Peace in Afghanistan would pave way for Afghanistan to become a trade, energy connectivity corridor in region: President Dr Arif Alvi

ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 (SABAH): President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday said that relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan needed to be further strengthened by enhancing bilateral trade, building greater networks with the Afghan business community, and further streamlining the clearance of consignments at the border crossing points.

President, in a meeting with Pakistan’s Head of Mission Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul Ubaid ur Rehman Nizamani, who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, said that peace in Afghanistan would pave way for Afghanistan to become a trade and energy connectivity corridor in the region.

He said the peaceful Afghanistan would also accelerate the transit trade between Central Asian Countries and Pakistan, besides helping expedite the materialization of Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (CASA-1000) power project, Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline and Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (TAP) projects.

President said that Pakistan could offer online or recorded educational packages of Allama Iqbal Open University and the Virtual University of Pakistan to Afghan students to help male and female students to get quality education without the need to physically attend the educational institutions.

President emphasized the establishment and regularization of border markets between the two countries for expediting the exchange of goods, especially perishable items, to help the populations of border areas to minimize wastage and improve their economic well-being.

He expressed the hope that the new head of mission would play his role in further enhancing the bilateral relations between the two counties.