Joint inauguration of Mand-Pishin border market & Polan-Gabd transmission line will uplift standard of living of people: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, May 19 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that he had a very constructive, and fruitful meeting with Dr. Ebrahaim Raisi, President of Iran.

In a statement issued on twitter on Friday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that we agreed to double down on our collective efforts to fully unpack the potential of our bilateral ties. “We have prioritized the areas of trade, investment, information technology, agriculture and power for the roadmap of future cooperation. For this purpose, accelerating the pace of work on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be given a priority”.

PM Shahbaz Sharif said that it was a memorable day for the people of Balochistan on Thursday. The joint inauguration of Mand-Pishin border market & Polan-Gabd transmission line will uplift the standard of living of the people by opening up new opportunities of socio-economic development, he said.

PM Shehbaz Sharif said that there is an immense untapped potential of border markets that we plan to unpack in due course of time. Mand-Pishin marketplace is one of six other border points, he said.

“My appreciation is due to all those who ensured the completion of the transmission line project in record four months that was pending since 2009” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.