Key measures to support exports: Ministries, provinces directed to maintain momentum

Business Recorder reported that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired an inter-ministerial session on Thursday to push the country's export and trade agenda forward. Dar stressed easier trade procedures, better quality and competitiveness of Pakistani goods, wider market access and a more varied export base. One route highlighted was fuller use of GSP+ preferences available in the European Union.

Dar restated the government's pledge to a unified effort across every arm of the state for lifting exports and deepening economic ties, while continuing outreach to overseas partners. Federal ministries and provincial administrations were told to keep existing export measures moving forward. Those present included SAPM Tariq Bajwa, several federal secretaries, and senior officials from federal and provincial governments.