Rahnuma: This Policy Calendar page compiles key deadlines and milestones across Pakistan's IT and telecom landscape, spanning recurring annual commitments like mentorship pairings to specific benchmarks like 4G deployment figures from 2022 and upcoming fiscal windows such as the Budget 2027-28 FTR-permanence period in June–July 2027. For a policy lead, the most actionable items here are the manually tracked tax and budget deadlines, plus the ongoing women-specific incubator programs — making it a useful reference for aligning planning cycles with regulatory milestones.
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Compliance & planning
Deadlines & the Year Ahead
Dates the library flags — filing deadlines, budget cycles, and the windows where P@SHA's carried asks should be worked.
Flagged in the library
2022
Registered IT Companies — 4000 companies
MoITT Yearbook 2021-22
2022
IT Freelancers Registered — 50000 freelancers
MoITT Yearbook 2021-22
FY2021-22
Spectrum Auction Completion — Q2 2022
MoITT Yearbook 2021-22
2022
4G Base Stations Deployed — 35000 sites
MoITT Yearbook 2021-22
as of July 2021
Countries with operators investing in 5G — 133 countries
5G Readiness Plan for Pakistan (World Bank / MOITT)
as of July 2021
Operators with 3GPP compliant 5G launches — 174 operators
5G Readiness Plan for Pakistan (World Bank / MOITT)
as of 2023
Technology Zones Established — 21 zones
STZA FAQs: Tax Incentives & Forex Account Guidelines
FY 2022-23
Special Technology Zones Notified — 8 zones
STZA Annual Book 2022-23
FY 2022-23
NASTP Operational Companies — 77 companies
STZA Annual Book 2022-23
2018
STP Zones — Designated zones as notified by PSEB locations
Software Technology Parks (STP) Policy
2018
Policy Year — 2018 year
Software Technology Parks (STP) Policy
FY 2024-25
ICT Exports FY 2024-25 — 3.8 billion USD
PSEB Annual Reports
October 2025
Highest Monthly Export Record — 386 million USD
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
Registered IT Companies — 9400 companies
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
Registered Call Centers — 1400 call centers
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
Registered Freelancers — 16300 freelancers
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
Software Technology Parks & e-Rozgaar Centers — 57 facilities
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
INSPIRE Program Government Funding — 4.5 billion PKR
PSEB Annual Reports
April 2025
DFDI Forum Investment Commitments — 700 million USD
PSEB Annual Reports
2025
Consultation Period — Stakeholder consultation open
e-Commerce Policy 2.0: Draft (2025-30)
2025
Implementation Start — Post-consultation finalization TBD
e-Commerce Policy 2.0: Draft (2025-30)
2019 onward
Implementation Guidelines Timeline — Sequential Phased rollout expected
e-Commerce Policy of Pakistan
Planning anchors
Jun 2027
Tax Year close — FTR and salaried positions — 30 June (annual)
Jun–Jul 2027
Budget 2027-28 presentation cycle (FTR permanence window) — P@SHA recommendations due before budget statement