Pakistan proposed to initiate talks on PTA with Afghanistan, Senate informed

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Pakistan has proposed to initiate negotiations on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Afghanistan.

Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir said that a draft text of PTA had been shared with Afghanistan through diplomatic channels. The Afghan side is expected to convey its response this month.

Dastgir said the government had taken a series of steps to enhance bilateral trade with the neighbouring Afghanistan. He said that Joint Business Council comprising leading businessmen from both sides had been established to increase business interaction.