LAHORE: President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik Tuesday said that Pak Afghan trading is picking at good pace as it swelled to 60 percent last week. Talking to a delegation of exporters led by Syed Yawer Abbas Bahwalpuri he said it could be increased manifolds if old infrastructure is replaced with modern facilities of handling at all land border routes including Thorkham and Chaman for early scanning and clearing of goods from either sides. He stressed the urgent need of fast track resolution of all issues including removal of non tariff barriers impeding the smooth flow of bilateral trade besides further strengthening of economic ties with Afghanistan. He lamented that Pakistan annual export to Afghanistan tumbled from $2 billion a couple of years ago to $700 millions.He said earlier Pakistan used to export upto 50,000 tonnes of cement and 100,000 tonnes of iron bars during last two year but not any more now because of odd and unrealistic policies of previous Afghan government. Iftikhar Ali Malik said recently Pakistan prior to Taliban new regime suffered setback as its export to Afghanistan fell 5.5 percent from $790 millions to $746 millions during first nine months of … Continue reading Pak-Afghan trade after Taliban take over picking up