Govt withdraws duties on 4,000 tariff lines
July 18, 2021
SIALKOT: The government withdrew customs duties on more than half of tariff lines which exporters should capitalise on to increase exports, commerce adviser said on Saturday.
Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood the ministry of commerce removed customs duties on 4,000 tariff lines of raw materials and intermediate inputs, which constitute 54 percent of all tariff lines, to stimulate the industrial activity.
âPakistan is moving in the right direction, and the focus is on âmake in Pakistanâ,â Dawood said addressing a meeting with businessmen at Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing a meeting of the Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum on Thursday. PPI
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Thursday vowed to expand multifaceted bilateral cooperation to all areas of mutual interest and stressed the need for resolution of the Afghanistan conflict through internal political process imperative for peace and progress of the whole region.
The two countries made these commitments on the first day of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day official visit to Uzbekistan where they jointly hosted Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum on ‘Central and South Asia 2021: Regional Connectivity Challenges and Opportunities’, in the Uzbek capital.
PM Khan, while addressing the business forum, expressed the hope that Pakistan’s connectivity (through rail, road and aviation) with Uzbekistan in trade and bilateral spheres would open up new avenues of prosperity in the region. “Pakistan has immense potential to connect Central Asia w
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan vow to increase bilateral trade
July 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday agreed on the importance of further increasing bilateral trade and investment through partnership between the public and private sectors.
The countries decided to involve the relevant chambers of commerce, and export development and investment promotion agencies during the sixth meeting of the Uzbek-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation in Tashkent, according to a statement.
They decided to attract leading companies in pharmaceuticals, textile, leather, production of construction materials and agriculture industries.
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood co-chaired the meeting.
Pakistan, Uzbekistan to develop film on first Mughal emperor Babar: PM Imran Khan
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FM Qureshi, federal ministers and delegation of businessmen accompany PM Imran Khan.
Pakistan and Uzbekistan sign multiple MoUs and agreements during day 1 of trip.
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Pakistan and Uzbekistan will develop a film on the first Mughal emperor, Zaheer ud din Babar, so that the young people of both the countries know of the connection between each other.
“[It] is extremely exciting that we have decided now to make a film on the first of the great Mughals, Zahreeruddin Babar,” said PM Imran Khan in a joint press conference with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.