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Commerce ministers Jam Kamal Khan and Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed co-chaired the meeting. The sides reviewed cooperation since the inaugural session in April 2026; the release reports discussions and requests, not newly concluded commercial contracts.","Pakistan asked Qatar to support early completion of the Pakistan–Gulf Cooperation Council free-trade agreement. Islamabad said it had completed domestic approvals and sent the approved text to the GCC Secretariat on 31 December 2025. Pakistan also raised Qatari restrictions on bone-in meat exports and said it had supplied a technical dossier on animal-health and food-safety requirements. The release does not say that either issue was resolved at the meeting.","Food security featured in proposals for a government-to-government rice supply arrangement between Pakistan’s Trading Corporation and Qatar’s Hassad Food. The proposal had been submitted to Pakistan’s federal cabinet for approval, so it was not described as a signed supply agreement. Pakistan also invited Qatari investment in grain storage, silos, cold storage, integrated cold chains and modern farming technologies.","The agenda extended to electric and other new-energy vehicles, joint manufacturing and technology transfer, alongside investment in information technology and digital infrastructure. On maritime links, Pakistan highlighted shipping and the security of oil tankers, LNG carriers and container vessels. It also presented the proposed Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway as a potential investment opportunity, saying it could link seaports with the national road network and support transit trade toward Central Asia.","The parties discussed activating 11 technical working groups identified at the first meeting, covering areas including logistics, aviation, manufacturing, minerals, agriculture, fintech and IT. At the close, the ministers signed minutes of that inaugural meeting—not a new free-trade agreement or the proposed rice MoU. The release records an agenda and follow-up framework, while concrete outcomes remain subject to later approvals and negotiations."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"PK","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"أعداد وردت في البيان الحكومي الباكستاني الصادر في 25 أكتوبر 2026.","de":"Zahlen aus der pakistanischen Regierungsmitteilung vom 25. 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Gespräche, Vorschläge und unterzeichnetes Protokoll werden im Artikel getrennt beschrieben; ein Abkommen oder Investitionszuschlag wird nicht unterstellt.","en":"Meeting number and working-group count are transcribed from the release. Discussions, proposals and signed minutes are described separately in the article; no agreement or investment award is inferred.","es":"El número de la reunión y la cantidad de grupos de trabajo se transcriben del comunicado. El artículo distingue las conversaciones, propuestas y acta firmada; no infiere acuerdos ni adjudicaciones de inversión.","fr":"Le numéro de la réunion et le nombre de groupes de travail sont repris du communiqué. Les discussions, propositions et le procès-verbal signé sont distingués dans l’article; aucun accord ni attribution d’investissement n’est déduit.","pt":"O número da reunião e a quantidade de grupos de trabalho são transcritos do comunicado. O artigo distingue conversas, propostas e ata assinada; não infere acordo nem adjudicação de investimento.","tr":"Toplantı numarası ve çalışma grubu sayısı açıklamadan aktarılmıştır. Görüşmeler, öneriler ve imzalanan tutanak makalede ayrı anlatılır; anlaşma veya yatırım kararı çıkarımı yapılmamıştır."},"sourceUrls":["https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/34511"],"title":{"ar":"فريق العمل الباكستاني القطري: الاجتماع وبرنامج العمل","de":"Pakistanisch-katarische Taskforce: Sitzung und Arbeitsprogramm","en":"Pakistan–Qatar Joint Task Force: meeting and work programme","es":"Grupo de trabajo Pakistán–Catar: reunión y programa de trabajo","fr":"Groupe de travail Pakistan–Qatar: réunion et programme de travail","pt":"Força-tarefa Paquistão–Qatar: reunião e programa de trabalho","tr":"Pakistan–Katar Ortak Görev Gücü: toplantı ve çalışma programı"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T10:30:44Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-qatar-joint-task-force-trade-investment-agenda-2026/data/pakistan-qatar-jtf-trade-investment-2026?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-qatar-joint-task-force-trade-investment-agenda-2026/data/pakistan-qatar-jtf-trade-investment-2026?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"pakistan-qatar-jtf-trade-investment-2026"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of industry, engineering and logistics connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-business","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-9e2eea64-b4ca-55a0-b109-f60b2c42e2f1","event_period":"2026-10-24","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"pakistan-qatar-joint-task-force-trade-investment-agenda-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-25T11:17:04+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-25T11:17:04+00:00","reading_minutes":2,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of industry, engineering and logistics connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-business","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"pakistan-qatar-joint-task-force-trade-investment-agenda-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-25","name":"Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan","publishedAt":"2026-10-25","url":"https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/34511"}],"summary":"A 25 October Pakistani government release says officials discussed food exports, cold-chain capacity, electric vehicles, maritime transport and a proposed motorway; 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Commerce ministers Jam Kamal Khan and Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed co-chaired the meeting. The sides reviewed cooperation since the inaugural session in April 2026; the release reports discussions and requests, not newly concluded commercial contracts.\n\nPakistan asked Qatar to support early completion of the Pakistan–Gulf Cooperation Council free-trade agreement. Islamabad said it had completed domestic approvals and sent the approved text to the GCC Secretariat on 31 December 2025. Pakistan also raised Qatari restrictions on bone-in meat exports and said it had supplied a technical dossier on animal-health and food-safety requirements. The release does not say that either issue was resolved at the meeting.\n\nFood security featured in proposals for a government-to-government rice supply arrangement between Pakistan’s Trading Corporation and Qatar’s Hassad Food. The proposal had been submitted to Pakistan’s federal cabinet for approval, so it was not described as a signed supply agreement. Pakistan also invited Qatari investment in grain storage, silos, cold storage, integrated cold chains and modern farming technologies.\n\nThe agenda extended to electric and other new-energy vehicles, joint manufacturing and technology transfer, alongside investment in information technology and digital infrastructure. On maritime links, Pakistan highlighted shipping and the security of oil tankers, LNG carriers and container vessels. It also presented the proposed Karachi–Hyderabad Motorway as a potential investment opportunity, saying it could link seaports with the national road network and support transit trade toward Central Asia.\n\nThe parties discussed activating 11 technical working groups identified at the first meeting, covering areas including logistics, aviation, manufacturing, minerals, agriculture, fintech and IT. At the close, the ministers signed minutes of that inaugural meeting—not a new free-trade agreement or the proposed rice MoU. 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