Background

The Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade (REMIT) Programme, funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and implemented by Adam Smith International (ASI), provides technical assistance to the Government of Pakistan to improve the business environment, attract investment, and support sustainable economic growth.

Effective implementation of the SEZ Phase-Out Implementation Plan requires accurate, ground-level information on SEZ operations, infrastructure readiness, incentive utilisation, and investor experiences across provinces. Many SEZ-related challenges—such as incomplete infrastructure, underutilised plots, stalled investments, and unresolved investor grievances—are best understood through direct engagement with zone authorities, developers, enterprises, and provincial institutions.

To support evidence-based diagnostics and ensure that analytical outputs reflect on-ground realities, REMIT seeks to engage Fieldwor...