Considering businessmen’s request to trade with India: Pakistan

The Pakistani Foreign Office has said on Thursday that the businessmen’s request regarding trade relations with India is being reviewed and no final decision has been taken on it.

After the weekly press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told Independent Urdu in response to a question: ‘There has been no change in the policy towards India. When Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was in London, he said that the business community in Pakistan has requested that they open trade routes with India and restore trade, so currently the businessmen’s request is being reviewed.

The spokesperson further said that ‘the review process takes time, reviewing foreign policy matters is a continuous process, but no final decision has been made yet.’

Speaking to the media in London on March 23, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistani businessmen want trade with India to be restored.

He further said that ‘will review the opening of trade with India.’

Pakistan Iran Gas Project

The Pakistani Foreign Office said in its response to the recent US statement regarding the gas pipeline project with Iran that “whatever decision Pakistan takes will be in its national interest.”

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told Independent Urdu that ‘the work on the Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline has not started yet, but whatever decision Pakistan takes will be in its national interest.’

He further said that ‘Pakistan’s energy needs are in front of everyone, so Pakistan will do its trade with neighboring countries or anywhere in the world based on its interest.’

The issue of the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project came under discussion when US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Donald Lowe said in his briefing to a sub-committee of the US State Department last week that the US-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline Not in favor of the project.

Donald Low, in his reply to the question asked in the committee, said that after the Islamabad administration approved the construction of the 80 km long section of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline in February, his country tried to stop the construction of this project. Is.

Yesterday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US does not support the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project and that doing business with Iran could lead to the risk of being hit by US sanctions.

Earlier on March 21, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in response to a question during the weekly press briefing that Pakistan has repeatedly renewed its commitment to the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline and Pakistan-Iran gas. The decision on the pipeline will be the government of Pakistan’s own decision.

The spokesperson had further said that ‘this pipeline is being constructed by Pakistan in its area, the first point at this time is the construction of the gas pipeline, we are committed to this construction.’

Deaths of Chinese citizens in suicide attacks

During the press briefing, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office said on the death of Chinese citizens in a suicide attack in Bisham area of ​​Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that this attack is actually an attack on Pakistan-China friendship, China’s concern for the security of its citizens is a natural thing and the government of Pakistan-China can understand the concerns of

He expressed his determination that ‘Pakistan and China will together defeat the enemies of this friendship. No one will be allowed to sabotage Pakistan-China friendship.

Relations with Afghanistan

When Federal Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif called Afghanistan a stronghold of terrorism, the spokesperson of the Foreign Office said: “Pakistan has concerns about terrorism, which have been expressed to the Afghan authorities and requested that Afghans The authorities should take strict action against all these terrorist elements, who are using Afghanistan’s land against Pakistan.

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