Pakistan in touch with EU to tackle any impact on its exports in view of EU-India deal: Foreign Office
The Hindu
Pakistan engages with the EU to address potential export impacts from the India-EU trade deal amid fears of tariff losses.
Pakistan on Thursday (January 30, 2026) said it was in touch with European Union authorities to tackle any impact on its exports in the wake of a trade agreement between India and the 27-nation bloc.
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“We are aware of this agreement. We have seen reports as well as the content,” Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters in response to a question at his weekly press briefing.
He was asked about fears among the business community in Pakistan over the possibility of losing the export edge against competitors from the region. The India-EU deal effectively blunts Pakistan's longstanding tariff edge, which had been supported by the GSP+ duty-free access scheme. The GSP+ would expire in December next year.
The EU remains Pakistan's largest export destination.
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