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Updated 10 Oct, 2011 05:29am

PM to take up Pak-Tajik connectivity project with Afghan President

The road project as visualized will connect Pakistan with Tajikistan by passing through eight kilometer long Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan.
The Prime Minister said the project was compatible with the agenda of SAARC Summit which is called “Connectivity”.
The Prime Minister said it was his vision to develop good relations with the countries of region.
“I visited a number of countries like Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, China and other countries of the Central Asian Republics to further my vision,” he said.
The Prime Minister the said connectivity was intertwined with transit trade and Pakistan was keen to enhance trade with Afghanistan and beyond.
Recalling the signing of Transit Trade Agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, he said the trade among the countries of region had to be enhanced for which establishment of road and rail networks was essential.

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