LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Revenue, Haroon Akhtar, on Wednesday visited the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and held meetings with its chairman and other senior officials.
During the meetings, Haroon Akhtar Khan was briefed on the SECP’s functions, responsibilities and its proactive role towards creating fair and efficient corporate sector, capital market and non-bank financial sector.
The purpose of the briefing was to highlight policy aspects for the development of non-bank financial sector and capital market. He was also briefed on the efforts being made by the SECP in creating linkage between the futures market of commodities and the real economy.
During the meeting, a comprehensive presentation was given by the SECP officials to Haroon Akhtar Khan on tax proposals. The tax proposals were presented keeping in view the aspects related to development of the capital market, mutual fund industry and private pension schemes.
