{
  "id": 5454582,
  "title": "PM approves establishment of trade facilitation board",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pm-approves-establishment-of-trade-facilitation-board",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:40:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437875/pm-approves-establishment-of-trade-facilitation-board"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the establishment of a Trade Facilitation Board (TFB) to streamline Pakistan's trade supply chain and address non-tariff barriers to cross-border trade. The TFB will be chaired by the prime minister, who will make decisions on issues affecting the entire trade supply chain and devise a roadmap for trade promotion. The board will also develop a Trade Facilitation Index and a monitoring strategy. Additionally, the prime minister directed authorities to improve port capacity and efficiency, coordinate among government departments, ensure regulatory compliance, and facilitate the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in international trade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}