Relief goods for Afghans affected by floods: Saarc CCI hails govt’s gesture

LAHORE: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday appreciated the goodwill gesture of Pakistan for immediate despatching relief goods for Afghan flood effectees and extension of waiver on imports from Afghanistan in Pak rupees.

Talking to a delegation of importers and exporters led by Zafar Bakhtawari Secretary General United Business Group of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President SAARC Chamber and veteran trade leader of South Asia, Iftikhar Ali Malik said it was good timely prudent decision of Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif for sending relief goods for flood effected marooned people of Afghanistan. He said Pakistan always attached great importance to Afghanistan by extending assistance and full support in the hours of their trials.

He said the decision of Pakistan to extend the facility of waiver on imports from Afghanistan in Pak rupees is also welcomed which he added will help a lot to further promote barter trade with neighbouring countries which he observed is need of the hour in prevailing global economic scenario.

He said it was brought to his notice by Chairman United Business Group Shahzad Ali Malik that Pakistan government has also constituted a high level committee for framing meaningful and result oriented barter trade policy meeting the requirements of either neighbouring countries.

Iftikhar Ali Malik said it was noted with great satisfaction that Pakistan since the assumption of new regime in Afghanistan provided maximum assistance and projected their just cause globally in a better way to draw the attention of international players especially the US and European Union to come to rescue the innocent people of Afghanistan from deep economic crisis by unfreezing their all foreign assests.

Shahzad Ali Malik was present on the occasion he is also Chairman Pakistan Hi-Tech Hybrid Seed Association (PHHSA) announced that his association will provide the top quality Hybrid seeds of all agricultural crops to Afghanistan on highly subsidised rates to help boost their crops productions.

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