Pakistan Qatar trade agenda covers rice, EVs and motorway
Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Qatar’s trade minister co-chaired the second Joint Task Force meeting in Doha, pressing for a GCC free trade pact and wider investment.
Jam Kamal Khan and Dr Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed co-chaired the second Pakistan–Qatar Joint Task Force on Trade and Investment in Doha on 24 October.
Pakistan asked Qatar to help speed the Pakistan–GCC Free Trade Agreement after completing domestic approval and sending the text to the GCC Secretariat on 31 December 2025.
Islamabad sought an end to bone-in meat export limits and floated a government-to-government rice supply plan with Qatar’s Hassad Food, now before the federal cabinet.
Pakistan invited Qatari investment in agriculture storage, electric vehicles, IT, shipping and the proposed Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway.
Eleven technical working groups are to start once Qatar nominates members; Pakistan will host the third JTF meeting.