India – Pakistan Trade - Open Arms, Hearts and Gates
THE Pakistan Daily Times reported today, “For the first time in the Indo-Pak history since partition in 1947, the commerce ministers of both the countries along with high-powered business leaders gathered at the Lahore Expo Centre on Monday pledging to open arms, hearts and gates for one another to tape trade potential of both South Asian states furthering the track II diplomacy successfully. Hurdles to free trade between Pakistan and India are being removed through sustained dialogue as continuous interaction has helped bridge the differences between the two sides enabling India to organise its first-ever trade show in Pakistan, said Indian Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textile Anand Sharma while speaking at the closing ceremony of the three-day The India Show. Pakistan and India together form one of the largest consumer markets in the world. We are situated at a historical trade route. The prospects of economic prosperity through trade in the region are very strong.”