The Independent System and Market Operator of Pakistan has opened the country’s first wheeling auction, offering 400MW to competitive suppliers serving large consumers. Proposals are due by 20 November 2026 under a framework that also mandates battery storage for solar and wind projects.
The SECP has invited stakeholder comments on the draft Venture Capital Bill, 2026, which would give venture capital a dedicated statute for the first time. RIAA Barker Gillette’s submission addresses the provisions that will determine whether the regime is used.
Junior Associate Safian Khan is a Junior Associate at RIAA Barker Gillette’s Islamabad office. He assists the firm’s partners and senior associates on a range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on transaction advisory for Public-Private Partnerships and infrastructure and development projects, alongside work in international trade law, legislative and regulatory drafting, […]
RIAA Barker Gillette advised DHA Energy Supply Company on the first NEPRA distribution licence, paired with a supplier of last resort licence, granted to a privately owned developer. The decision tests how far Pakistan’s competitive electricity market will admit new entrants.
The National Tariff Commission has initiated the first Pakistan safeguard investigation, under the bilateral safeguard clause of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement. We prepared the application for the domestic industry, concerning a surge in imports of vulcanised rubber thread and cord from China.
Associate Yasir Khan is an Associate at RIAA Barker Gillette Pakistan. He holds an LL.B. from Bahria University, Islamabad, and is enrolled with the Punjab Bar Council. His practice focuses on International Trade, Public-Private Partnerships, Corporate and Commercial matters, Dispute Resolution, and Income Tax. Yasir advises clients on a range of regulatory, transactional, and contentious […]
Associate Doost Muhammad Jan is a junior associate in the firm’s Karachi office. His practice spans admiralty law, commercial litigation, construction disputes, and legal advisory. He has experience in disputes arising under FIDIC-based construction contracts, including proceedings before Dispute Adjudication Boards (DAAB). He regularly appears before civil courts and quasi-judicial fora, and assists the firm’s […]
RIAA Barker Gillette acted as legal counsel to Bank AL Habib Limited on approximately PKR 5 billion in Shariah-compliant facilities financing an acquisition under the PIA privatisation. The mandate reflects the growing role of Islamic finance in Pakistan’s largest transactions.
A bulk carrier carrying a Zanzibar developer’s cargo was renamed, reflagged and sold mid-dispute. RIAA Barker Gillette secured a ship arrest in the Sindh High Court and the security its client needed.
RIAA Barker Gillette has appointed Shahmeer Naveed Arshad as a Partner in its Lahore office, strengthening the firm’s national practice across corporate, real estate, banking and finance, and dispute resolution.
