December 11, 2013, Islamabad
Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry, Pakistan delivered a lecture on the theme “India Pakistan Trade & Economic Relations” at Sustainable Development Conference, Best Western Hotel, Club Road, Islamabad on December 11, 2013.
T C A Raghavan, India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan chaired the session while comments were provided by Aqdas Ali Kazmi, Former Joint Chief Economist, Planning Commission of Pakistan; Amin Hashwani, Hashwani Group, Karachi; and Shaban Khalid, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Islamabad.
“Neighbours and boundaries cannot be changed, but mind sets will need to be changed…trade between India and Pakistan is a win-win situation for both the countries, as supported by studies done undertaken by CUTS and SDPI” – Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister of State for Commerce and Textile Industry, Pakistan
“Effective collaboration between Pakistan-India would be mutually beneficial…need for longer trading hours, opening of more border crossing points and that all trading points should be opened for all trading items” – Dr TCA Raghavan, High Commissioner of India to Pakistan
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