President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry Harron Agar has voiced to expedite execution to open Indo-Pak cross-border trade Khokrapar- Monabao Border on the pattern of Wagah-Attari.
Harron Agar exchanging view points in a meeting held here with High Commissioner of India Sharat Sabharwal, reiterated that fostering the process of regional trade and economic cooperation between Pakistan and India would bring peace and prosperity in the region, said a statement issued here on Saturday. He hoped that negative list would be removed before the end of the year 2012 and that Pakistan would accord Most Favourite Nation (MFN) status to India as well.
Both countries would have to demonstrate similar greater political will to foster relations as shown in negotiations during last two years, he added, further saying that KCCI recently organised India Single Country Textiles Exhibition with Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Organisations (FIEO).
One complete hall for Indian and International Pavilion is also planned in KCCI’s 10th My-Karachi Exhibition to be organised set to kick off on July 5, 2013. He proposed the introduction of Mediation/Arbitration Committees in Mumbai and Karachi to address the grievance of importers of the two countries comprising of the presidents of Karachi and Mumbai chambers or their nominees, retired judges, and retired customs officials of Commissioner Level.
Haroon Agar hoped that Pakistan would get GSP Plus in EU by 2014 which would also benefit India as next door neighbour. High Commissioner of India Sharat Sabharwal informed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s vision was to transform South Asia with the cooperation of all neighbour countries of India, including Pakistan, the region moves from poverty to prosperity and from ignorance to a knowledgeable society.
