Balochistan Launches Digital Financial Reforms Across All Departments and Autonomous Bodies

**Quetta (Daily Qudrat):** The Balochistan government has taken a major step toward modernizing its financial system by implementing digital reforms across all departments, authorities, and autonomous institutions. The decision was finalized during a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan.

The meeting reviewed the progress and future roadmap for the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) across the province. Director General of the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA), Moeen-ur-Rehman Khan, participated via video link.

According to the Finance Department, all autonomous institutions will be integrated into a single digital platform, with budgets prepared and uploaded through IFMIS. Salaries, pensions, non-salary expenditures, and development spending will be processed through the system. Payments to employees, pensioners, vendors, and service providers will be made via the State Bank of Pakistan’s micro-payment gateway. Additionally, online billing solutions modeled on provincial government systems will be implemented across all autonomous institutions.

The meeting also highlighted that the implementation of the SAP-ERP system will begin in selected institutions, including the Gwadar Development Authority, from December 2025. Relevant institutions have been instructed to provide HR and financial data to ensure timely and effective implementation.

Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan directed all departments and authorities to take immediate practical steps, review the reforms in detail, and submit compliance reports to the Finance Department within the stipulated timeframe. He emphasized that the digitization of the financial system will enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability.

Director General GDA Moeen-ur-Rehman Khan assured the meeting that the Gwadar Development Authority will fully implement Balochistan’s digital financial reforms and provide the necessary data and support on time. The meeting concluded with a consensus to fast-track the complete digitization of government-to-person (G2P) and person-to-government (P2G) payments across the province.