Pakistan to Send High-Level Delegation to US for Talks on New Trade Tariffs

Pakistan has decided to send a high-level delegation to the United States to engage in talks on Donald Trump’s newly imposed trade tariffs on Pakistani imports and to explore avenues for expanding bilateral trade. The decision was made during a review meeting on export enhancement and trade relations, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. The delegation will include key government officials, prominent business leaders, and exporters. It has been tasked with negotiating a mutually beneficial path forward in response to the recent US tariff measures. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Ministers Ahad Khan Cheema, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Advisor to the Prime Minister Syed Tauqeer Shah, Special Assistants Tariq Fatemi and Haroon Akhtar, Coordinator Rana Ehsan Afzal, and other senior officials. The Prime Minister was presented with the report of the Steering Committee and Working Group on the new tariffs and potential strategies to address them. Several alternative courses of action were reviewed. Officials informed the meeting that the Pakistani Embassy in Washington remains in regular contact with US authorities. The Prime Minister instructed that representatives from the business community be actively involved in the delegation to ensure Pakistan’s economic interests are effectively represented during the talks.