Islamabad October 27 (Online): Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that regional development and economic prosperity is dependent on connectivity, enhanced trade lineages and better investment opportunities. The Senate Chairman said this while addressing the closing session of the two-day seminar on “Pakistan Afghanistan Trade & Investment Forum” in Islamabad on Tuesday. He said that both Pakistan and Afghanistan share strong geographic, cultural and religious ties and building close cooperative relations with Afghanistan is a high priority of Pakistan’s foreign policy and a vital component of our vision of a “peaceful neighbourhood.” “It is now time to turn our bilateral and economic linkages into a strategic partnership for betterment and prosperity our people and the region as well” Sadiq Sanjrani remarked while addressing participants. He emphasized the need to raise current trade volume between the two countries to match immense economic cooperation potential. CPEC offers another golden opportunity to join hands for the wellbeing of our peoples, especially youth, he added. Pakistan, Chairman Senate said, is very keen to strengthen people-to-people contacts, and trade and economic ties with Afghanistan. He also mentioned that Pakistan reopened a key border crossing to resume exports from Afghanistan to India under the Pakistan-Afghanistan … Continue reading ‘Peaceful neighborhood’ a vital component of Pakistan’s foreign policy