With a view to comprehend implications of trade between India and Pakistan, to study its overall impact on our economy and to provide a road map to protect interests of Pakistani consumers and industry, Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) is organising a conference in the first week of April 2012 in Lahore. The conference is to be chaired by Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Vice Chairman Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Dr Muftah Ismail, while giving details in this regard, informed that the particular theme of the conference will be overland trade between India and Pakistan, especially from the Wahga and possibly Ganda Singh check posts.
Dr Muftah Ismail expressed hope that the conference will help provide a practical road map for improving trade with India, while protecting both the interests of Pakistani consumers and industry in line with the aspirations of Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Ministers, senior officials from federal and provincial governments, leading industrialists, businessmen, economists and trade experts, NGOs representing consumer interests, editorial writers, academia and other intellectuals are expected to participate in the conference.
