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Pakistan • 2026-10-31, 22:42 PKT • ~1 min read

Pakistan's SMEs: a priority on paper, not yet in practice

پاکستان کے چھوٹے کاروبار: کاغذ پر ترجیح، عمل میں ابھی نہیں

पाकिस्तान के छोटे कारोबार: काग़ज़ पर प्राथमिकता, व्यवहार में अभी नहीं

Pakistan's SMEs: a priority on paper, not yet in practice

Key points

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मुख्य बातें

  • An opinion piece in Business Recorder argues that Pakistan's small and medium enterprises, and small farmers, are repeatedly called national priorities but still see little real change.
  • It notes renewed attention from the prime minister, the finance minister and the State Bank governor, including a new financing framework for small firms and farmers backed by a risk coverage facility.
  • But it says announcements, meetings and frameworks should not be mistaken for results: small businesses still struggle with costly credit, collateral demands, complex paperwork, high compliance costs, uncertain taxes and weak access to technology and markets.
  • بزنس ریکارڈر کے ایک تجزیاتی مضمون میں کہا گیا ہے کہ پاکستان کے چھوٹے اور درمیانے کاروبار اور چھوٹے کسانوں کو بار بار قومی ترجیح کہا جاتا ہے، لیکن عملی طور پر ابھی بہت کم تبدیلی آئی ہے۔ اس میں وزیراعظم، وزیر خزانہ اور اسٹیٹ بینک کے گورنر کی نئی توجہ کا ذکر ہے، جس میں چھوٹی فرموں اور کسانوں کے لیے رسک کوریج سہولت کے ساتھ نیا مالیاتی خاکہ بھی شامل ہے۔ لیکن مضمون کہتا ہے کہ اعلانات، اجلاسوں اور خاکوں کو نتائج نہ سمجھا جائے: چھوٹے کاروبار اب بھی مہنگے قرض، ضمانت کی شرائط، پیچیدہ کاغذی کارروائی، زیادہ تعمیلی اخراجات، غیر یقینی ٹیکسوں اور ٹیکنالوجی و منڈیوں تک کم رسائی سے جوجھ رہے ہیں۔ مضمون میں چھوٹے کاروباروں کی مالی معاونت، روزگار، برآمدات اور کسانوں کی آمدنی کے قابل پیمائش اہداف کا مطالبہ کیا گیا ہے، تاکہ مدد کا فیصلہ اعلانات سے نہیں بلکہ نتائج سے ہو۔
  • बिज़नेस रिकॉर्डर के एक विश्लेषणात्मक लेख में कहा गया है कि पाकिस्तान के छोटे और मझोले कारोबारों और छोटे किसानों को बार-बार राष्ट्रीय प्राथमिकता कहा जाता है, लेकिन व्यवहार में अभी बहुत कम बदलाव आया है। इसमें प्रधानमंत्री, वित्त मंत्री और स्टेट बैंक के गवर्नर के नए ध्यान का ज़िक्र है, जिसमें छोटी कंपनियों और किसानों के लिए जोखिम कवर सुविधा के साथ नया वित्तीय ढांचा भी शामिल है। लेकिन लेख कहता है कि घोषणाओं, बैठकों और ढांचों को नतीजे न समझा जाए: छोटे कारोबार अब भी महंगे कर्ज़, ज़मानत की शर्तों, जटिल काग़ज़ी कार्रवाई, ज़्यादा अनुपालन लागत, अनिश्चित करों और तकनीक व बाज़ारों तक कम पहुंच से जूझ रहे हैं। लेख में छोटे कारोबारों के वित्तपोषण, रोज़गार, निर्यात और किसानों की आय के मापने योग्य लक्ष्यों की मांग की गई है, ताकि मदद का फैसला घोषणाओं से नहीं बल्कि नतीजों से हो।

An opinion piece in Business Recorder argues that Pakistan's small and medium enterprises, and small farmers, are repeatedly called national priorities but still see little real change. It notes renewed attention from the prime minister, the finance minister and the State Bank governor, including a new financing framework for small firms and farmers backed by a risk coverage facility. But it says announcements, meetings and frameworks should not be mistaken for results: small businesses still struggle with costly credit, collateral demands, complex paperwork, high compliance costs, uncertain taxes and weak access to technology and markets. The piece calls for measurable targets on SME financing, jobs, exports and farm incomes, so support is judged by delivery, not by declarations.

بزنس ریکارڈر کے ایک تجزیاتی مضمون میں کہا گیا ہے کہ پاکستان کے چھوٹے اور درمیانے کاروبار اور چھوٹے کسانوں کو بار بار قومی ترجیح کہا جاتا ہے، لیکن عملی طور پر ابھی بہت کم تبدیلی آئی ہے۔ اس میں وزیراعظم، وزیر خزانہ اور اسٹیٹ بینک کے گورنر کی نئی توجہ کا ذکر ہے، جس میں چھوٹی فرموں اور کسانوں کے لیے رسک کوریج سہولت کے ساتھ نیا مالیاتی خاکہ بھی شامل ہے۔ لیکن مضمون کہتا ہے کہ اعلانات، اجلاسوں اور خاکوں کو نتائج نہ سمجھا جائے: چھوٹے کاروبار اب بھی مہنگے قرض، ضمانت کی شرائط، پیچیدہ کاغذی کارروائی، زیادہ تعمیلی اخراجات، غیر یقینی ٹیکسوں اور ٹیکنالوجی و منڈیوں تک کم رسائی سے جوجھ رہے ہیں۔ مضمون میں چھوٹے کاروباروں کی مالی معاونت، روزگار، برآمدات اور کسانوں کی آمدنی کے قابل پیمائش اہداف کا مطالبہ کیا گیا ہے، تاکہ مدد کا فیصلہ اعلانات سے نہیں بلکہ نتائج سے ہو۔

बिज़नेस रिकॉर्डर के एक विश्लेषणात्मक लेख में कहा गया है कि पाकिस्तान के छोटे और मझोले कारोबारों और छोटे किसानों को बार-बार राष्ट्रीय प्राथमिकता कहा जाता है, लेकिन व्यवहार में अभी बहुत कम बदलाव आया है। इसमें प्रधानमंत्री, वित्त मंत्री और स्टेट बैंक के गवर्नर के नए ध्यान का ज़िक्र है, जिसमें छोटी कंपनियों और किसानों के लिए जोखिम कवर सुविधा के साथ नया वित्तीय ढांचा भी शामिल है। लेकिन लेख कहता है कि घोषणाओं, बैठकों और ढांचों को नतीजे न समझा जाए: छोटे कारोबार अब भी महंगे कर्ज़, ज़मानत की शर्तों, जटिल काग़ज़ी कार्रवाई, ज़्यादा अनुपालन लागत, अनिश्चित करों और तकनीक व बाज़ारों तक कम पहुंच से जूझ रहे हैं। लेख में छोटे कारोबारों के वित्तपोषण, रोज़गार, निर्यात और किसानों की आय के मापने योग्य लक्ष्यों की मांग की गई है, ताकि मदद का फैसला घोषणाओं से नहीं बल्कि नतीजों से हो।

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