{
  "id": 16549376,
  "title": "Pakistan, Qatar explore new avenues for trade, investment cooperation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/pakistan-qatar-explore-new-avenues-for-trade-investment-cooperation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:06:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039815/pakistan-qatar-explore-new-avenues-for-trade-investment-cooperation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering bilateral economic ties, exploring fresh trade avenues, and deepening investment cooperation across sectors like agriculture, food security, manufacturing, IT, maritime transport, and infrastructure. This reaffirmation occurred at the second meeting of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint Task Force (JTF) on Trade and Investment, chaired by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Trade Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed in Doha. During the session, the duo assessed progress since the inaugural meeting in April 2026 and deliberated on actionable steps to boost trade, streamline investment, and forge industrial partnerships between the nations. Representatives from pertinent Pakistani ministries participated remotely, while the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), serving as the JTF's secretariat, managed the proceedings from Pakistan.\n\nDuring the deliberations, Pakistan underscored the significance of ratifying the Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement expeditiously, seeking Qatar's backing in finalizing the remaining formalities. The Pakistani delegation informed the meeting that it had completed the domestic approval process and transpired the approved agreement to the GCC Secretariat on December 31, 2025. The agreement aims to bolster trade relations and expand market access between Pakistan and GCC member states. Additionally, Pakistan raised concerns over restrictions on its bone-in meat exports to Qatar and sought an early resolution, having forwarded a comprehensive technical dossier on animal health and food safety to Qatari authorities. Agriculture and food security were focal points, with Pakistan proposing an MoU between the Trading Corporation of Pakistan and Qatar’s Hassad Food for rice supply, recently forwarded to the federal cabinet for approval. The delegation invited Qatari investors to explore opportunities in modern agriculture, grain storage facilities, silos, cold storage, advanced farming technologies, and the automobile sector, particularly electric vehicles under Pakistan's new EV policy. Joint manufacturing, technology transfer, and industrial partnerships were identified as areas for closer collaboration. Qatar emphasized the importance of bolstering cooperation in civil aviation and air traffic, which Pakistan welcomed and proposed to address through the Technical Working Group on Logistics and Communications. Pakistan also introduced the concept of an Investment Fund, inviting Qatari participation in infrastructure, agriculture, industrial development, IT, and other priority sectors. Both nations reaffirmed their commitment to ongoing engagement and effective follow-up via the JTF framework.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Qatar have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral economic ties, exploring new avenues for trade and investment, and expanding cooperation across key sectors, including agriculture, food security, manufacturing, information technology, maritime transport and infrastructure. The commitment was expressed during the second meeting of the Pakistan-Qatar Joint…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}