Islamabad, January 10, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Standing Committee on Commerce met this afternoon in Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Khursheed Ahmed Junejo, MNA to discuss the performance of the M/o Commerce and its attached departments.

The Committee unanimously recommended that “The Imports and Exports (Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Government Bill) as introduced in the National Assembly may be passed.

The Committee while discussing the performance of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) had directed that M/o Commerce may introduce appraisal system for commercial Attaches and bound them to achieve the targets set by the government so that Pakistani exports could advance in a prompt way.

The Committee directed that M/o Commerce may launch a proper print and media campaign to give access to Pakistani Traders in international markets so that they could sell their products in international markets to grab maximum revenue for the country. The Committee therefore, decided to invite Secretary Finance and Secretary Industries and Production so that concrete measures could be adopted to expand the network of Pakistani exports worldwide.

Earlier, Special Secretary, M/o Commerce and Secretary, TDAP briefly apprised the Committee about the efforts made them to enhance Pakistani exports and problems faced by them in this regard. They sought support of the Committee in resolving their issues especially enhancement of budget.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Rasheed Ahmed Khan, MNA, Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, MNA, Syed Javed Ali Shah Jilani, MNA, Ms. Tahira Aurangzeb, MNA, Ms. Wajiha Qamar, MNA, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, MNA and senior officers of the concerned Ministry/departments.

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