Pakistan, Nov. 2 -- Chairman of the FPCCI's Businessmen Panel (BMP) and former FPCCI president Mian Anjum Nisar has called for an immediate and result-oriented strategy to secure maximum benefits from the proposed Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement, warning that improved diplomatic relations and political commitments alone cannot strengthen the country's economy without a substantial increase in exports.

Reacting to Pakistan's renewed efforts to expedite the signing of the GCC Free Trade Agreement during a meeting between Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and newly appointed Saudi Ambassador Dr Rajeh Albugamy, he said Pakistan must translate its longstanding relations with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf coun...