Business
No Fine will be paid to third party on security of TAPI: Murad
Deputy chief of Army Murad Ali Murad has stated that we will not pay fine to anyone due to security of Gas pipe line called TAPI which connects Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, rejecting the Pakistan defense Minister statements on the following project saying for security of TAPI negotiations should be made with Taliban.
Experts believed that Afghan Government should negotiate with some of the groups and pay fines, saying Afghanistan doesn’t capabilities to maintain security of the Gas pipeline in the country.
Deputy chief of Army Murad Ali Murad said,” I condemned Pakistan Defense Minister statements made on Gas pipeline obliging Afghan Government to negotiate with Taliban on security of the project, we as Afghan security forces will ensure security for TAPI project, we won’t pay fines to anyone.”
A number of Afghan experts have declared that TAPI pipeline is vital to Afghanistan,and Afghan Government is have to pay fines for the security of the project.
Military expert Atiqullah Amarkhail said,” giving or receiving fines is common in Afghanistan,there are some Afghan political figures who are receiving fines from the Government, therefore Taliban has to receive fines out of this project.”
Afghanistan is benefiting from the following project through transit more than 400 $ million annually and TAPI will create more than 7000 jobs opportunities for Afghans as well.
Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi
Business
Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on new travel mechanism for truckers
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed on the issuance of a temporary admission document for transporters of commercial goods, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation announced on Sunday.
The ministry said in an announcement that truck drivers and their assistants carrying commercial goods from Afghanistan and Pakistan must have this document with them at the crossings.
Based on the announcement, the document will be issued to Afghans at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and its consulate in Kandahar.
For Pakistanis, the document is distributed at the office of the Afghanistan transport attaché in Peshawar and Quetta.
The Ministry of Transportation and Aviation asked owners and drivers of trucks to submit the required documents to their respective transportation companies by June 1.
The ministry warned that after June 1, trucks cannot travel between the two countries without having the temporary admission document.
Business
Pakistan: Consultations underway on preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan
Pakistani officials have announced that consultations are underway with stakeholders on preferential trade agreements with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.
According to Dawn newspaper, the issue was announced on Friday in a meeting on trade chaired by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
In the meeting, the strict monitoring of Afghan Transit Trade was also emphasized.
Pakistani officials have not provided further details on preferential trade with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.
Business
Talks with neighboring countries underway for fresh fruit exports: Azizi
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi has said that talks with neighboring countries have started for the export of fresh fruit this year.
Azizi added that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce wants the country’s fresh fruit to be exported to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Iran in addition to Pakistan.
Members of the private sector call on the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to step up efforts to find new markets for Afghan exporters.
“We ask the authorities to determine the export routes before the harvesting season. We should find new markets instead of Pakistan. There is capacity for Afghanistan’s exports in the region, and action should be taken in this regard,” said Mirwais Hajizada, the deputy of Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock.
Economic experts say that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should hold talks with Iran and Uzbekistan in addition to Pakistan for Afghanistan’s exports.
“There are many opportunities to sell our products in markets other than Pakistan. I hope the authorities will think about this. Grounds should be paved to access the markets of South Asia and the Gulf countries through Iran, and the markets of Central Asia through Uzbekistan,” said Mohammad Nabi Afghan, an economic expert.
Members of the private sector say that although Pakistan is the closest and largest market for Afghanistan’s dry and fresh fruits, doing business with it has always been challenging.
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