ISLAMABAD – Parliamentary Secretary Commerce Shandana Gulzar Khan Fridayinformed the National Assembly that Pakistan was making efforts to enhancemarket access for its products to Iran.
During question hour she said, “The government is making efforts toconclude a Free Trade Agreement to enhance market access of PakistaniProducts to Iran.”
She said that various delegations of Iranian businessmen have visitedPakistan to participate in events including Build Pakistan Exhibition,Carpet Exhibition and International Cement Conference.
Responding to another question she said that Pakistan had witnessed anincrease in total trade of halal food with OIC countries in 2017-18. Thetotal trade of the halal food increased from USD 226.97 million in 2016-17to USD 258.3 million in 2017-18, she added.
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She said that the volume of bilateral trade in goods between Pakistan andOman reached US $ 371 million in 2017-18. Pakistan’s exports to Oman stoodat US $ 104.51 million while its imports from Oman are amounted to US $809.64 million in the same year, she said.
