Speakers suggest steps aimed at enhancing Pak-Afghan trade

PESHAWAR: Noted speakers at a seminar pointed out obstacles in the way bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan and suggested a number of proposals for removal of all those hurdles and further improvement in the Pak-Afghan mutual trade relations.

The seminar was organized by Institute of Regional Study (IRS), a Peshawar-based think tank organization, aimed at to end the misunderstandings on both sides and to bring the people of the two brotherly countries closer to each other and to help pave the way for the utilization of each other’s resources.

Hafiz Mohibullah, Afghan Consul General in Peshawar was the chief guest at the seminar.

Keynote speakers of the seminar include Pak-Afghan Chamber Director and President of Abbasin Column Writers Association Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, former senior vice president of Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahid Hussain, IRS Chairman Dr Muhammad Iqbal Khalil and others.

Hafiz Mohib ullah, Afghan Consul General in Peshawar while speaking on the occasion appreciated the Pakistan for hosting Afghan Refugees brothers for decades, saying that this example of Pak-Afghan relations unmatched and unseen any part of the world.

The Afghan diplomat said joint efforts needed on both sides to make progress in trade and development together.

If Pakistan and Afghanistan are determined, then they do not need anything from the world and both brotherly countries can fulfill each other’s needs, Mohibullah remarked.

Hafiz Mohibullah said that minor problems in bilateral trade can be resolved through dialogue in consultation with the business community on both sides.

He hoped that the IRS would continue such constructive and positive activities in the future. The two neighboring countries will be helped in achieving common interests.

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