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GSP a double-edged sword for Pakistan
11 Jun '15
4 min read
Syed Mohsin Abbas Shah, focal person for Treaty Implementation Cell, said, “From exports of Euros 4 billion we could go to Euros 10 billion. However presently, we are hovering around Euros 5 to 6 billion exports due to obvious reasons related to energy crisis. The business community could still take it up to Euros 10 billion with concentrated effort that would also generate two million jobs. We have clear instructions from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan must ensure compliance with all the 27 conventions it has ratified.”
Activist Bushra Khaliq said that it was easy to ratify conventions but implementing them was difficult. She added that with each day passing, the number of school dropouts was increasing while labour laws did not address the issues of labour community.
She said that “state’s negligence” in properly protecting the minorities in Pakistan could not be ruled out. “On one side we are ratifying the conventions while on the other, we are passing the laws such as PPO and Cyber-Crime Laws which are against basic human rights,” said Khaliq. (SH)
Activist Bushra Khaliq said that it was easy to ratify conventions but implementing them was difficult. She added that with each day passing, the number of school dropouts was increasing while labour laws did not address the issues of labour community.
She said that “state’s negligence” in properly protecting the minorities in Pakistan could not be ruled out. “On one side we are ratifying the conventions while on the other, we are passing the laws such as PPO and Cyber-Crime Laws which are against basic human rights,” said Khaliq. (SH)
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