Pakistan seeks trade deals with Saudi, UAE, Oman - official says

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DUBAI : Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council remain stalled.The GCC, which includes those three countries plus Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, started free trade talks wi

DUBAI : Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council remain stalled.

"We feel it is far better to do individual at the moment rather than with the GCC as a bloc," he said in Dubai. Saudi, Emirati and Omani officials could not be immediately reached for comment on the Pakistani official's comments.

 

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