Economy and Livelihood

An Economy That Serves People, Not Privilege

Jamaat-e-Islami will pursue an economy in which wealth circulates through productive activity rather than remaining concentrated through monopoly, political influence, interest-based exploitation and privileged access to the state.

A binding Charter of Economy will establish long-term continuity on taxation, energy, exports, industrialisation, debt reduction, employment and social protection. The transition towards an Islamic financial order will be pursued through a phased programme based on profit-and-loss sharing, Islamic development finance, interest-free microfinance and Shariah-compliant public financing.

Key Policy Pillars

• Tax Justice: Exempt monthly salaries up to Rs125,000 from income tax, reduce excessive indirect taxation and eliminate unjust exemptions for powerful economic groups.
• Progressive Taxation: Introduce agricultural income taxation on large landholdings while protecting small cultivators, digitise land and water taxation and strengthen FBR enforcement.
• Government Austerity: Reduce non-development expenditure by a targeted 30 percent and eliminate unnecessary official privileges, luxury vehicles, excessive protocol and wasteful spending.
• Affordable Energy: Reduce electricity and fuel costs, review unjust IPP agreements, eliminate punitive billing structures and strengthen consumer protection.
• Energy Independence: Promote hydropower, nuclear energy, solar and wind manufacturing, battery storage and domestic energy technology.
• Industrialisation and Employment: Establish a National Industrial Renewal Programme focused on stable energy prices, export finance, technology transfer, industrial clusters and SME development.
• Public Enterprise Reform: Retain and reform strategic public assets, introduce professional management and ensure transparent, competitive processes wherever privatisation is necessary.
• Accountability and Clean Government: Restructure accountability institutions, eliminate political interference and publish procurement, development spending and government contracts.
• Labour Rights and Fair Wages: Enforce inflation-indexed minimum wages, timely salaries, occupational safety, social security and protection for informal and home-based workers.
• Productive Welfare: Replace political dependency with education, vocational training, healthcare, employment placement, small-business finance and digital skills.
• Tourism and Local Economies: Develop heritage, religious, cultural, coastal and ecological tourism while supporting local businesses and community employment.
• Overseas Pakistanis: Simplify digital and consular services, reduce remittance costs and provide investment facilitation and legal assistance.
• International Economic Relations: Strengthen trade, investment and technology partnerships, complete CPEC projects transparently and expand access to international markets.

Implementation Flow

Fiscal audit → Charter of Economy → Tax and energy legislation → Government austerity → IPP and public-enterprise restructuring → Industrial and SME investment → Employment expansion → Independent public audit

Fiscal Reform and Government Austerity

• Restructure taxation to place a fairer burden on those with greater financial capacity.
• Reduce unnecessary government expenditure and publish annual expenditure audits.
• Digitise taxation, land records and water charges.
• Eliminate unjustified tax exemptions and strengthen action against large-scale evasion.

Affordable Energy and Energy Independence

• Review and renegotiate unjust power-generation agreements.
• Reduce unnecessary fuel and electricity costs.
• Strengthen NEPRA's consumer-protection and competition role.
• Encourage renewable energy, hydropower, nuclear power and domestic energy manufacturing.

Industrial Growth and Public Enterprise Reform

• Introduce predictable taxation and stable industrial energy tariffs.
• Establish industrial clusters connected to universities and technical institutions.
• Support SMEs through export finance and simplified business registration.
• Introduce professional management, performance contracts and transparent procurement in state-owned enterprises.

Accountability and Labour Protection

• Restructure NAB, FIA and other accountability institutions to ensure independence.
• Publish government procurement, supplementary grants and contractor ownership information.
• Enforce minimum wages, timely salaries and workplace safety.
• Expand social-security coverage and protect informal and home-based workers.

Productive Welfare and Economic Opportunity

• Connect eligible welfare beneficiaries with education, training and employment.
• Expand interest-free microfinance and small-business support.
• Develop community-based tourism and local enterprises.
• Improve overseas Pakistanis' access to investment and consular services.

Core Outcomes

Measurable results expected from full implementation.

• Reduced tax burden on salaried and middle-income households.
• Fairer taxation of wealthy individuals and large landowners.
• Lower and more stable electricity and fuel costs.
• Reduced government waste and unnecessary expenditure.
• Expanded industrial production, exports and employment.
• More transparent and professionally managed public enterprises.
• Reduced debt dependence and stronger domestic investment.
• Inflation-linked wages and improved labour protection.
• Productive social protection and reduced poverty.
• Increased tourism, remittances and international trade.