Paris, Nov. 21 -- Exiled Pakistani journalist and human rights defender Taha Siddiqui has said that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Brussels from November 19 to 21, 2025, comes at a defining moment for Pakistan's trade privileges and for Europe's moral credibility.

In his article for South Asia Press, Siddiqui writes that Dar's visit coincides with the European Commission's preparations for the 2026 review of Pakistan's compliance with the 27 international conventions required under the lucrative GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus) scheme, which grants Pakistan "EUR3-4 billion in additional export access each year."

According to Siddiqui, a growing body of evidence, including EU monitoring repor...