Prime Minister Imran Khan link hasdirected to fast track establishment of Border Markets along Pakistan’sfrontier with Afghanistan and Iran to provide job opportunities to localpeople and to control smuggling.
He was chairing a review meeting in Islamabad today regarding establishmentof Boarder Markets along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan and Iran.
The prime minister said establishment of these markets is critical for theprosperity of the population living in border areas of Balochistan andmerged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The meeting was briefed on steps taken so far at the federal and provinciallevels for the establishment of proposed border markets to provide improvedbusiness facilities, trade promotion and employment opportunities to thelocal population.
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The meeting was notified of 18 proposed border markets out of which fourwill be established under pilot project.
