Published on, Aug. 23 -- August 23, 2025 12:28 AM

Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to revive their long-dormant Joint Economic Commission (JEC), last convened in 2005, as the two countries move to strengthen trade and investment ties.

The development came during a high-level exchange between Pakistan's Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Bangladesh's Adviser for Commerce Bashir Uddin, in Dhaka on Friday. The discussions focused on advancing economic cooperation, mutual investments and strengthening bilateral trade ties, read a statement. During the meeting, it was learnt that the two countries are in the process of establishing a joint working group on trade to enhance the economic ties and foster greater cooperation in trade be...