SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry,an apex trade body in the region,Tuesday hailed the encouraging statement of Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood “trade with India,a need of the hour and beneficial to either countries”.
President SAARC Chamber Iftikhar Ali Malik while talking to a delegation of traders from Kasur led by Muhammad Ashfaq Kamboh which called on here today,he said “Every thing is possible but neighbors can be changed”. He said SAARC Chamber in principles has also already lauded Pakistan for seeking peace with India for next 100 years as envisioned in its first ever national security policy unveiled last month.
He said it’s good omen that Razak Dawood made public that “ As far the ministry of commerce is concerned,it’s policy is to do trade with India”,he added will ultimately promote bilateral trade between two nuclear neighbors.
He said it stressed that normalising commercial relations is contingent upon achieving progress in talks between the two countries.
He said Pakistan has already declared that “ Pakistan is not seeking hostility with India for the next 100 years besides aspiring peace with immediate neighbours,” which is associated with the development”.
Iftikhar Ali Ali, an octogenarian veteran trade leader of the South Asia urged both India and Pakistan its high time to address all their core issues amicably through peaceful result oriented parley. He said if world’s oldest disputes can be resolved why not both nuclear neighbors can’t iron out their differences mutually?
He said South Asia housed one fifth of the total world population and its share in international trade is hardly five percent.He said if both countries reach an agreement with consensus then all indigenous resources could be diverted to development and welfare of the people of either sides besides durable peace in the region.
Muhammad Ashfaq Kamboh said population explosion and hefty defence allocations are devouring the indigenous resources rather than spending on development and greater weal of down trodden of their respective countries.
