Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has appreciated the decision of the Afghan government to grant multiple visas to the Pakistani businessmen. The announcement was made by the Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his joint press conference with Premier in the Presidential Palace yesterday.
The prime minister was talking to Minister of Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim who called him in Prime Minister’s House on Friday.
The prime minister said that the issue of visas came under discussion during the bilateral talks with Afghan delegation.
He complimented President Karzai for granting multiple entry visas to Pakistani businessmen.
Makhdoom Amin Fahim said that the decision would boost the economic and trade relations at the level which would be quite beneficial to the people of both the countries. The growth of trade and commerce hinged on the facility provided by the respective host countries to the businessmen, added the minister.
Minister for Commerce also congratulated the prime minister on the victory of PPP candidate Abdul Qadir Gilani from Multan.
He added that the election clearly manifested the PPP popularity among the poor people of the country.
