--- title: "Pakistani exporters seek better trade agreements amid rising costs and market access challenges" description: "Most outlets led with the call by Pakistani exporters for improved trade agreements to remain competitive with India and Bangladesh, noting rising costs and market access issues. They also highlighted demands for government action on energy tariffs, gas levies, tax refunds, and shipping disruptions. The Nation added that the commerce minister vowed to address these concerns, while another excerpt mentioned the welcome of an EXIM Bank financing scheme and the Commerce Ministry’s preparations for recommendations." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15883-commerce-minister-vows-to-address-exporters-concerns site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistani exporters seek better trade agreements amid rising costs and market access challenges business · updated 22 Oct 2026, 11:31 PM PKT · 21–22 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the call by Pakistani exporters for improved trade agreements to remain competitive with India and Bangladesh, noting rising costs and market access issues. They also highlighted demands for government action on energy tariffs, gas levies, tax refunds, and shipping disruptions. The Nation added that the commerce minister vowed to address these concerns, while another excerpt mentioned the welcome of an EXIM Bank financing scheme and the Commerce Ministry’s preparations for recommendations. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Nation** — [Commerce minister vows to address exporters’ concerns](https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Oct-2026/commerce-minister-vows-address-exporters-concerns) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:31 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD - Leading exporters, industrialists and representatives of the business community have highlighted concerns with the federal government regarding energy costs, the captive power gas levy, provincial infrastructure levies and rising production expenses. - **Profit** — [Pakistani exporters seek better trade agreements to compete with India, Bangladesh amid rising costs, market access challenges](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/21/pakistani-exporters-seek-better-trade-agreements-to-compete-with-india-bangladesh-amid-rising-costs-market-access-challenges) · 21 Oct 2026, 12:20 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Exporters urge government to address energy tariffs, captive power gas levy, delayed tax refunds, shipping disruptions and banking restrictions; welcome EXIM Bank financing scheme as Commerce Ministry prepares recommendations for prime minister ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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