Pakistan seeks early signing of GCC free trade agreement in talks with Qatar
Pakistan has called for the early signing of the Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and sought greater market access and Qatari investment in key sectors during talks in Doha, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, Dr Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, co-chaired the second…
Indian Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has expressed interest in visiting Pakistan to attend the 4th International Punjabi Conference in Lahore, which is set to take place from November 27 to 29. According to the Daily Times, Mann stated during an Indian Punjab Assembly session that he received an invitation to the event from Pakistani Punjabi poet Baba Najmi.
During a meeting of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Task Force on Trade and Investment in Doha on October 24, Pakistan called for the early signing of the Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement. The Business Recorder reports that Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, Dr Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, co-chaired the talks. Pakistan also sought greater market access and Qatari investment, requesting the removal of restrictions on bone-in meat exports to Qatar.
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- Bhagwant Mann seeks Pakistan visit for Lahore Punjabi conference dailytimes.com.pk
