Archive · 28 Sep 2025

Pakistan Faces Potential Loss of EU Duty-Free Trade

Pakistan Faces Potential Loss of EU Duty-Free Trade

Imagine Pakistan and the EU have a special trade deal where Pakistan gets to sell goods to Europe without paying extra taxes.

This deal is called GSP+.

To keep this deal, Pakistan has to promise to follow rules about human rights, workers' rights, and protecting the environment.

A new report says Pakistan isn't keeping its promises.

This includes things like mistreating people, not protecting workers, and damaging the environment.

The EU might now decide to take away Pakistan's special trade deal, which would mean Pakistan would have to pay taxes to sell goods in Europe.

This could affect how much money Pakistan makes from selling goods to Europe.

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