ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has that following the prime minister’s visit to Kabul, the Ministry of Commerce will start engaging all stakeholders on items to be placed in the proposed Pak-Afghan Perennial Trade Agreement (PTA), starting next week.
On a social media website Twitter, he said, “We are looking at engineering, pharmaceutical, cement, building materials, fruit and vegetables for enhancing the trade liberalization between both of the countries”.
The adviser further said, “I request all the stakeholders to be prepared for discussions through video link.”
Following PM's visit to Kabul, the MOC will begin engagement with all the stakeholders on the items to be placed in the proposed Pakistan-Afghanistan PTA, starting next week. We are looking at Engineering, Pharma, Cement, Building materials, Fruit & vegetables, etc. 1/2
— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) November 20, 2020
I request all the stakeholders to be prepared for discussions via video link. 2/2@ImranKhanPTI @aliya_hamza @PTVNewsOfficial @RadioPakistan @appcsocialmedia @tdap_official @pid_gov @Emergingpk
— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) November 20, 2020
Earlier, Dawood had informed that PTA between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be finalized by the end of January 2021, and hoped that Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) will also be signed soon.
It is worth noting here a trade delegation, headed by the commerce adviser, had left Islamabad for a two-day visit to Kabul on Monday to mull ways to boost bilateral trade ties.
During the meetings, extensive and fruitful deliberations were held on the whole spectrum of bilateral trade and investment relations including the formalization of informal cross-border trade, while the two sides also discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to trade and economic integration.
