Dr TC Raghavan, Indian high commissioner to Pakistan, on Sunday called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the latter’s office.
Talking to the Raghavan, Dar referred to the recent meeting held between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in New York and termed it good.
The minister said Pakistan wanted good relations with India and the government wanted an early beginning of the composite dialogue between the two countries.
The high commissioner said that Nawaz Sharif’s views on India-Pakistan ties were praised in India and a large number of people in both the countries wanted better relations. He said that though the volume of trade between the two countries was sizeable yet there was a great potential that needed to be tapped.
Raghavan said the trends of shopping by Indians visiting Pakistan reflected that there was a high demand of Pakistani goods in India.
He hoped that the relaxation in visa restrictions for businessmen would help in increased trade between the two countries.
Indian high commissioner calls on Dar
