KARACHI: Pakistan and Indonesia have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an Indonesia-Pakistan Joint Trade Committee (JTC) to strengthen trade dialogue, facilitate cooperation and address opportunities and challenges in bilateral trade.

The MoU was signed after high-level talks in Islamabad on Friday, led by Commerce Minis­ter Jam Kamal Khan and visiting Indonesian Vice Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esty Widya Put­­ri, said a press release.

The development coincided with a reception hosted by the Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi in honour of the visiting vice minister, attended by government officials and representatives of the business community from both countries.

During the talks, Mr Kamal described Indonesia as strategically important within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and said it could........

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