PM Imran gives nod to set up markets along borders with Afghanistan, Iran.

ISLAMABAD -- In an effort to encourage legal business with neighboring countries, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday accorded approval to set up trade markets along Pakistan's borders with Afghanistan and Iran, media reported.

Presiding over a high-level meeting in Islamabad today, PM Imran Khan gave approval to establish 12 markets along Pak-Afghan border and six markets along Pak-Iran border.

The meeting decided to take effective measures to eliminate the menace of smuggling. Briefing the meeting, an official said that the border markets will be made functional by February, 2021.

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other high officials were in attendance in the meeting.

Earlier on May 14, Chairing a meeting to review the measures the government had taken to check smuggling and overpricing of essential items in the country, Prime...