New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The European Commission has issued a stern caution regarding Pakistan’s continued eligibility for preferential trade benefits under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) unless it improves its human rights record at home, thus putting access to USD 837 million in tariff relief at risk, according to a report. By linking tariff access to human rights compliance, Brussels is not only asserting conditionality over trade preferences but also incentivising struc…
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Brussels, July 17 (IANS) The European Union has expressed serious concerns over human rights abuses in Pakistan, warning that the country’s continued access to the trade benefits under Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) granted by the EU will depend on compliance with its international commitments under the revised GSP rules from 2027.In its latest joint monitoring report for the 2023-2025 period, the European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Securit…
Brussels, July 15 (IANS) A delegation led by Baloch National Movement (BNM) Chairman Naseem Baloch called on the European Union (EU) to revoke Pakistan’s preferential trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), citing ongoing human rights abuses in Balochistan during its visit to the European Parliament in Brussels.In discussions with several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Pakistan’s obligations under the EU’s GSP+ framework and its implementation, the BNM…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan was granted access to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) on January 1, 2014, and the country was able to double its exports to the EU, with around 66 per cent exempt from European import duties.However, Islamabad has failed to meet the essential condition on human rights progress that it was expected to fulfil in return for enjoying this huge economic benefit, according to an article published by 9DASHLINE.com platform.Despite persistent h…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s exports to Europe have stagnated in the first nine months of 2025-26 despite the continued access to the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), according to a report in the local media.The report in the Pakistan Today newspaper highlights that the country’s exports to western Europe declined by 3.14 per cent to $3.30 billion in the first nine months of FY26 from $3.41 billion a year earlier, while shipments to northern Europe a…
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Thursday reminded Pakistan of its international human rights commitments while condemning the conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chatta.Expressing deep concerns, an EU spokesperson Anouar El Anouni stated that the conviction of human rights lawyers over social media activity goes against freedom of expression and independence of lawyers.”The conviction of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Had…
The Hague, Jan 22 (IANS) A delegation of Baloch National Movement (BNM) met various representatives of the Netherlands Parliament, drawing attention to what it described as the ongoing “serious and systematic human rights violations” by Pakistani forces across Balochistan. During the meeting, the delegation held detailed discussions on human rights violations in Balochistan and Pakistan’s preferential trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+).It also apprised the…
Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) strongly condemned the Pakistani military over what it described as a “baseless propaganda campaign” against its leadership.This came against the backdrop of BNM’s campaign against Islamabad’s preferential trade status under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) in light of the grave human rights abuses across Balochistan.The rights body alleged that the Pakistani Army is not only directly involved in grave crimes against humani…