Hamid Karzai hopes Pakistan will give transit route to India

[Sugarcane]

I expected you will ask the free route to BD instead of $$$. Poor in economics.

What we will do with route for BD? And how Afghanistan can provide us route for BD?

 

[Sedqal]

Here is a relevant document:
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org...0PAPER0Tr101OFFICIAL0USE0ONLY1.pdf?sequence=1


(Page 126 lists such agreements in Asia and includes the agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan)

 

[KingMamba]

I expected you will ask the free route to BD instead of $$$. Poor in economics.

Pakistan don't need anything from fish eaters lol.

 

[BATMAN]

but report implies pakistan has not given? or is it a new route karzai asking about? am confused.

 

[SouthDesi]

What we will do with route for BD? And how Afghanistan can provide us route for BD?

I meant, if India gets route to Afghan via Pakistan, then Pakistan get route to BD via India. I expect there is lot of stuff can be traded b/n BD and PAk. isn't it? May be i am wrong.

Pakistan don't need anything from fish eaters lol.

C'mon. They are getting good in some sectors, who knows you may need them soon.

 

[Sedqal]

^ troll alert

 

[Armstrong]

Ok so this is what i know why Afghanistan traders still prefer Pakistan.

Their is a UN convention through which a landlocked country should be provided access to sea through his neighbour with no or minimum tax(Google it)

Now as we know Pakistan is a thekedaar of Islami world and bow down to this convention which means through Pakistan route the goods will be transported to Afghanistan cheap.

While iran unlike us look's for its interest and most probably doesnt agree with the UN convention or something like that hence through iran a Common Traders from Afghansitan will cost him many times more than through Pakistan.

All the above i saw in a live program and when is searched about it.It was true

About Topic

I believe Pakistan should have given india access to afghanistan long time ago.

I think the Convention is about giving land-locked countries access to sea not to neighboring countries !

I think Pakistan would give access when it suits Pakistan & Pakistan's trade concerns vis a vie Afghanistan & India are addressed !

 

[Sedqal]

I think the Convention is about giving land-locked countries access to sea not to neighboring countries !

I think Pakistan would give access when it suits Pakistan & Pakistan's trade concerns vis a vie Afghanistan & India are addressed !

Pakistan should demand recognition of Durand line first, what a freaking joke that Af is recognizing PAkistan as a state asking for access via land route to India and as of yet claims Pakistan is occupying its land (Thus officially doesn't recognize Durand line).

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

PLEASE

 

[Sugarcane]

I meant, if India gets route to Afghan via Pakistan, then Pakistan get route to BD via India. I expect there is lot of stuff can be traded b/n BD and PAk. isn't it? May be i am wrong.

BD is not our export market, nor there is any significant imports from BD.

 

[livingdead]

I meant, if India gets route to Afghan via Pakistan, then Pakistan get route to BD via India. I expect there is lot of stuff can be traded b/n BD and PAk. isn't it? May be i am wrong.



C'mon. They are getting good in some sectors, who knows you may need them soon.

why should India be bothered, let afgans take care of it. It will be very expensive for pakistan to trade with bd via thousands of KM land route when bangladesh is not a landlocked country.

ships can transport same amount of goods for fraction of cost.

 

[Armstrong]

Pakistan should demand recognition of Durand line first, what a freaking joke that Af is recognizing PAkistan as a state asking for access via land route to India and as of yet claims Pakistan is occupying its land (Thus officially doesn't recognize Durand line).

Whether Afghanistan does or doesn't recognize the Durand Line; its an Internationally Recognized International Border between two Sovereign States & whenever Afghanistan were to take Pakistan to the International Court of Arbitration or wherever the relevant forum would be - the moronic arguments often put forth would fall flat on their face !

What Pakistan should be asking for our certain guarantees that we'd be given access to Central Asia without our Truckers being harassed on the Afghan side & from India, Pakistan, should demand the implementation of the letter & spirit of the MFN Status by getting rid of the Non-Tariff Barriers which are making the very idea of 'free trade' laughable !

 

[Sugarcane]

Whether Afghanistan does or doesn't recognize the Durand Line; its an Internationally Recognized International Border between two Sovereign States & whenever Afghanistan were to take Pakistan to the International Court of Arbitration or wherever the relevant forum would be - the moronic arguments often put forth would fall flat on their face !

What Pakistan should be asking for our certain guarantees that we'd be given access to Central Asia without our Truckers being harassed on the Afghan side & from India, Pakistan, should demand the implementation of the letter & spirit of the MFN Status by getting rid of the Non-Tariff Barriers which are making the very idea of 'free trade' laughable !

And who will take responsibility of drug trafficking? Who will spend money and resources to stop smuggling of weapons and flooding Pakistan with products exempted of duties?

 

[BATMAN]

What about air transit from Pakistan?
In 2000, India imposed ban on Pakistan over air transit through India air!
Can Pakistan not do something similar?

 

[Armstrong]

And who will take responsibility of drug trafficking? Who will spend money and resources to stop smuggling of weapons and flooding Pakistan with products exempted of duties?

Between 4-6 million Afghan Refugees on the receiving end of our displeasure if their Government plays dirty !