KARACHI – The Sindh government has launched a new digital platform to make it easier for businesses to get licences and registrations, ending the need for long queues and manual paperwork.
The initiative, launched under the World Bank’s economic reform programme, aims to fully digitalise government services related to business approvals across the province.
Under the Sindh Advanced Business Regulation Reform, the provincial government has started issuing e-permits and e-licences through a single online portal as part of the Click Project — an initiative of the Sindh Investment Department to improve the investment environment and public service delivery, especially in Karachi.
According to Investment Department Additional Secretary and Project Director Behzad Amir Memon, the first phase of the digital licensing and payment system has been completed successfully. “In less than three months, Sindh has earned Rs5 million through digital applications and payments,” he said.
ALSO READ
Punjab to digitize all toll plazas under ‘One App, One System’
Memon added that the three-phase project will be completed by May 2026, after which 19 provincial departments and their revenue streams will be fully digitalised. So far, nine departments have gone online, offering 32 types of business certifications and licences.
These departments include School and College Education, Health, Sindh Healthcare Commission, Sindh Food Authority, Labour and Human Resources, Industries and Commerce, Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, and the Sindh Small Industries Corporation.
According to Click Project’s Senior Automation Specialist Tahir Ali Khan, more than 1,700 e-licences and e-certificates have been issued in just two and a half months, generating over Rs5 million in provincial revenue.
He said that applicants can now apply for business licences through a single online portal. The system is linked with NADRA e-ECP, PMD, and 1Link, ensuring secure identity verification and digital payments.
ALSO READ
Textile exports rise 6.19% in first quarter of FY 2025-26
The newly digitalised services include private school and college registration, food business licences, healthcare establishment licences, shop and factory registration, medicine sale and manufacturing licences, partnership firm registration, boiler registration, and environmental management plan approvals.
In the next phases, other institutions — including the Sindh Building Control Authority — will also be integrated into the digital framework.
Officials said the project will help reduce bureaucratic delays, improve transparency, and facilitate investors through a “single-click” approval system, making it faster and easier to do business in Sindh.
