SIALKOT: Commerce Min­is­ter Khurram Dastagir Khan has said that the government is revamping the Trade Development Autho­rity of Pakistan (TDAP) to make it efficient and effective.

He stated this while add­ressing a meeting of business community at Sialkot Cha­m­ber of Commerce and In­­dus­try (SCCI) on Saturday.

The minister said the TDAP was being modernised to enable the country’s trade and export sectors to meet the international trade challenges under the prevailing WTO regime.Khur­ram revealed that the government was also revamping the infrastructure and mechanism of the Export Development Fund (EDF).

He said that the government is keen to further liberalise trade. The minister urged exporters of the city to focus on the diversification of products and markets. He said that the GSP+ status for Pak­istan will expire in July 2023.

Published in Dawn, October 26th, 2014

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