According to a Government release on 7 September 2017, Pakistan's Federal Cabinet has approved the signing of an amending protocol to the 2005 income tax treaty with Bahrain. The Federal Cabinet also approved the negotiation of protocols to update the exchange of information Articles of the 1994 tax treaty with Finland, the 1984 tax treaty with Italy, and the 1985 tax treaty with Turkey. Details of each protocol will be published once available.