Afghan delegation to visit Pakistan to hold talks on PTA, APTTA.

ISLAMABAD -- A delegation from Afghanistan will visit Pakistan from December 28 to 30 to hold talks on the preferential trade agreement (PTA), Afgan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) and establishment of Joint Border Markets (JBMs).

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood held a consultative meeting at the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday on matters relating to Pakistan's trade with Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics (CARs). Abdul Razak Dawood briefed the session on his meetings with the leadership of Afghanistan during his visit to the country last month which preceded the visit of the Prime Minister to Kabul.

The adviser was informed that further to these visits, a lot of work has been done. Consultations have been started with all stakeholders to negotiate a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Afghanistan and work is continuing in this regard. He was also informed that work on revision of the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) was in final stages.

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The advisor was further informed that a delegation from Afghanistan will visit Pakistan from...