Pak-Afghan sign Transit Trade Agreement in Kabul

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Pak-Afghan sign Transit Trade Agreement in Kabul​

ISLAMABAD (updated on: 2010-10-28 22:28:09 PST):
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday signed Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement for boosting bilateral trade and exports for the benefit of the people of the two countries.

According to a message received here from Kabul (Afghanistan), the agreement was inked by Pakistani Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim on behalf of government of Pakistan while Afghan Commerce Minister Anwarul Haq Ahadi signed the agreement on behalf of his country.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke also witnessed the signing ceremony.

After signing of the agreement, Makhdoom Amin Fahim also called on President Hamid Karzai and discussed with him matters of mutual interest with special reference to strengthening of trade relations between the two brotherly countries.

It may be mentioned here that the cabinets of the two countries have accorded approval to the new Pak-Afghan Transit Trade which was formally signed by the two countries in Kabul (Afghanistan) October 28 (Thursday).

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[Cheetah786]

The deal will allow Afghanistan to send exports to India via Lahore; Pakistan will be able to access Central Asian Republics through Afghanistan.

The agreement does not allow Delhi a trade corridor through Pakistan to Afghanistan, though trade between India and Afghanistan through sea routes will continue under existing agreements.

Pakistani Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the agreement would help the country’s exporters earn up to US $2 billion annually.

This is dumb we should have allowed India the same access we gave to afghans but i guess if guys like Batman are running the country what can u expect.

 

[My-Analogous]

Yes we should give, but first we must take our homework and asked Indian trade barrier to be stop

 

[SHAMK9]

The agreement does not allow Delhi a trade corridor through Pakistan to Afghanistan, though trade between India and Afghanistan through sea routes will continue under existing agreements.

trolollol great decision