Editing Sialkot (section)

=== Public-Private Partnerships ===
Sialkot has a productive relationship between the civic administration and the city's entrepreneurs,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21709344-how-small-pakistani-city-became-world-class-manufacturing-hub-if-you-want-it-done-right|title=If you want it done right|newspaper=The Economist|date=27 October 2016|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> that dates to the colonial era. Sialkot's infrastructure was paid for by local taxes on industry,<ref name="anwar" /> and the city was one of the few in British Raj to have its own electric utility company.<ref name="anwar" />

Modern Sialkot's business community has assumed responsibility for developing infrastructure when the civic administration is unable to deliver requested services.<ref name="economist" /> The city's Chamber of Commerce established the [[Sialkot Dry Port]], the country's first dry-port in 1985 to reduce transit times by offering faster customs services.<ref name="economist" /> Members of the Chamber of Commerce allowed paid fees to help resurface the city's streets.<ref name="economist" /> The [[Sialkot International Airport]] was established by the local businesses community, is the only private airport in Pakistan.<ref name="economi">{{cite news|title=How a small Pakistani city became a world-class manufacturing hub|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21709344-how-small-pakistani-city-became-world-class-manufacturing-hub-if-you-want-it-done-right|access-date=29 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=29 October 2016}}</ref>