KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Panel (BMP) for FPCCI Mian Anjum Nisar has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to promote trade within the bloc and stressed on the need to eliminate bottlenecks in this regard. In a statement issued here on Thursday, Mian Anjum Nisar said Pakistan should actively pursuing trade relations with OIC member countries through different institutional arrangements, mainly focusing on market access which is imperative for us. These institutional arrangements may include Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs), Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and various other trade agreements, he added. He said, “Pakistan needed to take OIC Makkah summit as an opportunity to advocate closer trade and investment integration across Islamic countries” INP
