EU Report Raises Rights Concerns As Pakistan Reaps Billions In Trade Benefits

Pakistan collected about €732 million in EU tariff exemptions under the GSP+ scheme, remaining the bloc’s biggest beneficiary. But a new joint EU assessment tied to monitoring for 2023–2025 says progress is limited and that Pakistan has regressed in key areas. The report highlights rising enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings without meaningful accountability, concerns about freedom of expression and judicial independence, and restrictions affecting civil society. EU officials say continued benefits depend on concrete reforms, not just legislation.