Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Court acquits Yousaf Raza Gilani in three corruption cases

Court

KARACHI: The Federal Anti -Corruption Court has acquitted Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani in three cases related to the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) corruption scandal.

The TDAP Corruption case was heard in the Federal Anti -Corruption Court Karachi, Chairman Senate Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared in court.

The court declared that no charges against Gilani had been proven, granting him an honourable acquittal.

The court acquitted 40 accused, including Yousuf Raza Gilani, after the trial of three cases was completed.

The judge further noted that those who had testified against him were now facing charges themselves.

Former Prime Minister Gilani, along with several senior officials of the TDAP and others, faced charges over their alleged role in sanctioning and distributing fraudulent trade subsidies.

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TDAP to facilitate business team to Ethiopia next month

TDAP

KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Chairman Zubair Motiwala has assured to fully facilitate the Pakistani businessmen delegation flying to Ethiopia on March 5 to 10 to explore trade and investment opportunities for Pakistani businessmen, a statement said on Tuesday. The TDAP chairman assured of his full support in this regard during a meeting … Read more

TDAP organises Pakistan Pavilion at Texworld

Texworld

KARACHI: Texworld Evolution Paris has started at the Paris-Le-Bourget exhibition centre and welcoming huge number of professional buyers from the fashion industry, which are coming to meet the international textile and finished products manufactures, a statement said. Texworld Evolution Paris is hosting 750 exhibitors from over 20 countries, including 430 Chinese exhibitors. There are five … Read more

Smeda chief urged to set up value addition bureau

Smeda

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has invited the attention of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Farhan Aziz Khawaja to the urgent need of setting up a value addition bureau in coordination with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) to enhance exports of value-added items, … Read more

TDAP holds insightful workshop for entrepreneurs

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Faisalabad organised a half day workshop for the capacity building of women entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), new exporters, students and marketing teams of firms, a statement said. The workshop was held on International Trade Centre (ITC) Market analysis tools; Trade Map, Export Procedures and GSP/COOs. … Read more

TDAP organises workshop for women entrepreneurs

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Lahore organised the first of a series of workshops on ‘Market Analysis Tools’ for the capacity building of women entrepreneurs, a statement said. Held at the Women Resource Centre and Incubator, the purpose of the workshop was to support women in trade and prepare them for export … Read more

TDAP hosts newly appointed officers

TDAP

KARACHI: A 15 member delegation of newly selected Trade and Investment Officers visited Trade Development Authority of Pakistan’s (TDAP) headquarter, a statement said. The members selected for different positions of commercial mission across the globe, visited the TDAP as part of their country study tour. The delegation met TDAP Chief Executive Arif Ahmed Khan and … Read more

Unisame urges assigning food items geographical indication tags

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged for applying intellectual property organisation (IPO) and registrar trademarks for obtaining the geographical indication (GI) and registrations for various commodities, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver invited the attention of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Secretary Ahsan Mangi to the urgent … Read more

TDAP to organise ‘Pakistan Engineering and Health Show 2022’

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LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will organise the first ‘Pakistan Engineering and Healthcare Show 2022’ to be held at Expo Centre in Lahore from February 25 to 27, a statement said. Delegates from 46 countries of Africa and Central Asian Republics (CARs) will participate in the exhibition, in which 21 product categories … Read more

TDAP organises national pavilion in Intersec Dubai 2022

TDAP

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has organised a national pavilion with four companies to participate in Intersec Dubai 2022, a statement said. The companies included Aqsa Trading; Chaudhry Fashions; M R & Sons; and Suntex Apparel Industries while Hilton Enterprises and Rasheed Ahmed & Sons participated directly at Intersec Dubai 2022, it … Read more

TDAP calls for improved economic ties  with Oman

TDAP

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) has emphasised on increasing the bilateral trade between Pakistan and Oman, a statement said on Friday. TDAP chief executive officer Arif Ahmed Khan in a meeting with the Omani delegation, led by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) chairman Engr Redha Al Saleh, informed about the … Read more

Seminar on ‘women-in-trade: export readiness 101’ held

Women

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) organised a seminar on “Women-in-trade: Export Readiness 101” at the Expo Centre, Hyderabad for capacity-building of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, a statement said. It is part of a series of seminars leading to the upcoming Wexnet exhibition scheduled in February 2022 … Read more

TDAP to provide subsidised stalls at the Intersec 2022

TDAP

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will participate in the Intersec 2022 with the Pakistan Pavilion, a statement said on Friday. TDAP will provide subsidised stalls to increase the exports of personal protection equipment (PPE), corporate wear and uniform protecting clothing, gloves, workwear, foot protection, hand and arm protection, it added. These subsidised stalls … Read more

Govt striving hard to enhance exports: Razak Dawood

Razak Dawood

KARACHI: The government is striving hard to enhance exports of highest quality products, a senior official said. Inaugurating the Pakistan Virtual Export Gallery at the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), Advisor to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood expressed satisfaction over the performance of the TDAP officers, adding that the TDAP … Read more

TDAP organises seminar on value addition in minerals

TDAP

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) organised a seminar on “Potential of value addition in minerals of Balochistan”, a statement said. The purpose of the seminar was to create awareness regarding the potential of value addition in minerals of the province. The seminar was attended by 126 participants, it added. Shakoor Ahmed, provincial … Read more

Jordan approves meat exports from Pakistan

Pakistani exporters keen to enter the Chinese meat market

KARACHI: Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture approved meat exports from three Pakistani slaughterhouses to Jordan, a statement said on Friday. Pakistan has opened a new market for meat exports as Jordan approved three slaughterhouses including Tata Best Foods, The Organic Meat Company in Karachi and Tazij Meats in Lahore to export meat from Pakistan to Jordan, … Read more

TDAP holds seminar on women in trade

TDAP

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC), organised a seminar on “Women-in-Trade: Export Readiness 101” at the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the capacity-building of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, a statement said on Monday. This was the second in a series of planned seminars … Read more

TDAP holds e-commerce webinar for women entrepreneurs

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) in collaboration with Capacity Analytics is organising a series of webinars for women entrepreneurs, a statement said on Tuesday. The first webinar of the series is on “Digital marketing for women entrepreneurs”. Tayaba Batool, chief executive officer of Capacity Analytics, will introduce women entrepreneurs to opportunities online … Read more

TDAP rolls out Amazon training for Pakistani businesses

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) conducted a training session aimed at educating Pakistani exporters to benefit from the e-commerce giant Amazon on August 11, 2021, a statement said on Monday. The session was based on four modules that educated the sellers on account registration, product listing, payment procedure, and logistics strategy. The … Read more

Foreign quarantine regulators to visit Pakistan soon

KARACHI: Quarantine regulators from six different countries are scheduled to visit Pakistan in the near future to assess the fresh edible and meat export supply-chain, which could lead to increased exports of meat, rice, fruits and vegetables, an official said. The quarantine regulators from Mexico, the Philippines, Australia, China, Russia and Egypt are scheduled to … Read more

FPCCI holds training session for using Amazon platform

FPCCI

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has conducted an awareness session to train business entrepreneurs to sell their products through Amazon’s platform, a statement said on Wednesday. FPCCI president Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo welcomed the gathering of e-commerce trainers and practitioners at the Federation House to educate and train the … Read more