According to a government release on 3 October 2017, Pakistan's Federal Cabinet has approved the negotiation of amendments to the 1976 tax treaty with Canada, the 1999 tax treaty with Qatar, and the 1987 tax treaty with South Korea. Amendments to the treaties with Canada and Qatar would include updates to the exchange of information articles, while the amendments to the treaty with South Korea are not specified. Any resulting amendments would be the first to the respective treaties, and must be finalized, signed, and ratified before entering into force.