Iranian envoy calls for strengthening trade relations

QUETTA: Iranian Ambassador Syed Muhammad Ali Hussaini has said Pakistan and Iran need to work jointly to foil all conspiracies hatched and hurdles created by international forces in the way of close relations between the two countries.

Talking to business leaders at the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) here on Tuesday, he said trade relations between Pakistan and Iran would be strengthened by removing all hurdles in their way.

QCCI president Haji Abdullah Achakzai, senior vice president Haji Agha Gul Khilji, vice president Syed Abdul Ahad Agha and other business leaders were present on the occasion.

Mr Hussaini said Iranian officials would be deployed at Bazarcha business terminal in Taftan soon to increase trade activities between the two countries, while efforts were also under way to establish border markets and remove hurdles in the way of industrial activities.

“We want to have free trade with Pakistan so all the three countries of the region — Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan — should have long-lasting strong trade relations,” he said, adding that Iran is in favour of running a freight train from Islamabad to Tehran and Istanbul, besides Balochistan to Zahidan and from there to Central Asian states.

The Iranian envoy said there are investment opportunities in Pakistan, but Balochistan has a special position, and “we should not be hopeless and try to strengthen bilateral trade relations”. He said the 24th Joint Border Commission meeting held in Zahidan also discussed issues relating to trade in detail and took many decisions.

He said the Pishin Mand-Gabad border would be inaugurated soon.

Mr Hussaini said recently a delegation consisting of officials from different chambers of Iran met officials of the FPCCI in Karachi and signed various memoranda of understanding, one of which was to early resolve trade disputes.

Published in Dawn, December 1st, 2022



from The Dawn News - Home https://ift.tt/CradoZk
https://ift.tt/4K9SQaZ

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Punjab CM election case: Coalition govt decides to boycott Supreme Court bench

Image
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government on Monday decided to boycott the current three-member Supreme Court bench which is hearing the case pertaining to the Punjab CM. Chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and Jamiat Ulema e Islam-F (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the PDM demanded full court hearing of the case related to Punjab CM election. […] The post Punjab CM election case: Coalition govt decides to boycott Supreme Court bench appeared first on BOL News . from BOL News https://ift.tt/Omq7tG2 https://ift.tt/9cFUoLG
Read more

Karachi police to probe DIG Azfar Mahesar’s son’s viral firing videos

Image
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar ordered an inquiry after Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) East Azfar Mahesar’s son Asher’s aerial firing videos went viral on social media, ARY News reported. Earlier, video footage showed DIG Azfar Mahesar’s son brandishing different kinds of weapons and resorting to aerial firing in several videos posted on social media. Asher was seen in different locations, sometimes in a moving car, relentlessly conducting aerial firing. Speaking to ARY News, Lanjar said that he has ordered Karachi police to do a forensic examination of the videos and initiate action against DIG Mahesar if he is found guilty in the case. Read more: Caught on camera: Heavy aerial firing by ‘students’ near Seaview Soon after the videos circulated, Karachi police said that it had filed a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the matter. According to police, some of the videos were old and were edited, however, an inquiry has
Read more

CJCSC addresses participants of 53rd PN Staff Course

Image
RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Thursday visited Pakistan Navy War College Lahore and addressed the participants of the 53rd PN Staff Course. According to a press statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), the CJCSC expressed his views on the armed forces’ efforts in confronting the multifaceted conventional and non-conventional challenges. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza said that the Pakistan Navy has always fulfilled the expectations for the protection of maritime borders. “The Pakistan Navy has a proud history of bravery and sacrifices for the motherland,” the CJCSC added. Earlier upon arrival, General Sahir Shamshad Mirzaki was welcomed by Commander Rear Admiral Azhar Mahmood. On the occasion, the CJCSC also laid floral wreaths and offered Fateha at the martyr’s monument. Read More: CJCSC, Turkish Army chief reaffirm expanding strategic ties Earlier on April 18, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
Read more