Overview
- An MoU establishing the Indonesia–Pakistan Joint Trade Committee was signed after talks in Karachi between Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Indonesian Vice Minister Dyah Roro Esty Widya Putri.
- Both governments agreed to work on expanding their Preferential Trade Agreement with the shared objective of moving toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement covering goods, services and investment.
- Indonesia’s vice minister highlighted services as a priority for the next phase of cooperation and cited Pakistan’s healthcare sector as a promising area for partnership.
- Pakistan’s Trade Development Authority requested early fruit import quotas, streamlined certification for Pakistani exports, notification of rice quotas and improved access for industrial‑grade potatoes.
- Pakistan announced a single‑country exhibition and business forum in Jakarta with ASEAN participation, while Indonesia reaffirmed continued palm oil supply that accounts for most of Pakistan’s edible oil demand and a large share of the $4.5 billion bilateral trade.