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ABS & Co advises a major MNC on end-to-end legal structuring for business operations in Pakistan

December 23, 2025

ABS & Co has advised a foreign enterprise on its incorporation and comprehensive legal structuring in Pakistan. The mandate encompassed end to end corporate and regulatory structuring, including incorporation before the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, security clearances from the Ministry of Interior, permissions from the Board of Investment, and the complete State Bank of Pakistan share registration process for foreign equity investment.

ABS & Co facilitates a Strategic Tripartite Agreement enabling landmark PKR 1 Billion Special Technology Zone transaction

December 19, 2025

ABS & Co has advised Future Developments Holdings Pvt Ltd on a PKR 1 billion land transaction within the Capital Smart City’s Special Technology Zone, a zone licensed by the Special Technology Zones Authority. The firm facilitated the structuring and execution of a strategic tripartite arrangement between Future Developments Holdings Pvt Ltd, FDH Tech Park, and the investor, enabling the acquisition of land designated for a state-of-the-art data centre within the Capital Smart City.

NBP employees are not government servants, rules IHC

December 14, 2025

ABS & Co recently represented NBP in a writ petition before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), where the firm successfully defended the Bank’s position. The Court once again held that NBP employees are not government or civil servants and therefore cannot be described as “Government Officers” on their passports.

ABS & Co shapes policy framework for Punjab’s model cattle markets

December 13, 2025

ABS & Co was engaged by the Punjab Cattle Market Management & Development Company (PCMMDC) as project legal advisors to lead the company’s transition towards modern, transparent, and institutionalized governance of cattle markets across Punjab. In this capacity, we drafted and developed key policy and governance instruments for the company, including the Barrah Allotment Policy and the Terms of Reference (TORs) of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the Board of Directors.

ABS & Co secures recognition of foreign arbitral award

December 5, 2025

ABS & Co successfully represented Nunchi Marine Pte Ltd before the High Court of Sindh, Karachi, in proceedings seeking recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award rendered by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

ABS & Co successfully represents a major public sector entity in land acquisition proceedings

November 10, 2025

ABS & Co has successfully defended a Public Sector Entity against a potential liability of approximately PKR 2 billion in a land acquisition compensation matter, before the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Rawalpindi. In this case, landowners claimed compensation at a rate of PKR 800,000 per kanal, along with 15% compulsory acquisition charges and 8% compound interest from the date of the award until payment.

ABS & Co drafts Pakistan’s First National Cybersecurity Bill, 2025

October 21, 2025

ABS & Co prepared Pakistan’s first National Cybersecurity Bill, aimed at regulating Cybersecurity Service Providers and establishing National and Regional Cybersecurity Response Teams to effectively address cybersecurity threats. The bill was drafted for National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT).

ABS & Co conducts legal review and gap analysis of Zambia’s PPP framework in light of global best practices

October 19, 2025

ABS & Co undertook a comprehensive review of Zambia’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) legal framework against the internationally recognized APMG PPP Guide, delivering strategic insights for aligning national law with global best practices. This assignment was carried out for a Pakistan-based client seeking to invest across multiple sectors in Zambia, with the objective of ensuring that the country’s PPP regime is equipped to support sustainable, transparent, and investor-friendly projects.

ABS & Co leads digital transformation of Punjab’s cattle market auctions

October 13, 2025

ABS & Co was engaged by the Punjab Cattle Market Management & Development Company (PCMMDC) to lead its ambitious digital reform agenda. At the heart of this transformation was the development of the first-of-its-kind E-Auction Policy, which revolutionized the way collection rights for cattle markets across Punjab are auctioned.

ABS & Co engaged by CDA on the Gandhara Heritage & citizens club PPP Project

October 3, 2025

ABS & Co has been engaged by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) as Transaction Advisors, alongside consortium partners KPMG and Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates, to provide comprehensive legal advisory services for the operationalization of the Ghandhara Heritage and Citizens Club at Islamabad.

ABS & Co advises Sazgar Engineering Works on global expansion and clean mobility initiatives

September 29, 2025

ABS & Co is pleased to have recently advised Sazgar Engineering Works Limited, a leading Pakistani three-wheeler manufacturer and pioneer in low-emission and electric mobility solutions, in its expansion into international markets by handling the full cycle of international supply chain arrangements and cross-border contractual, regulatory, and compliance matters critical to its global strategy.

Partner appointed as Dispute Board (DB) member on KIV Project, Karachi

July 4, 2025

ABS & Co is pleased to announce that Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi, Partner and Head of the firm’s Construction & Engineering Practice, has been appointed as a Dispute Board (DB) Member on the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme – K-IV 260 MGD (Phase I), one of Pakistan’s largest and most strategically significant urban infrastructure projects.

Guarantee Engineers engages ABS & Co in major construction arbitration

June 15, 2025

ABS & Co has been retained by Guarantee Engineers to represent the company in a high-value contractual dispute related to the Establishment of the Tertiary Care Hospital, Nishtar-II, Multan – a flagship public sector project executed under the aegis of the Infrastructure Development Authority of Punjab (IDAP).

ABS & Co represents Zahir Khan & Brothers (ZKB) in Metro Bus Project dispute

April 24, 2025

ABS & Co has been engaged by Zahir Khan & Brothers (ZKB) – a top-tier construction company registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council as a No Limit contractor (CA-125) – in a high-stakes matter relating to the release of its retention money kept by the Employer against the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project.

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