An agreement has reached between local businessmen and newly appointed Consul General of Afghanistan in Peshawar, Hafiz Mohibullah for joint efforts to remove hindrances in mutual trade and transit trade.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between a businessmen and acting Afghan consul general, says a press release issued Tuesday.
The delegation comprised of prominent importers and exporters of Pakistan and Afghanistan, transporters, custom clearing agents and people associated with trade between the two neighbouring countries. Commercial Attache at Afghan Consulate, Waheedullah Himmat, Deputy Attache, Hameedullah Fazil Khel, outgoing commercial attache, Fawad Arsh and other officials were present on the occasion.
The delegation briefed the Afghan officials about the problems and difficulties being faced by businessmen of both the countries.
Speaking on the occasion, a local trader Ziaul-Haq said that there are a lot of difficulties in Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) as a result it is not finalized yet. He said around 90 per cent work on APTTA has been completed and only 10 per cent is remaining and there is need of involving stakeholders from both the countries.
Zia apprised the consul general that export to Afghanistan has registered a decline of 35 per cent recently. During the period from September to December 2021, export to Afghanistan were calculated at $231.4 million against exports during the same period in 2020 stood at $357.2 million. Zia appreciated the measures taken by Taliban government for facilitation of business community.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 19th, 2022.
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