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PTC urges PM to mobilise ministries to retain GSP+ under new EU scheme

Pakistan Published 22 October 2026, 21:26 · archived 22 Oct 2026

The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to direct all concerned ministries, divisions and provincial governments to take every necessary measure to secure GSP+ status for Pakistan under the European Union’s new Generalised Scheme of Preferences. In a letter dated October 22, PTC Chairman Fawad Anwar said that under the new GSP Regulation approved by the European Parliament in April, Pakistan will remain a GSP+ beneficiary only until December 31, 2028. To continue enjoying preferences from January 2029, it must submit a request before that date, including bind...

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