Pakistan and Afghanistan resolved yesterday to expand bilateral trade to $5 billion from the current $2.5bn in two to three years.
In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Dr Omar Zakhilwal, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Prime Minister Nawaz Shairf placed great emphasis on strong, stable and cooperative ties with Afghanistan “as part of his vision for a peaceful and prosperous neighbourhood”.
Highlighting Pakistan’s economic engagement in Afghanistan, he made special mention of projects like a 100-bed Naeb Aminullah Khan Hospital at Logar, hostel for 100 students at Rehman Baba School and a 200-bed Jinnah Hospital at Kabul.
He assured Zakhilwal that these projects would be completed soon.
