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KARACHI / ISLAMABAD, September 14–15, 2025 — In a welcome relief to Pakistan’s industrial and trading sectors, the government has extended the waiver on Dangerous Petroleum Licences (DPL) for import clearances of chemical and petrochemical industrial raw materials. The extension, officially communicated by the Department of Explosives in a letter dated September 10, 2025, will […]
Uncertainty Over Excluded Inputs Hurts Textile Exporters The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC), a non-profit research and advocacy body, has issued a stark warning over recent amendments to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS), citing the ambiguous exclusion of key raw materials that are already crippling textile exports. In a letter dated August 1, 2025, addressed to […]
Punjab’s efforts to ban single-use plastic bags are falling short, not because of a lack of laws, but due to ineffective enforcement and a failure to target production. Despite the ban, plastic bags are still widely available, especially in urban centers like Lahore, which generates around 65,000 tonnes of waste daily, about 20% of which […]
New REACH restriction targets up to 12 Cr(VI) compounds—including barium chromate—with exemptions in essential industrial processes, aiming to prevent environmental emissions and reduce cancer risk. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed EU-wide restrictions on hexavalent chromium substances under REACH, aiming to cut emissions by 17 tonnes/year and prevent ~195 cancer cases annually, with consultation […]
