Syed_Adeel
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Afghanistan r biggest trade partner of Pak that trade volume amounts 8 billion $ (6 billion r documented exports and 3 billion undocumented exports).
Indian Govt r trying to take these 8 billion $ Pak Afghan trade for Indian companies via Iran through new trade route,
Under this fear NWFP govt shows there concern on Pak Afghanistan boarder tension. As many people have jobs from Pak afghan trade in NWFP.
Indian appetite to sell Her goods to Afghanistan via Iran Chabar port under new trade route. It seems for it PM MOdi are promoting Afghan army to attack on Pak.
In recent past before skirmish (in which army major embarrassed Shadet ) Pak army gave the Angora post to Afghan army under good will gesture. However it went not well as Pak govt shows the displeasure on it, latter Army has recapture the post from Afghan army. It also escalate the Pak Afghan tension which r ultimately leading to reduce the Pak Afghan trade volume from its present value, gradually.
Though Pak army are well aware of Pak Afghan trade benefits, to reduce tension on Afghan boarder, to keep the trade route intact with Afghanistan. Army General Raheel could forgive the Afghan army and should try to make them friend although he has pressure of public to attack/avenge to Afghanistan.
Pak has yearly exports up to 24 billion since 2008 without any slight increase in it throughout period of last 10 years. Just conceive if Pak-Afghans trade diminished, in its consequences Pak exports volume could fall till 15 billion $ same as She has in year 1990.
KABUL: The bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan is expected to touch $5 billion in 2014-15 but global slowdown has kept the trade at little higher than 2011-11 level.
http://www.customstoday.com.pk/afgha...-in-2014-15-2/
Last week, on April 11, Iran, Afghanistan and India finished negotiating the details of the trilateral transport and transit pact, meant to provide legal framework to operate trade corridors via Iran’s Chabahar port.
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Just ignore. Those who are writing this BS have no idea about the ground realities.
1 Goods will be more expensive
2 The way they will pass through is more difficult and proper roads and support network is not present
3 They require security from local warlords and taliban which another challenge given present circumstance.
4 millions of people have cross border trade and relations in Afghanistan and Pakistan which is not the case with Iran so definitely there should be a good enough reason to shift trade volume from one tried, tested, cheaper, shorter route to a volatile one at present.