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The federal cabinet’s legislative review committee has approved amendments to Pakistan’s foreign exchange laws, changes to Armed Forces retirement leave arrangements, and a legal package transferring plant protection functions to a new regulatory authority.

Islamabad will become Pakistan's first fully cashless city by December 31, with cash payments set to be discontinued in all departments of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) after November 30.

Mobilink Bank, one of the largest microfinance Banks in Pakistan, has signed a Sale Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 82.51% shareholding in Apna Microfinance Bank Limited (Apna Bank), subject to applicable legal and regulatory approvals.

Pakistan's technology services sector continues to post one of the few bright spots in the country's services trade ledger, with State Bank of Pakistan balance-of-payments data confirming steady year-on-year gains in computer and information services receipts.

Across industrial estates in Karachi, Lahore, and Sialkot as well as residential sectors in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the rapid installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems is fundamentally altering daytime electricity consumption on Pakistan's national grid.