FAISALABAD: Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry‚ Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP Plus) status would boost trade sector considerably.
Addressing the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry‚ he said that the GSP Plus status has been granted to Pakistan purely on merit. He said that efforts are also afoot to enhance trade and economic ties with the Central Asian States particularly in energy sector and talks for trade are also underway with the ASEAN countries.
He added that import of LNG will begin soon to resolve the issue of gas shortage to industries. He announced that FCCI would be given representation in various boards and standing committees’ meetings of the ministry. FCCI President Suhail Bin Rashid also spoke on the occassion.
