Mr Muhammad Ashfaq serves as Joint Secretary (Tariff Policy) at the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan. His responsibilities include tariff rationalisation, consultations with industry stakeholders on customs duties and imported manufacturing inputs, and coordination of tariff proposals with the National Tariff Commission, Ministry of Finance and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

At the Ministry of Commerce’s pre-budget seminar in February 2025, he presented the draft National Tariff Policy 2025–30, alongside an impact analysis of the National Tariff Policy 2019–24. His work focuses on tariff reform, trade policy coordination and strengthening the competitiveness of Pakistan’s industrial sector