QUETTA: First ever TP consignment from Iran via Taftan border arrived at Quetta Dry Port on Monday.
The ceremony was attended by Chief Collector Balochistan M Sadiq and Collector Appraisement Rashid Habib, Additional Collector Khayal Muhammad and Aftab Ullah Shah, Deputy Collector Kaleemullah Wagan, Assistant Collector Umar Aziz, Superintendent Faisal Siddiq.
The event is a major achievement towards digitization, modernization and facilitation to legal trade.
Earlier, an Iranian delegation visited Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) to explore possibilities of joint ventures (JVs) between private sector of the two countries in iron and steel, home textiles, dried fruits, livestock, healthcare products, cables, construction, confectionery, foodstuffs and other sectors of the economy.
LCCI Senior Vice President Mian Rehman Aziz presented the address of welcome while Vice President Haris Ateeq, former Senior Vice President Amjad Ali Jawa, EC members Mian Ateequr Rehman, Chaudhry Wajid, Shamim Akhter, Shahzad Butt and Ali Afzal, former EC members Aqib Asif, Fiaz Haider, Hafi Asif Sehar and Kamal Mahmood Amjad Mian also spoke on the occasion. Head of the delegation Saeed Manawi said that in order to increase the two-way trade volume, we must ensure the timely exchange of trade and investment related information about each other’s markets.
