Moot highlights challenges to Pakistan's trade competitiveness.

KARACHI -- Learners' Republic recently conducted an important webinar on Pakistan's international trade competitiveness titled 'Boosting Pakistan's Trade Competitiveness'.

The webinar was divided into four rounds; the first focused on the evaluation of Pakistan's current position with regards to trade; the second focused on future strategies, the third on questions specific to the panellists' expertise, while the fourth was reserved for questions.

Panellists included Interloop Limited Chairman Musadaq Zulqarnain, Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians MNA and Chairperson Shandana Gulzar Khan, World Bank's Senior Economist Gonzalo Varela, Pakistan's Trade and Investment Minister in London Shafiq Shahzad, Gentech Solutions Founder and COO Shamim Rajani, and IBA Karachi Assistant Professor Dr Aadil Nakhoda.

The session was moderated by Ariba Shahid, a business journalist from Profit

During the talk, Zulqarnain highlighted ways in which Pakistan should integrate with the world. He stressed the importance of developing the youth in attempts to boost trade.

Varela, in light of the World Bank, explained how imports are important for Pakistan's trade and can essentially lead to greater exports.

Gulzar represented the government's stance throughout the...