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Pakistan Pushes Privatisation Drive With HBFCL Price to CCoP, PIA Consortium Update, Airport Concession Plan

Final signoffs now hinge on CCoP approval followed by cabinet ratification.

Overview

  • The Privatisation Commission Board held its 242nd meeting in Islamabad under Adviser Muhammad Ali and advanced actions covering HBFCL, PIA and the Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi airports.
  • The board sent HBFCL’s reference price and sale agreement terms to the CCoP, with PMRCL confirmed as the sole pre-qualified bidder and its submitted bid to be opened only after the approvals process.
  • The PIA process was updated as AKD Group joined the Arif Habib Corporation–led consortium in line with Statement of Qualifications criteria.
  • The commission recommended placing the three major airports into the privatisation programme through long-term management concessions.
  • Officials reaffirmed a focus on transparency, speed and strategic execution, with further steps dependent on CCoP decisions followed by cabinet ratification.