Executive committee of PFG discusses to enhance trade.

ISLAMABAD -- The Executive Committee of Pakistan- Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group (PFG) here on Wednesday discussed to enhance trade and commerce and liberalizing visa regimes for Afghans.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Asad Qaiser chaired the meeting, said a news release.

The meeting was inter alia attended by Ministers of Defence and Maritime Affairs, Advisors and Special Assistants to the Prime Minister on Interior and Establishment, Parliamentarians, Pakistan's Special Envoy to Afghanistan and relevant Federal Secretaries.

It was observed with concern that the bilateral trade had drastically come down to under US $ 1 billion from its one-time peak of US$ 5 billion.

Ways and means were discussed to effectively address the involved factors. Liberalizing visa regime was also discussed in detail.

The speaker said that efforts should be made to rationalize the visa regime in keeping with the historic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan without compromising the important security considerations.

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