# Chamber Proposes PERA and EPA Law Reforms

> Punjab Chamber seeks business-friendly regulatory changes before Senate review.
- Title: Chamber Proposes PERA and EPA Law Reforms | Shortify
- Summary: Punjab Chamber seeks business-friendly regulatory changes before Senate review. Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposed amendments to PERA and EPA…
- Keywords: punjab chamber of commerce, pera, epa, regulatory reforms, business law amendments, senate committees, pakistan, The Express Tribune
- Source: The Express Tribune — https://tribune.com.pk/story/2638874/chamber-drafts-changes-to-pera-epa-laws
- Author: Our Correspondent
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:01:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: punjab chamber of commerce, pera, epa, regulatory reforms, business law amendments, senate committees, news, pakistan
## Chamber submits PERA and EPA amendments
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented proposed changes to Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority and Environmental Protection Agency laws to Punjab Assembly speaker.
## Businesses face regulatory disruptions
Businesses reported raids, inspections and arrests under regulatory laws causing apprehension about routine operations.
## Chamber advocates financial penalties
The chamber argued violations should be addressed through financial penalties and corrective measures rather than arrests.
## Senate to hear business concerns
Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani promised businesses a hearing before finance, commerce and industry committees.
## Chamber seeks Senate committee role
The chamber proposed making its president an ex-officio member of Senate's economic standing committees and a review mechanism for business legislation.
## Key takeaway

Punjab Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposed amendments to PERA and EPA laws to reduce business disruptions through financial penalties instead of arrests.