SCCI, UNDP agree to remove hurdles in Pak-Afghan trade.

PESHAWAR -- The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and representative of UNDP have agreed to make joint efforts to remove hurdles in bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan, amicable resolution of common issues and to further strengthen relations between business communities of the two countries.

The agreement came during a meeting of SCCI Vice President Abdul Jalil Jan with UNDP representative, Simbal Adnan Khan in the chamber house here on Thursday.

The SCCI former president, Faiz Mohammad Faizi, former vice president Shuja Mohammad, Senior Vice President of Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khalid Shahzad, the chamber senior member Rashid Siddique and Ammar Ansari were present in the meeting.

Faiz Mohammad while speaking on the occasion said that the bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan has declined substantially due to increase in tariffs and regulatory duties by governments of both the countries. He stressed the need for lowering the tariffs and RDs to give boost to mutual trade and economic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Though, he said government of Pakistan had...

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