Pakistan vow to boycott Indian products

Pakistan vow to boycott Indian products

ISLAMABAD - President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sheikh Amir Waheed has hinted at boycott of Indian products in Pakistan.

He said if Indian leadership did not change its current approach towards Pakistan, the business community of Pakistan would keep boycotting Indian products.

Commenting on India’s negative reply to Pakistan’s negotiations offer he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had taken a wise step by offering India to start dialogue process at foreign ministers level, but Indian leadership after accepting this offer has backtracked that has created disappointment in the business community of Pakistan.

He said due to this unwise approach of Indian leadership, the business community of Pakistan has decided to boycott Indian products till the time the Indian leadership has not changed its approach to normalizing relations with Pakistan.

President ICCI said that according to the latest study of World Bank, Pakistan and India has the potential to increase annual trade volume from current $2 billion to $37 billion, but the shortsighted approach of Indian leadership was the biggest hurdle in realizing this huge trade potential between the two close neighbours.