KP Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education, Mohammad Adnan Jalil has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have huge potential for bilateral trade and economic ties.
He expressed these views during a meeting with an Afghan delegation led by the Afghan Consul General Hafiz Mohibullah here at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (KPBOIT) on Friday.
Director Business Development KPBOIT Bilal Sarwar, Coordinator FPCCI Sartaj Ahmed Khan, Economic Advisor Industries Department Abdul Rehman and other officials assisted the minister during the meeting.
The provincial minister said that apart from sharing religious and cultural relations, Pakistan and Afghanistan also enjoy cordial relationships, based on closed proximity and neighborhood between the two countries.
He said that people of both countries feel brotherly sentiments for each other while Pakistan wishes for sustainable peace in Afghanistan, which is a catalyst for the stability of the whole region.
The provincial minister discussed matters of mutual interest with the Afghan diplomats, focusing on further expansion of trade and business activities between the two countries, increasing the volume of Pak-Afghan trade and taking benefits from cross border investment opportunities.—APP
