RIAA Advises Global Explosives Firm on Mining Sector in Pakistan
RIAA Barker Gillette has advised a global leader in commercial explosives and blasting technology on entering the mining sector in Pakistan. The firm prepared a comprehensive country report assessing the legal framework and country risks relevant to operations in the Tethyan Belt.
RIAA Secures DAAB Decision in Major Dispute on Key Indus River Project
RIAA Barker Gillette secured a binding DAAB ruling on FIDIC price adjustment mechanisms under Sub-Clause 13.7. The decision protects USD 20 million in public funds on a USD 90 million / PKR 17 billion Indus River irrigation project.
RIAA Advises on Acquisition of Novartis Pakistan by Getz Group
RIAA Barker Gillette advised International Investments II Limited, a Getz Group company, on its successful acquisition of Novartis Pharma (Pakistan) Limited. This landmark transaction marks a significant development in Pakistan's pharmaceutical sector.
RIAA advises PIGL on Attock Cement Pakistan proposed stake sale
RIAA Barker Gillette serves as sole legal counsel to Pharaon Investment Group Limited Holding S.A.L. on its proposed sale of majority stake in Attock Cement Pakistan Limited. The firm manages complete sell-side advisory with negotiations in final stages.
RIAA Barker Gillette has been engaged by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited as local counsel for the closing of its USD 400 million acquisition of Telenor Pakistan. Following shareholder approval in November 2025, the firm is supporting PTCL on all local closing, compliance, and regulatory aspects of Pakistan's most significant telecom consolidation in over a decade.
Increasing tax revenues has proven to be a significant challenge for recent Pakistani governments. The stagnation of the tax to GDP ratio to around 10 percent has widely been attributed to a host of inter-connected factors including weak enforcement, fragmented revenue administrations, low compliance by taxpayers, generous and distortionary exemptions and concessions to entire sectors of the economy and narrow tax bases.
Memorandum on Companies Ordinance, 2016 – Salient Changes
The Companies Ordinance, 2016 (the “2016 Ordinance”) was promulgated on 11 November 2016 and repealed the Companies Ordinance, 1984 (the “1984 Ordinance”), save for the provisions appearing in Sections 282A to 282N of the 1984 Ordinance relating to Non-Banking Finance Companies. This memorandum outlines the material changes brought about by the 2016 Ordinance.
