{"id":1095,"date":"2016-08-12T23:34:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2016-08-12T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:34:38","slug":"more-border-crossing-points-to-boost-trade-with-kabul-dastgir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/more-border-crossing-points-to-boost-trade-with-kabul-dastgir\/","title":{"rendered":"More border crossing points to boost trade with Kabul: Dastgir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: More crossing points at the Pak-Afghan border would be opened soon to facilitate trade between the two countries, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Thursday.<br \/>\nAddressing the concluding session of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics Trade Summit (PACTS), the minister said Pakistan is practically re-discovering Central Asia to further enhance trade activities with the countries there.<br \/>\nThe day-long PACTS event was organised by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) in collaboration with USAID.<br \/>\nMr Khan said the purpose of regional connectivity is to improve quality of lives of people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian states including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgizstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan<br \/>\n\u201cPakistan attached highest importance to economic relations with Afghanistan and Central Asian states and in future we would see up-tick in the country\u2019s exports and transit trade with these nations,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are also interested in initiating a Preferential Trade Agreement with Afghanistan and a proposal has already been sent to the neighbouring country,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nHe said Pakistan Railways would also play a role in transporting goods to reduce the cost of doing business.<br \/>\nHe added that visa issues would be resolved in the upcoming TIR convention.<br \/>\nMr Dastgir said due to the government\u2019s efforts in last three years, stability had been brought in Pakistan as energy crisis was gradually subsiding, infrastructure was being up-grading and terrorism was also being controlled.<br \/>\nHe said the government was committed to complete CASA-1000 and Turkeminstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) energy projects.<br \/>\nMr Dastgir said the $46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is going to transform the destiny of the people of the region. \u201cSignificant benefit of CPEC is connectivity between China, Pakistan, South Asia and Central Asia,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nRCCI President Humayun Pervaiz said PACTS would help explore new trade avenues, business opportunities and allow for discussing trade aspects for doing business between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: More crossing points at the Pak-Afghan border would be opened soon to facilitate trade between the two countries, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Thursday. 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