Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Commerce

RESOLUTION
Islamabad, the 18th May: 2008

No. 13(2)/2008-TTFP (NTTFC). The Government of Pakistan have constituted a Standing Committee with the name of National Trade & Transport Facilitation Committee (NTTFC) on Pakistan Trade & Transport Facilitation Project under the chairmanship of Secretary/Additional Secretary Commerce. The Committee will meet quarterly. The Committee consists of the representatives of the following Organizations:

1. Ministry of Commerce
2. Ministry of Communications
3. Ministry of Ports & Shipping
4. Ministry of Finance
5. Ministry of Planning & Development
6. Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
7. Ministry of Industries
8. Central Board of Revenue
9. State Bank of Pakistan
10. Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority
11. Pakistan Shippers' Council of FPCCI
12. Karachi Port Trust
13. Port Qasim Authority
14. PNSC/National Ship Owners
15. Pakistan Railways
16. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
17. Multimodal Transport Operators (All Pakistan Shipping Association)
18. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI)
19. Insurance Association of Pakistan
20. Dry Port Operators
21. Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA)
22. Customs Clearance Agents Associations
23. Goods Carriage Associations
24. Pakistan Ships Agents Association
25. Pakistan Bankers Association
26. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Pakistan.
27. Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB)
28. Civil Aviation Authority
29. Pakistan International Airlines
30. Karachi International Container Terminal (KICT)
31. Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT)
32. Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT)
33. Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry
34. Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry
35. Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry
36. Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry
37. Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry
38. Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Quetta

The Committee may co-opt any other Organization on a need basis.
Observer status is extended to International financial institutions and technical assistance bodies supporting trade and transport facilitation in Pakistan, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, European Commission, the UK Department for International Development, etc.

Terms of Reference

1. Continuous review of the trade and transport procedures and system with a view to update their simplification and harmonization.
2. Undertake coordination of efforts of concerned organizations in the field of facilitation of international trade and transport.
3. Collect and disseminate information on international trade and transport formalities, procedures, documentation and related matters.
4. Pursue the simplification and alignment of trade and transport documents on the basis of the Untied Nations Layout Key, including documents designed for use in computer and other automated systems.
5. Promote the adoption of standard trade and transport terminology and international codes for trade and transport information.
6. Promote training and research in international trade and transport and upgrade common knowledge of the trade and international practices.

Secretariat
The Secretariat of the Committee is located in Karachi with an Executive Secretary to conduct NTTFC affairs.
The affairs of the NTTFC are managed by a Board of Directors comprising the following, which shall meet at least twice a year to provide vision, approve the work plan, approve the budget and review the performance of NTTFC:

1. Secretary/ Additional Secretary Commerce                                                           Chairman
2. Mr. Mamood Alam, Member Customs, FBR, Islamabad                                         Member
3. Syed Irtiqa Ahmad Zaidi, Project Director TTFP, Ministry of Commerce,                Member

       Islamabad                                                                                                                                
4.   Mr. A. Rasheed Janmohammad, Director, Westbury Group of Companies,               Member
      Islamabad

5. Mr. Babar Badat, Managing Director, Transfreight Corporation (Pvt) Ltd, Karachi    Member
6. Engr. M. A. Jabbar, Managing Director Qaim Automotive Manufacturing               Member

(Pvt) Ltd., Karachi

7. Mr. Shafqat Illahi, Managing Director, Nagina Textile Industries, Lahore                 Member
8. Mr. Amer Z. Durrani, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank, Islamabad              Member
9. Mr. Javaid Mansoor, Executive Secretary, NTTFC, Karachi                                                Member/

                                                                                                                                          Secretary

This Resolution supersedes the earlier Resolution No.13(2)/2002-ITO dated 7th Feb. 2008.

(Khawaja Muhammad Naeem)
            Additional Secretary Commerce
Copy to all concerned.

c.c.
1. Director to Commerce Minister
2. Staff Officer to Secretary Commerce
3. P.S. to Additional Secretary Commerce