ISLAMABAD: Government of Pakistan on Monday has taken an important decisionover the issue of Torkham Border.
Government has decided to continue ‘round the clock’ trade activitiesbetween Pakistan and Afghanistan through Torkham border.
The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister’sAide for Establishment, Muhammad Shehzad Arbab at the PM office, ondirections of Imran Khan here in Islamabad.
The meeting – attended by the Secretaries of Interior, Defense, Commerceand Foreign ministries, officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) andNational Logistic Cell (NLC) and other concerned departments – was briefedthat Torkham border remains open 8 to 10-hour daily for trade activitiesbetween both the countries.
Arbab ordered the concerned authorities to take immediate steps to ensureround the clock trade activities through Torkham border within 6 months.
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The decision is aimed to expand bilateral relations and trade with thebrotherly country, Afghanistan.
Taking on the micro-blogging website, twitter, PM Khan said, “The step willbe instrumental in boosting bilateral trade & enhancing people to peoplecontacts between the two brotherly countries”.
