Promoting Pakistan’s SMEs will boost exports, generate employment: PM
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- Says surge in exports vital for economic uplift
Terming the surge in the country’s exports vital for the country’s economic uplift, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, said the government is working on all possible facilities to boost exports.
Highlighting the significance of promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to bolster exports and generate employment opportunities, the PM directed the Federal Ministers for Commerce, Industries and Production and National Food Security to visit exporters in various industrial and commercial cities.
Chairing a meeting here, he said coordination with the provinces should be further strengthened for the promotion of the cold chain and other sectors linked with industry and trade.
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On the occasion, the Prime Minister was briefed on exports and imports recorded so far in fiscal year 2025-26.
The Prime Minister said the government was committed to providing all possible facilities to businessmen and exporters to enhance export volumes and strengthen the national economy.
He added that the expansion of the export sector would not only boost foreign exchange earnings but also create more employment opportunities across the country.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain, Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani, Advisor to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar, and other senior government officials.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
