Pakistan, May 9 -- Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan held a detailed meeting with representatives of the Pakistan Business Council and leading industrial stakeholders, including CEO of Gatron Industries Limited and Novatex Limited, Taimur Dawood, to discuss industrial competitiveness, tariff rationalization, export sustainability, and challenges facing Pakistan's manufacturing sector.

During the meeting, participants discussed the broader impact of tariff reforms, anti-dumping duties, and the cost structure affecting local industries, particularly the petrochemical, plastics, polyester, and SME sectors,said a release issued here on Friday.

Industrial representatives informed the Minister that while tariff rationalization and ...