{"id":27267,"date":"2025-04-08T04:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T04:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27267"},"modified":"2025-04-08T06:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:34:16","slug":"commerce-minister-holds-key-meeting-with-top-exporters-on-us-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=27267","title":{"rendered":"Commerce Minister Holds Key Meeting with Top Exporters on US Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250408-WA0025-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Private Sector Appreciates Ministry\u2019s Proactive Role<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad \u2013 In a significant move to address concerns arising from U.S. tariff policies, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan chaired a high-level meeting with top exporters from a wide range of sectors to discuss Pakistan\u2019s strategy and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was attended by representatives from all major export industries, including textiles, garments, leather, surgical instruments, services, fruits and vegetables, rice, footwear, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This broad participation underscored the need for a coordinated national effort to navigate global trade challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Jam Kamal Khan reaffirmed the Ministry of Commerce\u2019s proactive role in addressing the issue, assuring exporters of the government\u2019s full support. He emphasized that the ministry is actively working on a comprehensive strategy aimed at achieving a mutually beneficial outcome with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlighting the importance of collaboration, the minister announced that the private sector would play a key role in shaping this strategy. \u201cOur trade officers and ambassadors in the U.S. are in continuous contact with the relevant authorities to ensure that Pakistan\u2019s concerns are effectively communicated,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The private sector welcomed the ministry\u2019s initiative and lauded the proactive approach taken under the leadership of Minister Jam Kamal Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business leaders appreciated the government\u2019s openness in engaging stakeholders and its commitment to developing a unified response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, the minister sought input from exporters and industry representatives to help craft a robust, forward-looking strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He took the private sector into full confidence, reinforcing the government\u2019s commitment to a collaborative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session concluded on a positive note, with the private sector expressing renewed confidence in the Ministry of Commerce\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting marked a vital step toward strengthening Pakistan\u2019s trade resilience and enhancing its position in global markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private Sector Appreciates Ministry\u2019s Proactive Role Islamabad \u2013 In a significant move to address concerns arising from U.S. tariff policies, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan chaired a high-level&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":27268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[2391],"class_list":["post-27267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","category-national","tag-federal-minister-for-commerce-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27269,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27267\/revisions\/27269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}