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Pakistan Refuses to Discuss Afghan Transit Problems
[Tolo News] A top official in the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries said Pakistain has refused to discuss Pak-Afghan transit problems with Afghan delegate.A couple of days ago Pakistain's Premier in a trip to Kabul said his country is ready to discuss transit issues with Afghanistan. Chief of Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) Mohammad Qurban Haqjo accused the government of being reckless toward Pakistain's acts. "We believe that Pakistain hasn't been honest in implementation of transit and trade agreements with Afghanistan and it in a way wants to take political and financial advantage from Afghanistan and the US," Chief of ACCI Mohammad Qurban Haqjo said. Mr Haqjo said still Afghan-bound containers are stranded in Pakistain despite officials in Islamabad pledge to release the whole number of containers at thousands. Pakistain is not sticking to its words, especially in terms of trade and transit with Afghanistan. "I don't think we should trust promises being made by Pakistain's transit officials, because we have seen in the past they have acted vice-versa," Deputy Minister for Commerce and Industries Ghulam Mohammad Ailaqi said. More than 30 percent of commodities in the Afghan-bound containers in Pakistain have been spoilt and Afghan traders have called for compensation. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-24 |
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