health Program in 44 districts
• Added over 7,000 hospital beds across Punjab
• Revamped 15 THQ and 25 DHQ hospitals
• Added 800 new 24/7 BHUs, and installed 1,000 ultrasound
machines to ensure safe births
• Introduced 933 ambulances in rural and urban areas
• Set up 125 Hepatitis Clinicsto contain the epidemic
• Established 4 Burn Centersand 2 Regional Blood Centers
Increased healthcare funding
• Increased healthcare financingfrom 0.27%of GDP to 0.91%
• Increased Punjab's health budget by 200% since 2012-13
Produced world-class health workforce
• Recruited additional 5,000 doctors, 3,800 Post Graduate
Specialist Traineesand 8,000 nurses
• Established 3 medical universities and 4 medical colleges
Upgraded 7 nursing schools to colleges
Channelized resources for sustainable population growth
• Conducted the long pending population census for effective
planning
• Setup a Punjab Population Innovation Fund to generate creative
models for family planning and reproductive health
• Ensured over 95% availability of contraceptives at family
healthclinics and family welfare centers across Punjab
• Rebuilding health houses of 7000 lady health workers damaged
by catastrophic floods
• Formulated the Strategic Action Plans for Non-Communicable
Diseases
Established:
• Allied Health Professionals Council of
• Pakistan
• Pakistan Nursing and Midwives Council
• Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
• Expanded immunization of Covid 19 for children aged 5-11 years,
with 8 million free vaccine doses of vaccine
• Established The First National Program For Children With Autism
And Intellectual Disability
• Formulated the National Tobacco Control Strategy 2022-2030
• Drafted the National Hospital Sector Framework
• Established Strategic Action Plans including National Lady
Health Worker Strategy and Action Plan for Climate Resilient
Health Systems
• Formulated the Strategic Action Plans for Non-Communicable
Diseases
• Rs. 5 Billion National Program for Prevention of Diabetes
Rs. 8.5 Billion National Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Program

• Improve the state of operation theaters across the country
• Strengthen emergency care provision
• Strengthen Emergency blocks across all tertiary care facilities
• Introduce a centralized Stroke Management System
• Increase the ability of Tertiary facilities to conduct Primary
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• Provide high-quality diagnostic services through a
pay-for-performance model for CT Scan, MRI, and Cath Labs
• Augment bed capacity by finishing incomplete projects
initiated during 2018-2022
Medical Education Pursuing Medical Excellence
• Revision of Medical and Dental curricula to produce doctors
skilled to meet the emerging social needs
• Establishment and functionalization of Medical Colleges as
Centres of Excellence
• Inauguration of PKLI University with a special emphasis on
development of post-graduate training programmes for nurses
and introducing PhD programmes for nursing.
• Ensure all Pakistani medical graduates and postgraduates are
recognized internationally
• Strive to provide international examinations like USMLE and
PLAB frequently in Pakistan
• National internship programme for Health Professionals
• Nursing and Allied Health
• Strengthen and improve Nursing Colleges across the
country
• Improve course content in the curriculum, and enhance
teaching capacity for bachelors, masters, and further
higher education, including PhD, for nursing
• Double the annual intake of nursing students across the
country
• Strengthen Pakistan Nursing Council and Allied Health
Council
• Establish Nutritionist & Dietetic council
Preventive Healthcare
• Provide integrated screening services at primary care facilities
• Provision of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) screening and
counselling services.
• Introduce Family Medicine Model
Drug Control
• Revitalise Provincial Quality Control Boards, and District Quality
Control Boards.
• Ensure Pre-qualification of Pakistan’s Regulatory System with
World Health Organization (WHO).
• Implement an electronic Track and Trace system by drug
manufactures including barcoding on packaging of drugs.
• Revamp judicial system / drug courts enabling speedy disposal
of all cases involving spurious & counterfeit drugs.
Universal Health Coverage and Universal Health Insurance
• Provide free-of-cost healthcare services specifically to low and
middle income households
Establishing New Institutions
• Establish Hospital Management Authority
• Establishment and operationalization of Medical City in every
provincial capital
• Establishment of Cancer Care Hospital in each province
• Establishment of PKLI facilities in each province
PROMISE 2024-2029
Primary Healthcare
Strengthen Infrastructure
• Revitalize all Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health
Centers (RHCs)
• Implement phased uplift of BHUs and RHCs nationwide
• Provide critical equipment, furniture, and fixtures
• Upgrade 200 RHCs into Model RHCs with integrated screening
desks and 24/7 diagnostics
• Introduce mental health clinics at all DHQs and THQs
• Set up Dental Clinics at all DHQs and THQs to screen and treat
dental diseases
• Establish a nationwide network of Regional Blood Centers
• Create national / provincial Emergency Response Centers
Access to Quality Care
• Launch Clinic-on-Wheels for urban slums across provinces
• Each Clinic-on-Wheel to offer basic OPD, Family Planning,
Ante-natal, Post-natal care, nutritional screening, and
communicable diseases screening
• Scale-up the ambulance system by increasing the fleet of
well-equipped ambulances manned by trained paramedical
staff
• Introduce telemedicine facilities, especially for hard-to-reach
areas
Malnutrition and Stunted Growth
• Recognize nutrition as an inalienable right
• Implement programs for fortification of staple foods
• Ensure nutritious meals for all children at school in the
government school system
• Ensure importance of nutrition and the issue and effects of
malnutrition are adequately highlighted and emphasized in the
national curriculum
• Leverage UNICEF’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) and
the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) initiatives to focus on the most
vulnerable children
• Introduce a holistic nutrition program for the first 1,000 days,
targeting stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies
• Scale up the Chief Ministers Stunting Reduction Programme to
a national level
• Ensure access to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and
nutrition essentials
• Establish a national nutrition taskforce for multi-sectoral
programming
Immunization
• Permanently interrupt poliovirus transmission by 2026
• Increase national Fully Immunized Child coverage to at least
90% by 2029
• Introduce new vaccines like HPV and Mumps based on
evidence in the EPI Program
• Promulgate the Essential Immunization & Epidemic Control Act
Safe and Happy Families
• Ensure access to safe family planning services through Lady
Health Workers, Clinic-on-Wheels, BHUs, and RHCs
• Establish Well-women Clinics at every DHQ and THQ
• Provide essential family planning services at tertiary hospitals
Healthcare in Schools
• Train School Health Nutrition Supervisors (SHNS) for basic
screening
• Introduce a school hygiene and adolescent children’s health
program
Secondary Healthcare
Second-generation Revamping
• Revamp all secondary care facilities and introduce modern
technology for provision of quality services at secondary
healthcare facilities
• Affiliate DHQs with teaching colleges for training programs
Jail Health Programme
• All jail hospitals in the province will undergo a one-time
revamping, including provision of new equipment
• Separation of Jail Hospital from executive control of Jail
Superintendent to ensure that access to healthcare is not
misused
Tertiary Healthcare
• Operational strengthening through complete revamping of all
tertiary care hospitals
• Ensure provision of safe, free, and high-quality medicines for
each patient in OPD, IPD, and Emergency
PROMISE 2024-2029

Pakistan’s transport infrastructure has been transformed during
Quaid PMLN Nawaz Sharif’s three terms as Prime Minister. He
envisaged, pioneered, and developed by motorways in the country,
starting with the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2), and
subsequently successfully building a vast network of interconnected
motorways, connecting the country from North to South. National
Highways and the network of roads have also been improved and
developed during the PMLN governments. Affordable mass-transit
systems, including metro buses and trains, were initiated and
developed in several major cities by the PMLN governments in the
federation and Punjab, including in Lahore, Islamabad-Rawalpindi,
Multan and Karachi. PMLN also developed the Gwadar Port under
CPEC and improved the performance of Pakistan Railways. In 2024,
PMLN will continue its mission to improve existing and develop new
roads and motorways in order to further improve mobility and
connectivity. PMLN will also endeavour to raise the country’s railways
and air transport services to the level that our citizens and our nation
deserve.
Pakistan Railways
• Increased revenues from Rs. 18 billion to Rs. 50 billion
• Increased asset utilisation by improving availability of functional
locomotives from 42% to 82%
• Improved passenger experience by upgrading passenger
services and introducing e-ticketing
Improved Road Infrastructure
• Launched a Rs. 1,360 billion program to construct new highways
and motorways across Pakistan including the Karachi-Lahore
Motorway (Sukkur-Multan-Lahore Section) and the North-South
Motorway
• Constructed 8,044 KMs farm-to-market roads in Punjab under
Khadim-e-Punjab Rural Road Program (KPRP)
• Constructed 7,500 KMs, widened 11,000 KMs and rehabilitated
14,000 KMs of roads in Punjab
World-Class Urban Transport
• Built international-standard urban transport systems including
Metro buses in three cities, Orange Line Metro Train and feeder
bus systems
• Developed the Green Line project in Karachi
• Computerised route permits and digitised bus terminals in Punjab
Strengthened Aviation And Maritime
• Initiated and operationalized phase 1 of Gwadar port and started
development of the Gwadar city
• Developed first ever dirty bulk cargo terminal at Port Qasim
• Completed Deep Water Container Port at the Karachi port
• Completed the first greenfield Islamabad airport
• Upgraded all major airports (Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad,
Quetta and Peshawar)
• Started construction of Gwadar International Airport
• Increased aircraft movements on average by 5.2% and passenger
traffic by 4.5%
• Liberalised the aviation sector and gave operating permits to
several airlines
MAKING PAKISTAN BETTER CONNECTED:
COMFORTABLE & AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Roads Infrastructure and Mass Transit Systems
Urban and Rural Transportation Systems
• Further develop Rapid Mass Transit Systems in Lahore, Peshawar
and Karachi, including completion of Karachi Circular Railway
(KCR) and expansion of Green Line bus service in Karachi
• Complete BRTs in Hyderabad, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad and
Quetta
• Establish a public transport system at all Divisional Headquarters
• Improve rural transport connectivity such that no village is more
than 1 Km away from a bus stop
Road and Motorway infrastructure
• Complete the western and eastern road alignments of CPEC
• Complete the Sukkur-Hyderabad, Sialkot-Kharian-Rawalpindi
and LahoreSahiwal-Bahawalnagar motorways
• Undertake M-9 Karachi-Hyderabad along new alignment
• Create Dedicated Freight Corridor at Pipri to improve Karachi
city traffic
• Dualization of N-25 from Karachi to Khuzdar and Kuchlak to
Chaman
• Build branch roads connecting major towns and cities to CPEC
arteries
• Extend Margalla Highway from GT Road to Motorway
• Connect Lahore ring road with Multan Road
• Build a tunnel at Kallar Kahar on M-2 motorway
• Complete Rawalpindi ring road
• Construct ring roads in provincial capitals and cosmopolitan
cities
• Dualization of Indus Highway CAREC Corridor Tranche-1 N-55
• Dualization of Old Bannu Road N-55
• Dualization of Pindigheb to Kohat N-80
• Dualization of Sarai Gambila to Kohat N-55
• Peshawar Northern Bypass
• Construction of Gilgit to Shandur road
• Construction of Chitral to Shandur road
• Chitral to Ayun to Bumborate road
• Widening and Improvement of N-45 between Chakdara to
Chitral
• Construction of Hoshab to Awaran road
• Dera Murad Jamali Bypass
• Dualization of Khuzdar to Kuchlak N-25
• Imamia Colony Flyover and widening of road up to Shahdara
• Construction of JhalJaho - Bela road
• Construction of JhalJaho to Awaran section
• Construction of Nokkundi to Mashkhel
• Quetta Western Bypass
• Upgrade N-65 Quetta-Sibi-Jacobabad though dualization
• Widening of Lodhran-Multan section
• Link Muzaffarabad and Mansehra through motorway
• Construction of Mansehra- Gilgit Motorway
• Create alternate route linking Gilgit with Muzaffarabad through
Shounter
• Construct Tunnels at Babusar and Wango Hills
• Relaunched Green Line Train with the addition of new state of
the art coaches
• Added 46 new passenger coaches and 200 freight coaches to
Pakistan Railways
• Signed protocol and roadmap for ‘Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Uzbekistan Railway Project’ to connect Pakistan to Central Asia,
Russia and Baltic states and will usher in a new era of
development
• Renewed progress on the ML1 project after a gap of 4 years with
a revised cost of $6.6 billion
• Blue Line, Green Line and Orange Line Metro Bus
Services have been started.
PROMISES 2024-2029

• Dualization of Indus Highway under CAREC Tranche 3
• Khyber Pass Economic Corridor
• Construction of Awaran to Naal M-8
• Construction of Mashkhel to Panjgur
• Construction of 2 Tunnels at Kahori / Kamser & Challpani on
Athmuwan - Sharda Khel road
• Construction of Road and Tunnel between Shounter to Khel
• Construction of Malakand Tunnel
• Construction of Sagu to Zhob Western Corridor
• Construction of Wangu Hill Tunnel
• Construction of Kharian Basima road
• Construction of Bridge on Indus river at Sukkur
• Construction of Besham-Khwazakhela Expressway
Expand Safe-City Project
• Initiate New Safe City Projects in remaining provincial
metropolises
• Expand Safe City Project in other cities in the next phase
• Upgrade Safe City Projects already taken in Provincial
Metropolises
Technology integration
• Enhance transportation efficiency by utilising latest
transportation technologies
• Introduce smart traffic management systems for tracking
goods and vehicles using real-time data autonomous vehicles
• Use digital platforms for public transit to optimise supply chain
efficiency
Accessibility & eco-friendliness
• Making transportation accessible for citizens with disabilities by
incorporating universal design principles in infrastructure and
public transit
• Make transportation affordable
• Minimise environmental impact of transportation by investing in
green transportation, green technologies, promoting public
awareness, and implementing policies that reduce emissions
• Enable transition from road to a railway-based transport and
logistics system aimed at reducing CO2 emissions
• Introduce two and three-wheeled electric vehicles through
self-financing schemes in addition to production of electric cars,
buses and freight trucks
Intermodal & cross-border connectivity
• Integrate different modes of transport seamlessly, facilitating
smooth transition between trains, buses, and other forms of
transportation
• Collaborate with neighbouring countries including Iran,
Afghanistan, China and India, on cross-border transportation
projects to enhance regional connectivity and economic
cooperation
Performance Standards
• Revisit and upgrade the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1985 to cater
for modern-day commuting requirements
• Strict enforcement of traffic laws after revision of Motor Vehicle
Ordinance, including period of certification of vehicles to
contain hazardous emissions
Railways
Upgrade Rail Infrastructure
• Upgrade ML-1, ML-2 and ML-3 (Jacobabad-Sibi-Quetta-Taftan)
• Emergency rehabilitation and upgradation of track and ruling
stock to ensure safety
• Continue upgradation of railway stations and passenger
facilitation
• Increase allocation for Pakistan Railways in PSDP
• Construction of Rail-transport access to Mansehra
• Initiate Quetta- Gwadar Railway link through ML-4 Project
Tech-based Solutions
• Use tech-interventions to enhance capacity, productivity and
reliability of railway services
• Start electrification between Karachi-Lahore in addition to use
of battery locomotives
Complete pending projects
• Complete connectivity of Thar coal with railway network
• Complete Karachi-Rawalpindi dedicated freight corridor on
PPP basis
• Develop and improve connectivity with ports besides improving
terminal facilities to prepare for optimum freight operation on
completion of ML-1
Improve railway safety
• Revise and implement railway safety policies in line with global
best practices
• Upgrade all unmanned level-crossings in line with global best
practices
Aviation
Aviation Infrastructure
• Complete expansion of Lahore and Karachi airports
• Outsource management services of Lahore, Karachi and
Islamabad Airports
• Expand and upgrade Quetta and Skardu airports
• Upgrade Sukkur airport to an international airport
• Rationalise open sky policy in line the national interest
• Build a new international airport at D.I. Khan, to cater to
travellers from Southern KP, Northern Balochistan and Western
Punjab
• Implement National Aviation Policy (NAP) launched in 2023
• Complete Muridke Aerodrome
Maritime Affairs
Maritime Ports
• Prepare national port development plan including
standardisation of harbour craft, like Tugs, Barges & pilot boats
• Make Gwadar a smart port city by completing its expansion,
creating Free Trade Zones, university, water supply and power
plant
• Improve capacity and efficiency of Port Qasim and Karachi Port
• Develop industrial and commercial hub at Port Qasim
Coastal Development
• Implement Karachi coastal comprehensive development plan
under CPEC
• Develop marine and coastal tourism along coastal highway
• Improve existing fish processing and packaging facilities in
coastal areas to realise export potential
• Take up Comprehensive Coastal Development at Karachi
through FDI of $ 3.1 billion under CPEC
• Build Coastal Economic Zone through FDI collaboration at Port
Qasim
Shipping Industry
• Promote ship-building industry by establishing two project sites
at Gwadar and Port Qasim on Joint Venture basis with the
private sector
• Expand PNSC as leading shipping line of Pakistan by inducting
new ships through partnerships with private sector
Transportation Governance
• Create Federal Ministry of Transport for integrated
policymaking and implementation in the transportation sectors
• Create a National Road Transport Authority to ensure uniform
policies and legislation compliant with UN standards and
international conventions
PROMISES 2024-2029 PROMISES 2024-2029

NAVIGATING PEACE ACROSS
BORDERS
Guided by the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, PMLN
has always sought to promote a policy of “peace within and peace
without and has strived to harvest the fruits of Pakistan’s unique
geo-strategic location, which places us at the borders of South Asia,
Central Asia and West Asia. From energy and trade connectivity, to
people-to-people movement and mobility, Pakistan is pivotal to the
future of this region and beyond.
In recent years, the world has been in a state of flux, where
consequences have added to the challenges confronting Pakistan. At
a time of great upheaval and resultant turmoil, Pakistan’s foreign
policy needs to rapidly evolve on bilateral, regional, multilateral, and
international fronts.
We believe that in an era where geopolitical dynamics are
increasingly shaped by geo-economic strategies, Pakistan's foreign
policy framework needs to pivot towards an unwavering focus on
geo-economics, to promote connectivity, enhance trade, attract
investment, build partnerships for climate change, protect and
promote the rights of the Pakistani diaspora and counter increasing
islamophobia.
PROMISE 2024-2029
China: Optimizing Dividends of CPEC
• PMLN will work to forge even closer, the historic deep-rooted ties
between Pakistan and the Peoples Republic of China
• PMLN will ensuring that the next phase of CPEC projects is
delivered on time and in line with the vision of the two
leaderships
Defence & Strategic Prowess
• Our government will ensure that Pakistan’s strong and
impregnable defense is strengthened even further, through our
continued and robust cooperation with our all-weather friend.
• Continue to lend our full support to China on international and
multilateral fronts, particularly in areas of mutual convergence
and shared interests
Central Asia:
Building Infrastructure For Trade & Economic Outreach
• Improve ground connectivity through road and rail with the
Central Asian states
• Foster energy, trade and tourism agreements
• Unlock mutual economic potential and facilitating regional trade
SCO: An Engine Of Regional Growth
• Enhance our trade and energy connectivity with Central Asia,
through Afghanistan and onwards through China and Russia,
particularly under the mechanism of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO).
India:
Relations with India would be anchored in mutual respect, a shared
vision for regional stability, and economic growth the following lines:
• Both nations need to engage in sustained diplomatic dialogue to
address and mitigate regional tensions
• Primacy will be given to the resolution of disputes, especially that
of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Pakistan would strive for a balanced partnership, ensuring
equitable opportunities for both sides.
• Trade between India and Pakistan and connectivity within the
PROMISE 2024-2029
AARC region, can open up new vistas for regional prosperity. Holding
the much-delayed SAARC Summit in Islamabad, as had been
promised by India, would be the concrete first step in putting the
regional cooperation policy back on track.
Diplomatic Ties:
• PMLN strongly holds the position that normalisation of ties with
India, cannot take place till New Delhi reverses the unilateral
measures taken on August 5, 2019
Islamic World
The PMLN has always advocated strong ties with brotherly Muslim
countries particularly Iran, Türkiye, the GCC countries and rest of the
Islamic world.
Iran
• Enhance economic and energy ties, capitalizing on geographical
proximity and cross-border trade
• Explore avenues of joint ventures in energy, particularly in the oil
and gas sectors
• Develop infrastructure to facilitate trade and enhance border
security
Türkiye
• Enhance Pakistan’s already exemplary ties with Türkiye by
increasing volume in the fields of Trade, Economy and Defense
• Further Strengthen the fraternal bond and close
people-to-people affinity through cultural exchanges
GCC States, with special focus on Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar:
PMLN has historically maintained brotherly ties with the leaderships
of the Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
We intend to take this journey to new heights by:
• Making a major effort to facilitate a greater number of our skilled
manpower to this region
• Build partnerships anchored in our shared values, but equally
manifested in the economic, trade and commercial spheres,
• Work together to bring peace and prosperity in the lives of our
peoples
• Ensure consistency of policy to avoid detriment to bonds that
took decades to build
Palestine and Al-Quds Sharif
PMLN condemns and opposes, in the strongest manner, Israel’s
genocide of Palestinians. We will:
• Remain vocal and active in our support for the rights of the
innocent Palestinian people
• Call upon the global community to ensure earliest
implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 242 and 338,
which provide for a fair, just and legitimate resolution of the
Palestinian issue.
Leading Voice of The Muslim Ummah
Pakistan has a significant role to play as a leading voice of the Muslim
Ummah. To play this important role, our vision is to:
• Prioritize forging unity among the Muslim countries through
platforms such as the OIC,
• Partner with brotherly countries to take unified positions, and be
the collective voice for the Palestine issue, the Kashmir issue, and
increasing Islamophobia
• Strengthen ties with Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco,
Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Malaysia and Indonesia and other
important Muslim countries, to the mutual advantage of the
Ummah
Afghanistan:
• Building Bilateral Trust:
• PML-N believes that peace and stability in Afghanistan is
directly linked to Pakistan’s own peace and stability. Going
forward, PML-N will continue to work for peace with
Afghanistan
• Build pillars for a mutually beneficial relationship
• Pakistan would support Afghan political and economic
stability, through enhanced trade and infrastructure
connectivity, effective border management and support for
Afghan trade routes.
• We will promote regional connectivity, economic growth
and energy transmission, through projects such as CPEC,

PROMISE 2024-2029
TAPI, CASA and other
Russia:
Build stronger relations with Russia through:
• Institutional mechanisms, with focus on energy and trade.
(PMLN-led 2022-23 government secured import of first Russian
cargo of concessional crude oil)
• Becoming partners for long-term regional peace and prosperity
• Fostering close cooperation at regional mechanisms, to build
peace in Afghanistan
The U.S
Pakistan’s ties with the United States will continue to occupy a vital
and consequential place in Pakistan’s foreign policy. The PMLN vows
to:
• Work with the current, as well as future U.S. Administrations, on
issues of mutual interest, particularly economy, trade, health,
education (through the Knowledge Corridor), IT and climate
change.
• Continue the robust security cooperation between the two
countries
• Cooperate to root out threats such as Daesh, TTP and others to
bring peace to Afghanistan and the region.
• Continue working with the US on regional infrastructure projects,
so that economic dividends of peace can be fully realized
• Partner with the dynamic and resourceful Pakistani-American
diaspora, to bring Islamabad and Washington closer
EU and the UK:
• Access to EU markets, at concessional terms, through the GSP
plus mechanism
• Working with various European governments on migration and
mobility issues
• Working with European partners and those in the UK, to deal
with rising right-wing trends of Islamophobia and anti-diaspora
propaganda
Africa and Latin America:
• Build stronger economic linkages with these regions
• Focus especially on Africa, a population of 1.4 billion people and
some of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Multilateral Diplomacy
The United Nations
• Work with like-minded countries, to obtain dividends on multiple
fronts including, climate change, trade concessions, investment
facilitation, export of skilled manpower, technology transfer,
implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs)
• Continue pursuing Pakistan’s longstanding and principled
position on UN Reforms, including expansion of the UN Security
Council
• Leverage our diplomatic standing and outreach to get Pakistan
elected to major UN bodies, including the UN Security Council
• Continue adhering to international commitments and obligations
to other multilateral mechanisms, such as the FATF
• Continue Pakistan’s active role in the UN Climate Change
process, under the COP mechanism
• Pursue the developed world to play their part in securing a
responsible climate action plan for safeguarding the planet’s
future
Broadening The Multilateral Horizon
• Ensure Pakistan’s active involvement in other multilateral forums,
including, but not limited to:
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
• The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
• G-77
• D-8
• Seek new avenues for Pakistan’s diplomatic outreach, including
pursuing membership of BRICs and FATF
Strengthening Capacity for Stronger Diplomatic Outreach:
• Strengthen and empower the Foreign Office by reviewing and
reforming the Foreign Office along modern lines
• Allocate adequate resources to equip executors of our foreign
policy for the emerging challenges
• Ensure a "whole of government” working environment, when
dealing with foreign policy issues
NAVIGATING PEACE ACROSS
BORDERS

Delivered resounding results
• Dropped incidentsof terrorism by 271% from 1,816 in 2014 to 489 in 2017
• Decreased sectarian attacks by 800'/4 from180in 2014 tolessthan
20in 2017
• Reduced target killing by 97%, murder rates by 87%, business
extortion by 84%and bank robberies by 72% in Karachi
Crushed terrorism
• Initiated the military operation, 'Zarb-e-Azb', in North Waziristan,
dropping the rates of terrorist attacks to a six-year low
• Conducted the military operation, 'Radd-ul-Fassad', eliminating
terrorist splinter cells
Protected borders
• Set up check posts and fences for border protection
• Merged NARA and NADRA databases to track cross-border movement
• Registered 1.38 million Afghan refugees and deported 4.3 million
illegal refugees back to Afghanistan
Prevented violence
• Conducted 229,132 combing operations and arrested 337,297
suspects
• Registered 7,000 cases against hate speech
• Filed 20,000 cases against the illegal use of loudspeakers
• Registered 22,000 madrassahs and geotagged 100% of them in
federal territory, Punjab and Sindh
Integrated security policy
• Empowered NACTA and developed a National Internal Security Policy
• Constructed a national anti-terrorism narrative through media and
by revising madrassah curricula
• Devised a comprehensive National Action Plan against extremism
• FATF removed the name of Pakistan from its grey list.
• Establishment of Foreign Nationals Security Cells (FNSC)
• Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Rwanda, Belarus and Slovakia has been
added in Business Visa list
• 49,623 CNICs for disabled persons and 133 CNICs for Transgender
have been issued
• 28 new NADRA Registration Centers have been made operational.
• Establishment of Foreign Nationals Security Cells (FNSC) with
nationwide reach extending down to district levels.
• Construction of Flyover on 7 Avenue completed.
• Land Record Digitalization Project is underway in Capital.
SAFE PAKISTAN:
RESILIENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY
Amidst daunting national security challenges, Pakistan remains
strong and resilient in the face of adversity. For PML-N, the
safeguarding of citizens takes center stage, embodying a
commitment to positive peace that uplifts every individual, with a
special focus on empowering women and minorities, recognizing
their vital role in national development. Our holistic strategy
encompasses defense, foreign policy, internal security, economic
policy, and social welfare, all converging to ensure human security.
Through fostering consensus, encouraging collaboration, and
maintaining policy continuity, PML-N strives for lasting peace,
stability, and sustainable economic growth, not only benefiting
Pakistan but extending its positive impact across the entire region.
Successful nuclear tests in 1999 to make Pakistan the first Islamic
nuclear power of the world, the National Action Plan which
culminated in Zarb-e-Azb, Raddul Fasaad and Karachi Clean-up
Operation during the 2013-18 government are all prime examples of
how PMLN has always prioritized Pakistan’s national security and left
no stone unturned to ensure our country and our people remain safe.
Building an Impenetrable Defense: Safeguarding Sovereignty
• Modernization of armed forces for 5th generation warfare by
integrating cutting-edge technology and innovative operational
strategies
• Enhance aerial warfare capabilities, including the acquisition of
state-of-the-art fighter jets, avionics, and the deployment of
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
• Ensure defense self-reliance through robust indigenous arms
production, enhancing export potential and fostering a strong
domestic defense industry
• Establish soldier welfare for post-retirement preparedness,
including skills training, entrepreneurship opportunities, and
access to business loans
Foreign Policy for Strength and Prosperity
• Reorient foreign policy to yield substantial results in trade,
investment, tourism, and development partnerships, addressing
global challenges like climate change, pandemics, and terrorism
• Seek peaceful and negotiated settlements of international
disputes, particularly in the context of Kashmir, negotiating from
a position of strength and adhering to principles of sovereign
equality
• Express solidarity and support to the oppressed people of
Kashmir, Palestine, and the Rohingyas
• Adopt regional approach against extremism, jingoism, and
xenophobia, aiming for shared prosperity through geo-economics
• Strengthen relationships with incumbent and emerging powers,
longstanding allies, and brotherly Islamic countries, translating
these alliances into mutually beneficial economic partnerships
Ensuring Internal Security: Uprooting Threats
• Adopt a 'zero tolerance' policy towards terrorism, utilizing kinetic
operations and the 6Rs strategy under NISP 2018 for sustainable
peace
• Strengthen inter-institutional dialogue to develop a shared vision
and better understanding of strategic issues
• Implement justice system reforms
• Modernize Pakistan Police by leveraging the latest technology,
providing adequate equipment, and emphasizing welfare
programs
o Foster collaboration between police and the citizens
o Make policing services available online
o Replicate the Punjab forensic laboratory in Sindh, KP,
Balochistan and Islamabad
• Strengthen integrated border management system
• Establish Counter Terrorism Department in all provinces
replicating the Punjab Model and build capacity of Law
Enforcement Agencies
• Modernize coastal guards, facilitating blue economy benefits, and
protecting trade routes in the Indian Ocean
Welfare: Addressing economic deprivation and inequality to make
Pakistan more secure
• Ensure inclusive development through targeted programs,
focusing on upliftment in infrastructure, health, education, and
welfare
• Develop deprived districts and communities through tailored
initiatives, ensuring that the benefits of development reach those
who need them the most
• Expand and increase support under social safety nets like BISP to
mitigate inequalities and promote social cohesion
Economic Growth for National Security
• Implement 'Vision 2025' and '5Es Framework' to foster a
productive and growing economy, aligning economic policies
with national security needs
Build Formidable Defense and Deterrence
• Maintain a responsible and credible nuclear power status,
emphasizing the preservation and protection of Pakistan's
nuclear assets and missile capabilities
• Adhere to the highest international standards of nuclear security
and safety to ensure the responsible use of nuclear resources
PROMISE 2024-2029

• Inaugurated Overseas Facilitation Desks in Kurram District at
Police Stations of Parachinar and Sadda
• Disbursed Financial Assistance PKR 293.3 million amongst 739
destitute families of Overseas Pakistanis
• Developed Education Portal integrated with separate websites of
Overseas Pakistanis Foundation educational institutions
• DIsbursed 266 Overseas Pakistani Students
• National Security
• None
OVERSEAS PAKISTANI:
TOGETHER REBUILD PAKISTAN
Over 9 million overseas Pakistani are our strength and pride. PMLN
values the commitment, love and contributions of our overseas
diaspora for the country, and always acknowledges and endeavours
to serve them. Whether it was reforming Overseas Pakistani
Foundation (OPF) at the federal level or establishing the model
initiative of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), we have
always delivered on our promises. PMLN is proud to have given
overseas nationals representation in the AJK Assembly. PMLN will
continue to serve, enable and facilitate our overseas Pakistanis in
government.
PROMISE 2024-2029
• Create reserve seats for overseas Pakistanis through a
constitutional amendment.
• Establish Provincial Overseas Commissions for Grievances
• One-Window Investment Facilitation for Overseas Pakistanis
• Comprehensive Homecoming Support for Overseas Pakistanis
facilitating their homecoming including travel, tourism, holiday,
investments and or early retirement and permanent return to
Pakistan
• Designated Immigration Counters for Overseas Pakistanis
• Address Overseas Pakistanis’ property-related concerns through
the Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) and the provincial
Overseas Pakistanis Commissions
• Establish Special Tribunals and Commercial Courts for Overseas
Pakistanis
• Implement Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Overseas
Pakistanis
• Dedicated 10% quota in public sector housing schemes for
Overseas Pakistanis at 5% discount for payments made in foreign
currency
• National awards for top-remitting Overseas Pakistanis
• Exclusive National Saving Schemes for Overseas Pakistani by the
Central Directorate of National Savings for investments made
using foreign currency
• Online Document Attestation Process for Overseas Pakistanis
• Automatic Resolution of Passport Blacklisting for Overseas
Pakistanis
• Online Biometric Verification for Overseas Pakistanis for pensions,
bank accounts, and property transactions
• Dedicated Consular Support and efficient passport and
NADRA-related services
• Integration of NADRA with Union Councils to facilitate the
issuance of crucial documents, including marriage, divorce, birth,
and death certificates.
• Incentivize Startups by Overseas Pakistanis for Pakistani Products
to export Pakistani textiles, agricultural products, sports goods,
surgical equipment, and handicrafts etc.
• Incentivize IT Entrepreneurial ventures by Overseas Pakistanis to
provide online jobs to Pakistanis based in Pakistan
• Establish Sector-based Overseas Advisory Councils which will
interact regularly with policy decisionmakers at the highest level

Despite constituting a significant portion of the population, women in
Pakistan make up just 20% of the labour force, lagging behind the
global average of 38.8%. Pakistan ranks 142nd in the Global Gender
Gap Index 2023, with a 34% gender pay gap and voting disparities.
Closing the gender gap could boost GDP by 60% by 2025. The
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) prioritises women's
empowerment, pledging to surpass previous achievements through
enhanced legal support, increased economic opportunities, and
expanded education and vocational training programs. PML-N is
dedicated to breaking barriers and setting new benchmarks for
women's empowerment, building on a legacy of progress and
inclusivity.
Safeguarded Fundamental Rights
• Passed Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016
and Protection against Harassment of Women in Workplace
(Amendment) Act, 2014 to guarantee the pihysical security of
women
• Enacted Punjab Sound System Regulation Act, 2015 and Punjab
Vigilance Committee Act, 2016 to monitor instancesof hate
speech for the protection of religious minorities
• Monitored and controlled instances of hate speech to mitigate
religious discrimination
• Implemented gender-sensitive curriculum to create awareness
regarding gendered issues amongst the youth of Pakistan
• Enacted The Punjab Anand Karaj Act 2017 making us the first
country in the world to introduce legislation for registration of
Sikh marriages
Improved access to Justice
• Amended the Pakistan Penal Code to clamp down on forced
marriages in non-Muslim communities
• Created Violence Against Women Centers (VAWCs) to
rehabilitate survivors of violence under a one window operation
• Formed a national commission for Minorities to protect their
rights
Enhanced women's participation
• Initiated the Women-on-Wheelsprogram to increase women's
mobility and access to public spaces
• Introduced maternity leaves, day care centers and
entrepreneurship financing schemes to create ease of access for
women into the workforce
• Passed the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act by
ensuring 33% representation of women in all public sector
organizations and committees
EMPOWER WOMEN:
UNLEASHING PAKISTAN’S POTENTIAL Women-Powered Development
• Provide Insurance To Every Girl Child Upon Birth Under The "Beti
Ka Tahaffuz, Qom Ka Tahaffuz" Program That Would Mature
Upon Reaching The Age Of 18 And After Completion Of
Minimum Education
• Enforce Strictly Anti-Dowry Laws
• Extend Pmln's 2017 Initiative 'women On Wheels' To Offer
Scooties And Bikes To Girls/Women.
• Double The National Budget For Women Empowerment From
Rs.5 Billion To Rs.10 Billion
• Mandate 5% Government Procurement From Firms Employing
At Least 50% Women.
• Allocate A 5% Quota For Women-Run Businesses In All
Economic And Industrial Zones.
• Establish Working Women Hostels In Every District In
Collaboration With Provincial Governments.
• Issuing Working Women Transport Cards For Subsidised Public
Transport.
• Use The Chamber Of Commerce Platform To Launch A National
Mentorship Program Connecting Young Women With
Professionals In Their Fields.
• Reconstitute First Women Bank Limited (Fwbl) Fwbl And
Increase Its Outreach To Focus On Women's Financial
Empowerment.
• Promote and Protect Home-Based Women Entrepreneurs
Through Public-Private Partnerships
• Promote Handicraft Industry Run By Women And Establish
Special Export Mechanisms
• Establish A Women Led Quality Assured Label To Ensure Export
Level Products Produced By Women
• Implement Measures To Eliminate The Gender Pay Gap
Empowering Women through Legal Safeguards
• Form A Task Force on Violence Against Women Involving Law
Enforcement, Women's Rights Ngos, And Legal Experts To
Probe And Prosecute Cases
• Women's Safety And Law Enforcement
• Establish Women Police Units In All Police Stations, And Increase
Gender Responsive Budgeting (Grb) Funds.
• Advertise And Expand Punjab Women's Safety Helpline (1043)
To Cover All Of Pakistan
• Establish A Separate Cybercrime Wing Managed By Female IT
Experts To Curb Online Threats And Harassment
• Introduce Provisions For Single-Parent Support To Ensure Family
Stability
• Enforce Legislation And Legal Support To Guarantee and
Expedite Women's Rights To Property And Inheritance
• Ensure Gender-Responsive Public Infrastructure With Separate
Facilities Such As Washrooms, Breastfeeding Areas, Daycare
Centers, And Prayer Rooms
• Legislate To Empower The State To Act As A Petitioner For
Gender-Based Violence (Gbv) Survivors Or Victims When Legal
Guardians Are Unwilling To Litigate
• Expand Violence Against Women Centers To Cover Every
District In Pakistan.
• Collaborating With Media Associations To Promote
Gender-Sensitive Ethics, Especially In The Portrayal Of Women
And Girls.
• Ensure Accurate, Disaggregated Data Collection For All
Indicators Concerning Women
Illuminating the Path to Women's Well-Being
• Prioritise The Reduction Of High Maternal Mortality Rates,
Especially In Balochistan And Sindh.
• Formulate Updated, Gender-Focused Federal And Provincial
Policies On Population, Health, Reproductive Health (Rh)
• Ensuring Low-Cost, Quality Sanitary Pads In Rural Areas By
Controlling Prices And Mandatory Quality Checks.
• Launch A Nationwide Campaign For Reproductive Health Rights,
Improving Access To Family Planning Services, Expanding
Healthcare Facilities, and Training More Female Healthcare
Professionals In Rural Areas.
• Formulated and Implemented National Policy on Ending Violence against Women.
• Established Women Journalists’ Complaint Cell
• Launched Prime Minister’s Initiative Women Empowerment (PKR 5 billion)
• Launched PM’s Strategic Reforms Initiative for Women’s Mobility - Women on Wheels ( PKR 5 billion)
PROMISES 2024-2029

Fueling Female Ambitions Through Education
• Ensure Ongoing Financial Assistance For Girls' Education and
Subsidised Educational Loans For Higher Studies.
• Facilitate Girls' Education Through Distance Learning Initiatives
• Recruit More Female Teachers, Focusing On Local Recruitment
In Rural Areas.
• Reactivate Girl Guides Associations In Urban and Rural Schools
• Ensure Separate Washrooms For Girls In All Schools And
Colleges
• Utilise Pakistan's Existing Public Schools Infrastructure Part-Time
To Educate And Develop Skills Among Adult Women, Including
Housewives.
Empowering Women in Political Arenas
• Ensure Women's Representation In Central Committees Of
Political Parties And Decision-Making Structures.
• Increase The Number Of Women Contesting General Election
Seats
• Ensure Increased Representation Of Women As Board Members
In Public And Private Sectors
• Propose A Constitutional Amendment For Time-Bound
Reserved Seats For Women, Changing The Modality From
Nomination To Direct Election.
• Enact Legislation To Increase Time-Bound Reserved Seats For
Women From 17% To 33% Across Legislatures For The Next 30
Years Or Six General Elections.
• Ensure At Least 30% Representation Of Women In National And
Provincial Cabinets
PROMISES 2024-2029

Compassion and empathy have always been and remain at the core
of PMLN’s policymaking. This is important for ensuring an inclusive,
equitable prosperous future for all Pakistanis. Protecting and helping
the most vulnerable Pakistanis is our highest priority. PMLN is
committed to protecting and safeguarding the rights of children,
ensuring equality for transgender individuals, providing support for
senior citizens, and championing inclusivity for those with special
abilities.
• Enacted The Punjab Anand Karaj Act 2017 making us the first
country in the world to introduce legislation for registration of
Sikh marriages
• Amended the Pakistan Penal Code to clamp down on forced
marriages in non-Muslim communities
• Formed a national commission for Minorities to protect their
rights
VULNERABLE GROUPS
Children
• Protect child rights and end child labour through comprehensive
legislation and effective policy measures
• Social Protection Programs for rehabilitation of abused children
• Guard identity of abused children by strictly enforcing section 376A
• End child marriages through urgent and effective measures
Transgender people
• Ensure equal opportunities for transgender people in education,
health, social protection schemes and employment
• Penalise discrimination against and degradation of transgender
people at all levels of society
• Ensure seamless provision of identity documents to transgender
people indiscriminately and in a dignified manner
• Enable mainstreaming of transgender people into the society
Senior Citizens
• Senior citizen discounts in public housing, healthcare, and travel
• Expand Old Homes Initiative for senior citizens
• Ensure expeditious disposal of cases involving senior citizens:
courts to establish timetable for timely resolution within two
months of initiation
• Establish a Senior Citizens’ Welfare Fund with government
grants and assistance from private individuals and NGOs
• Introduce Senior Citizen Card and Benefits to workers over 60
years of age, providing EOBI Insurance, travel subsidies, and
certain tax exemptions
Special Persons
• Integrate special persons into mainstream society
• Ensure Special Trainers for people with special abilities at sports
facilities
• Develop, implement and evaluate healthcare infrastructure and
policies to meet the needs of persons with intellectual disability
• Establish Skill Centres where special people can learn to become
self-sufficient
• Ensure Inclusive Infrastructure in the public sphere to ensure
access to all
• Sensitise doctors, health workers, and legislators to the needs of
special persons
• Ensure Effective Legislation to safeguard rights of special people
• Collaborate with International Organisations to further improve
healthcare and quality of life for special persons
PROMISES 2024-2029

• Launch New Labour Policy in line with ILO and UNICEF laws and
recommendations
• Interest-free loans, specialised social safety-nets and economic
support to hawkers, fishermen, and small farmers
• End exploitation and discrimination of Labour by creating
processes and complaint redressal systems to end all forms of
discrimination
• Ensure social protection of labour by effectively implementing
minimum wage, health card and education card
• Provide Senior Citizen Card & Benefits to workers over 60 years
of age, including EOBI Insurance, travel subsidies, and certain tax
exemptions
• Enact comprehensive land reforms to empower tenant farmers
and sharecroppers
• Provide economic & operational facilitation through awareness,
Kisan Packages, elimination of middle-man exploitation
• Take legislative and administrative measures for benefit of
fishermen to stimulate fishing industry and amplify value addition
• Enforce safety & security protocols for workers, in line with
international best practices, especially in the mining industry
• Recognise, facilitate, and promote e-commerce workers as an
industry
• Facilitate and protect female labourers / workers against social,
financial, sexual, and administrative harassment and exploitation
• Promote & protect overseas labour force through international
agreements, elimination of human smuggling and strict actions
against holding Pakistani labour hostage
• Facilitate and expedite conflict resolution by establishing a
‘National Labour Helpline’
• Ensure SSI and EOBI benefits for private and domestic workers
through digitised banking operations
• Tiered EOBI retirement plans
PROMISE 2024-2029
LABOR:
RIGHTS & PROSPERITY FOR
THOSE WHO BUILD PAKISTAN
PMLN has always legislated and implemented every policy keeping
prime the interest and well-being of our labour force. Since Pakistan’s
inception, six Labour Policies have been introduced. There is an
urgent need to revisit, revise, and upgrade existing Labour-related
rules with a fresh Labour Policy that not only secures the interests of
the Pakistani workforce, but promotes, markets, and facilitates them
to become a strength of Pakistan not only at home, but also abroad.

ELEVATING THE GAME
We recognise sports as a transformative tool, not only for individuals
but for our nation at large. It helps individual mental and physical
well-being, supports the national economy as one of the largest
global industries, helps foster national unity and presents a soft and
strong image of Pakistan internationally.
With the majority of our population being young, it is one our top
priorities and we pledge to harness Pakistan’s full potential in the
field. We have spearheaded various sports initiatives during our
previous terms in government, and we promise to enable our
sportspersons and atheles to achieve their full sporting potential.
• Inaugurated Pakistan Super League to develop local talent
• Established Endowment Fund worth Rs.l.3B to support and
prepare 6,000 high performing athletes
• Set up 280 sports facilities across Pakistan
• Constructed boxing gymnasiums and swimming complex that
meets Olympicstandards
• Increased Punjab's sports budget by 480%
• Initiated the Punjab Youth Internship Program whose
beneficiaries are10,CXX)
• Initiated SO stadiums and gymnasiums
• National Sports Policy
• Promulgated a new National Sports Policy, 2022-27 to boost
sports of Pakistan
• Restructured Pakistan Sports Board to make it more effective
and efficient
• Included Rs. 6.00 billion in budget for successful hosting of the
14th edition of South Asian Games in Pakistan
Infrastructure Overhaul
• Map sports facilities across Pakistan, upgrade existing facilities,
and invest in new ones through Public-Private Partnerships
• Ensure access for young sportspersons and athletes to these
facilities
• Establish sports academies at the grassroots level through Public
Private Partnerships
• Improve governance of sports bodies by reforming governance
structures in line with international best practices
Educational Integration:
• Expand Prime Minister’s Youth Program to integrate sports
education in schools
• Identification and development of grassroots talent in
educational institutions across Pakistan
• Establish dedicated sports university to ensure development of
critical mass of human
• Structural reforms to set up zonal authorities for stock-taking and
to monitor progress of every institution and thereby all officials
responsible
• Determine sports quotas for educational institutions according
their sporting performance
• Integrate sports in national curriculum
• National training and development programs for aspiring national
sportspersons
PROMISE 2024-2029
Grassroots Community Sports Development:
• Talent hunt and develop sports leagues at tehsil and provincial
teams
• Stipend/scholarship incentives for talented sportsmen/women
Financial and Social Security of Sportspersons
• Expand the Sports Endowment Fund to facilitate elite
sportsperson’s training and participation in international events
• Provide health insurance to elite / national-level sportspersons
• Introduce a sports card with concessions on transport and
educational facilities
Gender Equality in Sports:
• Incentivize women participation in sports by providing facilities
and ensuring availability of female coaches
• Ensure equitable pay for female sportspersons
E-Sports
• Encourage and conduct regular e-sports tournaments
• Encourage funding for e-sportspersons by corporates under CSR

FAMILY WELL-BEING: SUSTAINABLE
POPULATION ROAD MAP
• Bring down our population growth rate to a more sustainable
level
• Form a high-powered National Population Management Council
containing representation of the federal and provincial
governments, to devise and implement a Population
Management Agenda with consensus
• Ensure political and religious consensus on balancing our
population size
• Slow population growth rate through birth-spacing between
children to free resources to improve the quality of education
and health
• Extract lessons from the example of fellow Muslim countries Iran,
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Turkey and other regional countries
which have improved the quality of lives of their people by
lowering their population growth rates
• 5 Point Population Planning agenda to ensure a central focus on
improving the quality and standard of living of our people:
• Ensure essential reproductive health services including
family planning services are affordable and readily available to
all citizens of the country
• Expand coverage of doorstep services by recruiting more
Lady Health Workers and Community midwives
• Remove all informational and financial barriers that hinder
couples from accessing services
• Expand service provision by utilising all channels of service
delivery in the public and private sectors to deliver these
services
• Utilise all available media to ensure national consensus
among all stakeholders, including the general public,
political parties, religious leaders and civil society, on the
importance of creating a balance between population size
and available resources
• Launch National Awareness Campaign regarding population
management in Urdu, English and all regional languages
• Add population management to the national curriculum
PROMISES 2024-2029
Pakistan’s rapidly growing population has increased six times its
original size since Independence, outstripping key natural resources
we possess and eroding some significant developmental gains made
in earlier decades.
There is a huge, unprecedented increase in population from 132
million in the 1998 Census to 241 million in 2023. An additional 110
million more citizens in 25 years are visible in all aspects of life and
most of all in the sharp depletion of our limited natural resources and
the environment. We recognize that the current population growth
rate is untenable for achieving the vision of creating an inclusive, just
and progressive society where all citizens have an equal opportunity
to grow and prosper.
The PML-N government will redress the neglect of focus on human
development and human capital, for the past twenty years. A major
area of neglect is a focus on population planning which has created a
growing imbalance between an unabated large population for whom
the state cannot provide adequate basic opportunities let alone
investment.

WATER SECURITY:
LIFELINE TO PRODUCTIVITY
PML-N has always prioritised the redressal of Pakistan’s water
challenges, including during PM Nawaz Sharif’s last tenure which
marked the operationalization of the Kachi Canal and Tarbela 4th
Extension Hydropower Project, completion of the Neelum Jhelum
Hydropower Project, and formulation and approval of the National
Water Policy. Pakistan is confronted with water challenges due to
population growth, urbanisation, industry, scarcity, degraded water
quality, and climate change. Modern infrastructure and institutions are
critical to secure water in order to ensure food, energy, and income
security, and avert poverty and conflict.
• Operationalised the Kachhi Canal in August 2017 after minimal
progress from 2002 to 2013 due to financing and management
issues
• Initiated and completed the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project
of 969 MW
• Launched the National Water Policy
• Initiated the Diamer-Basha and Mohmand dam projects, after
achieving consensus amongst all provinces, to provide 7 million
acre-feet of water and 5300 MW of clean hydel energy
• Operationalised Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project
• Approved the National Flood Protection Plan – IV, with funds
allocated for small and medium dams in Balochistan, Sindh, and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
PML-N's Water Vision:
• Ensure a productive, water-secure future for Pakistan
• Ensure access to clean drinking water for every Pakistani citizen
• Double agricultural outputs per unit of water
• Triple clean hydropower output and minimise flood impact
• Provide safe water to urban residents through self-financing
• Treat industrial and domestic wastewater for improved health
Structural reforms in water sector
• Create a unified cadre service of Pakistan Water Resources to
improve governance and service delivery
• Develop a country-wide legal and regulatory water framework to
ensure efficiency and transparency, and make the water sector
self-sustainable
Urgent priorities for 2024-29:
• Complete Diamer-Basha Dam
• Initiate new water-storage and hydropower dams for optimal
water resource utilisation
• Ensure effective implementation of National Water Policy 2018
• Modernise national policies and reform institutions governing
water use with specialised human resource leadership
• Develop infrastructure and institutions for effective flood
management.
• Modernise institutional arrangements for water and sewerage
services in cities
• Establish a knowledge base for managing one of the world's
largest water systems, particularly in the face of climate change
challenges
• Launch national awareness campaign for water conservation
PROMISES 2024-2029
Fast-tracked progress of dams including:
• Diamer Basha Dam Project
• Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project
• Dasu Hydropower Project
• Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV)
Resolved long standing issues and paved way for ECNEC approval
of Naulong Dam Project
Mangla Refurbishment Project:
• Completed and inaugurated the refurbishment of Unit 5 & 6 of
Mangla Dam increasing the capacities of the two units from 200
MW to 270 MW

Enacted Legislative Framework
• Passed the Right to Access to Information Act 2017
• Created the Information Commission
• Constituted a wage board, after 16 years, to safeguard rights of
working Journalists
• Initiated journalist security and safety legislation
• Constituted an Independent PTV board, initiated restructuring
and optimized HR with a vision to make each PTV channel a
standalone and profitable business
• Launched PTV Parliament to raise awareness about the
legislature
• Started Radio Pakistan 'Dhanak' Music Channel for talent hunt in
order to engage the youth in the music industry
• Launched programs on PTV and radio to promote SDGs
• Integrated diverse sports content including women sports,
Hockey, Football etc. into PTV Sports programming
• Developed social media platforms for MOIB, PTV, Radio and PIO
for broadcasting information
Revitalized the Film Industry
• Devised a comprehensive Film and Drama Policy
• Established the Film Academy to train young artists
• Held first ever Pakistan International Film Festival and Pakistan
International Peace Film Festival
• Opened Chinese market for Pakistani films
• Conducted Pakistan's Icon Awards 2018
Developed culture and heritage Infrastructure
• Developed Pakistan Culture Policy 2018
• Promoted Pakistani culture through CPEC Cultural Caravan
• Hosted the National Artists Convention, which generated
solutions for issues confronted by artists
• Held National Cultural Travelogue 2017
• Signed Pakistan-China Cultural Exchange Agreement 2018
Showcased positive national image
• Exhibited Pakistani Films in China
• Created Pakistan Web Portal 2018- a digital gateway to
information on Pakistan
USHRING PAKISTAN INTO A NEW ERA OF
INFORMATION, FILM, DRAMA & MUSIC
PMLN has always upheld the fundamental right of citizens to access
information and express themselves freely. PMLN has not only
legislated and implemented processes that enable and facilitate
freedom of information and expression, but has worked tirelessly to
expand and modernise the infrastructure for dissemination of
information. PMLN legislated to provide citizens the right to access
information. We have taken unprecedented measures to safeguard
and protect journalists and media-workers, including linking
government advertisements awarded to media houses with timely
payment of salaries to media workers, and launching a well-funded
health insurance program for the provision of free healthcare for
them. We have reformed the regulator, PEMRA, by democratizing the
institution, reducing the discretionary powers of Chairman PEMRA,
and increasing meaningful representation in PEMRA of media
stakeholders. For the first time in Pakistan’s history, we announced
and implemented unprecedented financial incentives for the film
industry by making it tax-free, making it eligible for CSR funding by
corporates, and announced a film fund for providing grants to
aspiring filmmakers. In government, we will continue this journey of
strengthening freedom of information and expression, protecting and
empowering journalists, and taking Pakistan’s film industry to the next
level.
Legislation and policy initiatives
• PEMRA Amendment Act 2023
• Advertisement Policy 2022 amended
• Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance 2002 (Amendment) Bill
2023
• Motion Picture Amendment Bill 2023
• Press, Newspapers, News Agencies, and Book Registration
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2023
• Newspaper Employees (Condition of Service) Amendment Bill
2023
• Tax incentives introduced in Finance Act 2022-23 to promote
film & cinema sector
• Health Insurance Schemes for Journalists & Artists
PTV and Radio Pakistan
• Launched Digital Radio Migration of Radio Pakistan
• PTV Flix launched, OTT platform containing PTV content
archives
• Launched 24/7 PTV National Pashto and Seraiki Transmission
• Established Chaghi Virtual Studio, fully equipped with
augmented reality
• Launched PTV Drama & Film Academy
• Establishment of PTV Film Division
• Launched Planet Champs – Animated series for children
regarding energy conservation
• Established National Film Institute
• Launched 9 New Radio Pakistan channels
• Established 1000KW Digital DRM Medium Wave Transmitter
Project
Drama Film & Cinema
• Established 2 billion Film and Drama Finance Fund
• Launched PM Health Insurance Scheme started for Artists and
Artisans
• National Amateur Short Film Festival (NASFF) organized for
young filmmakers
• Established state of the art studios at Islamabad, Lahore and
Multan and Video News Service (VNS)
Special Initiatives
• National Anthem re-recorded after 68 years
• 24 press clubs across the country equipped with digital studios
and equipment
• Established Virtual studios at PTV News and PTV Academy
• Archive all speeches of the Quaid-i-Azam speeches from
1906-1848
• Disbursed long-pending amount of Rs 117.56 million to journalists

Legislation
• Establish National Security and Safety Commission under
Security and Safety Journalist Act 2022
• Ensure effective implementation PEMRA Act 2023
• Ensure effective implementation of Right to Information Act
2018
• Ensure implementation of ITNE by establishing regional offices
• Expand National Health Insurance for Media Workers
• Expand Life Insurance for Media Workers who lose their lives in
the line of duty
Media Development and Integration
• Establish a National Media and Films University through Public
Private Partnership
• Establishment of a Media City in Islamabad
• Integration of PTV, Radio Pakistan and Shalimar Recording and
Broadcasting Company
• Complete and expand PTV Parliament as an independent
channel of PTV in order to broadcast standing committees’
meetings in addition to airing sessions of the National Assembly
and the Senate
Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan
• Make PTV and Radio Pakistan profitable and financially
self-sufficient entities
• Completion of migration from analogue to digital broadcasting
of Radio Pakistan
• Complete the Digital conversion Project of PTV across the
country to HD broadcasting
• Revive PTV Flix
• Establish National Centre of Excellence for Media Training by
integrating the Information Services Academy, PTV Academy
and PBC Academy of Information
• Establish a Children Content Division at PTV and Radio Pakistan
to promote children content production in Pakistan
Pakistan Drama Film and Cinema
• Establish one-window Pakistan Film Institute to facilitate the
film and drama industry
• Establish National Film City to facilitate filmmakers
• Facilitate and incentivize establishment of Film Labs across
Pakistan
• Continue implementation of Pakistan Drama, Film and Cinema
Policy 2023, launched by the recent PMLN-led government
• Zero tax policy on income from film and cinema equip-
ment
• Film production eligible for CSR funding: Corporates
funding film production to get tax rebates
• Establish National Film Academy under CSR
• Continue Rs 2 billion Film Finance Fund annually
• Continue and expand Health Insurance for journalists and media
workers across Pakistan
• Incentivize financial support, including lending by commercial
banks, for the film industry
• Continue establishing affordable regional cinemas under Public
Private Partnership
• Establish Annual Pakistan Film Festival, National Award and
National Talent Hunt
Digital Media and Communication
• Digital Portal for Brand Pakistan
• Citizen Portal to have oversight on Pakistan’s Governance
• Digital and Social Media Framework for Government and
attached departments
PROMISE 2024-2029

• Developed Pakistan Culture Policy 2018
• Promoted Pakistani culture through CPEC Cultural Caravan
• Hosted the National Artists Convention, which generated
solutions for issues confronted by artists
• Held National Cultural Travelogue 2017
• Signed Pakistan-China Cultural Exchange Agreement 2018
HISTORY NATIONAL HERITAGE & CULTURE
• Constructed Literary Museum of Pakistani Languages to
preserve and safeguard marginalized Pakistani languages
• Organized three-month training course in folk crafts including
Calligraphy, Block
• Printing and Truck Art
• Translated 100 books of Chinese and Pakistani literature into
Chinese and Urdu mutually by both countries
• Established an audio video archive facility to records interviews
with literary veterans and other literary events
• Held Four national level literary conferences held in four
provinces to mark 75th Independence
• Day and launched books relating to the special occasion
• Discovered 38 new archaeological sites
• Completed conservation of Allama Iqbal’s Old Residence
Situated at 116 McLeod
• Road, Lahore. Total cost of the project was PKR 26.576 million
• National Museum of Pakistan completed the following projects:
• Reorganization/Up-gradation of the Museum
• Digitization of Inventories of the Museum
• Establishment of Miniature Paintings’ Gallery
Launch History and Culture Preservation Centers, especially in the
field of:
• Traditional art (painting, ceramics, pottery etc
• Classical and folk music, oriental handicraft
• Start Free and recognized short courses and degree programs to
encourage the youth to learn and keep our history
Initiate reforms for film & cinema industry
• Ensure implementation and expansion of Pakistan’s Film &
Broadcasting Policy 2018
• Establish a Film City and Film Institute
• Build a National Media, Culture and Film Museum
• Develop affordable cinemas across the country
• Launch a National Artists Assistance Fund
PROMISES 2024-2029
• Establish a Film Finance Partnership Fund in collaboration with
the corporate sector to support filmmakers
Incentivise & Facilitate Arts & Culture Promotion
• Make musical concerts, entertainment events, art exhibitions etc
tax free to support local musicians and artists
• Encourage the culture of arts and entertainment
• Simplify the process of obtaining NOCs for such events
Take Pakistan to The World
• Partner with MOFA to organize “Festival of Pakistan” across all
international cities to promote and celebrate the culture and
heritage of Pakistan
Benefit on Existing Initiatives
• Partner with Literary Festivals and expand the similar events to
the tier two cities
Combined Museums as Cultural Nurseries
• Launch combined Museum, Library and Arts Centers across all
Districts of Pakistan
• Use premise of combined museums as an active place for:
• Promotion of Pakistani culture and heritage
• Workshops of local art
• Exhibitions and activities for local artists will be organised
Learn and Build from Historic Glory
• Revive the Ancient Silk Route across the Himalayas to promote
our history, trade and tourism
Back Policy with Financial Support
• Launch Cultural Entrepreneurs Grant for established artists who
want to venture into commercial activities related to Arts,
Culture and Heritage
Partner with International Bodies
• Improve working relationship with UNESCO to list all heritage
sites of Pakistan as World Heritage
Build Core Competence Through Education
• Partner with HEC to ensure Higher Education related to
performing arts is taught at all top universities.
• Include professional courses and degree programs on writing,
acting, singing, dance, music, film and theatre
Revitalise Pakistan Television
• PTV and Radio Pakistan as the champion of Pakistani Culture
and Arts
• Leverage the existing infrastructure and resources of both the
organisation for the promotion of performing arts at the ground
level by
• Conducting recognized and professional workshops, courses
and degrees
Enhance art, culture and national heritage
• Establish A National Heritage & Culture Fund in cooperation with
corporate sector to preserve and rehabilitate national heritage
sites and develop culture infrastructure
• Develop a digital National Heritage Archive
• Establish National Children Content Authority
Showcase Pakistan
• Establish a portal to promote tourism destinations
• Establish Pakistan Culture & Tourism Center in major cities across
the world
• Launch international film, culture, literary and performing art
festivals
PROMISES 2024-2029

Unlocking the untapped potential of Pakistan's tourism is our priority.
Our manifesto outlines a comprehensive plan to revolutionize tourism
finance, elevate capacity building, launch special initiatives, redefine
and revitalize tourism, facilitate resort development, eliminate
international barriers, implement effective digital marketing, open
Pakistan to the world, inspire tourism through infrastructure
development, and ultimately, rebrand Pakistan on the global stage.
Increased inflow
• Increased International tourist arrivals to 1.75M
• Expanded domestic tourism to 38.3M tourists
Improved accessibility
• Established motorway networks throughout the country to
increase accessibility to tourism destinations
• Improved the modern intercity transport system to better the
quality of tourist services
• Introduced Lahore Sightseeing Double Decker Bus Service,
Metro Bus (in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan) and upcoming
Orange Train to brooiden the tourist network
Stimulated demand
• Renovated cultural and religious landmarksacross Punjab in
collaboration with the World Bank Group (WBG) with a total
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• Organized Cholistan Jeep Rally, and similar motor sports events
to promote sports tourism il'l the country
• Bolstered religious tourism by developing infrastructural facilities
at important Sikh sites
• Rebranded Soon Valley as an eco-friendly tourist destination
• Renovated Pakistan's only chairlift and cable car at Patriata to
improve tourist experience
• Launched food streets In various cities to promote culinary
tourism
BRAND PAKISTAN ON GOLBAL
TOURISM MAP
Institutionalizing Tourism Promotion and Financing
• Establish Tourism Finance Corporation to:
o Open financing for tourism projects
o Boost infrastructure and awareness
o Draft master plans, policies, and circuit plans
• Improve PTDC coordination with departments
• Enable SME investment in potential tourist centers
• Make leasing process for tourism easy and transparent
Capacity Building for World Class Tourism
• Higher Education Commission to mandate top universities to
start Hospitality Management Degrees
PROMISES 2024-2029
• Produce and train professionals matching international
standards
Special Tourism Initiatives
• Promote Tourism in the Northern and Coastal Areas
• Promote Religious Tourism
• Focus on Cultural Heritage:
o Temples in Katas Raj
o Buddha Heritage in Taxila
o Sikh sites in Punjab
o Sufi Shrines in South Punjab and Sindh
Rebranding & Reinventing Tourism
• Improve Pakistan's Tourism ranking by investing in infrastructure
development, cultural preservation, and hospitality to attract
international visitors
• Launch National Centre for Brand Development and develop a
National Brand Strategy
• Comprehensive International Campaigns:
o Phase 1: Brand Pakistan as a tourist destination
o Phase 2: Brand cities (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, etc.)
o Phase 3: Brand local destinations with distinct themes
• Facilitate public-private partnerships for festivals and cultural
events
• Promote local tourism through public awareness campaigns.
Facilitate Resorts To Value Addition
• Ease licensing for skiing, beach, and extreme sports resorts
• Define standards and prequalification for investors to ensure
globally competitive resorts
Eliminate Barriers to Tourism and Open Pakistan to the World
• Extend eVisa and visa on arrival to more countries
• Launch agreements with friendly countries for bilateral tourism
• Create a National Tourism Digital Directory for easy access to
tourist information
• Establish National Tourism Authority with representatives across
various ministries
• Upgrade the Skardu Airport to international status
• Strengthen ties with UNWTO for SDGs
Implement a Comprehensive Social Media Strategy for Tourism
PROMISES 2024-2029

• Excellent arrangements were made for Hajj and Umra
• Ziyaraat of various holy places were facilitated
• An Act has been passed by Parliament to provide for compulsory
teaching of the Holy Quran in Muslim schools
• A new radio station, FM 93.4 Sautul Quran, was launched that
broadcasts Quranic recitation
• The Hindu Marriage Bill was passed to regulate marriages and
divorces in Hindu community
• A Bill was prepared for Christian Marriages and extensive
consultations were held with various denominations to obtain
consensus
• Pakistan Penal Code was amended to curb forced marriages in
non-Muslim communities
• Enacted The Punjab Anand Karaj Act 2017, making Pakistan the
first country in the world to introduce legislation for registration
of Sikh marriages
• Pakistan Penal Code was amended to curb forced marriages in
non-Muslim communities
• A National Commission for Minorities was constituted
• The President and Prime Minister attended cultural functions of
Christmas and Holi to express solidarity
• National Action Plan for Human Rights was launched for
protection of human rights including rights of minorities
PAKISTAN FOR ALL:
UNITY AND DIVERSITY
PMLN has always firmly believed that interfaith harmony is vital for
Pakistan’s progress. PMLN Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
consistently strived, during his three terms as Prime Minister, to
ensure and protect the rights of religious minorities, and to ensure
their voices are heard and their issues are addressed. PMLN will
continue to strive to do the same in government and to ensure
religious minorities fundamental rights are protected as enshrined in
Pakistan’s Constitution.
• Initiated ‘Road to Makkah Project’ with special facilitation of Hujjaj in custom and immigration clearance at Airports
• Held International Seerat un Nabi (SAW) conference
• Established Recycling Plant for Shaheed Pages of the Holy Quran
Conforming with International Protocols
• Implementation of the UNGA Resolution 135/47 which is a
declaration of minority rights
• Effectively implement international protocols and conventions
for minority rights that Pakistan is a signatory to
• Establish effective monitoring and reporting mechanisms on
implementation of conventions and laws regarding minorities
Building National Integration Through Rights
• Introduction and implementation of policies to build interfaith
harmony
• Legislate to prevent Forced Conversions
• Enforcement of strict penalties for persecution of minorities
• Enforce Implementation of the existing section(s) of the
Pakistan Penal Code relating to curbing forced conversion and
forced marriage of women and girls from minority religious
communities
Safety & Security of Minorities
• Legislate against incitement of violence on religious minorities
• Create a special task force for protection of life, property and
religious places of minorities in Pakistan
• Set severe punishments and penalties for those inciting
violence
• Crackdown against all forms of hate-speech, verbal, visual, and
written against religious minorities
Strengthen Democratic Institutions for Rights of Minorities
• Strengthen the National Commission for Minorities to curb
violation of the rights of the minorities
• Strengthen National and Provincial Human Rights Commissions
and expand to District-level subsidiaries
Special Initiatives
• Include and integrate interreligious harmony as a subject in the
national curriculum to rase early awareness and sensitisation in
society
Economic Enabling & Empowerment
• Increase quotas and ensure effective implementation of quotas
for minority communities
• Introduce economic prosperity opportunities through provision
of interest free loans for minority communities especially for
youth
• Special schemes for improved livelihoods of persons from
minority religious communities to ensure skill building, micro
finance, capacity building and awareness
Institutional Awareness & Transformation
• Strengthen institutions and mechanisms mandated with
protection and promotion of minority rights.
• Mandatory human rights education in schools and colleges and
promote countrywide awareness of human rights
• Raising public awareness about the rights of minorities
Inclusivity, Integration, Facilitation of Minorities
• Implementation of measures to ensure effective participation of
minorities in the electoral process and adequate representation
in elected bodies at national, provincial and local levels
• Provision of model cemeteries, model crematoriums, and last
rites services and governmental security to all worship spaces
PROMISE 2024-2029

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LIST OF SUB-COMMITTEES
Sr.
No.
Name of Committee Name of Convener
1. Supremacy of Constitution Barrister Zafarullah Khan
2. Legal Reforms and Access to
Justice
Senator Azam Nazir Tarar
3. Economy Ahsan Iqbal
4. Trade/Industry and Natural
Resources
Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan
5. Poverty Alleviation and Reduction
in Inflation and Employement
Ali Pervez Malik
6. Agriculture Riaz ul Haq Jujj
7. Energy Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan
8. Labour/Manpower Peasants Nasir ud Din Mehmood
9. Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi
10. Overseas Pakistanis Barrister Amjad Malik
11. Accountability / Elimination of
Corruption
Bashir Memon
12. Education Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan
13. Information Technology Sardar Awais Khan Leghari
14. Health Khawaja Salman Rafique
15. Youth Affairs Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan
16. Sports Shaza Fatima Khawaja
17. Women Empowerment Nuzhat Sadiq
18. Human Rights / Minorities Kamran Micheal
19. History, National Heritage and
Culture
Pervez Rasheed
20. Tourism Pervez Rasheed
21. Water and Food Security Ahsan Iqbal
22. Sustainable Development and
Climate Change
Maryam Aurangzeb
23. Religious Faith and Interfaith
Harmony
Senator Pir Sabir Shah
24. Media and Freedom of Speech /
Access to Information
Pervez Rasheed
25. National Security Ahsan Iqbal
26. Democratic Governance Reforms /
Public Sector Reforms and
Democratic Oversight
Ahsan Iqbal
27. Local Government Khawaja Saad Rafique
28. Federation and Provincial Harmony Sardar Awais Khan Leghari
29. Infrastructure Development and
Transport
Khawaja Saad Rafique
30. CEPEC Ahsan Iqbal
31. Initiatives for Special Persons Maryam Aurangzeb
32. Population Management Maryam Aurangzeb
To ensure effective implementation
of the manifesto
“SPECIAL MONITORING AND
IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL”
shall be established which will
submit a quarterly performance
report of the government

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