Refusing to open India-Afghanistan road link, Pakistan asks for trade via Karachi port
Afghan president had earlier said Pakistan must allow Afghanistan direct trade access to India through Wagah
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Refusing to sign a motor vehicle agreement and to open up the road link for India and Afghanistan, Pakistan has asked India to carry out trade via the Karachi port, sources said on Sunday.
Indian sources said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told the Pakistani leadership that if they do not open up the road to India, they will deny Pakistan access to Central Asia.
Read: Pakistan must allow Afghanistan direct trade access to India through Wagah: Ghani
"Pakistan wants to expect Afghanistan to be open as far as their access to Central Asia is concerned and it’s very natural for Afghanistan to expect from out Pakistan neighbours to open up," Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said, while speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN.
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"If Pakistan wants access to Central Asia, it must respond in kind," he said.
This article originally appeared on IBN Live.
Indian sources said that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told the Pakistani leadership that if they do not open up the road to India, they will deny Pakistan access to Central Asia.
Read: Pakistan must allow Afghanistan direct trade access to India through Wagah: Ghani
"Pakistan wants to expect Afghanistan to be open as far as their access to Central Asia is concerned and it’s very natural for Afghanistan to expect from out Pakistan neighbours to open up," Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said, while speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN.
Read: India not threatened by Pakistan-China economic corridor: envoy
"If Pakistan wants access to Central Asia, it must respond in kind," he said.
This article originally appeared on IBN Live.