Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told EU Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis that Pakistan will deepen trade cooperation through the GSP+ scheme.
- The EU envoy said the bloc will continue close engagement on trade and flagged the first EU–Pakistan Business Forum scheduled for April.
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar chaired an inter‑ministerial review that called GSP+ a crucial framework and urged steps to maximise its export gains.
- Pakistan said it is consulting EU institutions and member states to assess potential fallout from the newly concluded India–EU free trade agreement, which could erode its textile tariff edge.
- Reports note Pakistan’s GSP+ access is due to expire in December next year, and an EU spokesperson separately voiced concern over the convictions of lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha.