ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce, Engineer Khurran Dastgir Khan here on Monday said that Pakistan has offered Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to Afghanistan and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to Iran for enhancing trade with both the countries.
In a statement, the minister said that after trade agreements with both countries the trade volume of the country would significantly increase which would bring positive impact on national economy.
The minister said that under the vision of Prime Minister, Ministry of Commerce was taking every possible step to promote trade relation with these countries.
Commerce Minister said that during recent visit to Afghanistan and Iran he had discussed the pending trade issues for their swift settlement and suggested to remove export duty on Pakistani goods for Central Asian States through Afghanistan.
He said these steps would facilitate the traders besides enhancing the trade from the country. He further said that during recent visit to Iran he had also discussed duties imposed by Iran on import of wheat, rice and fruits from Pakistan to bring balance and stability in trade.
