ISLAMABAD (SW): Afghanistan has waived the financial guarantee of 110 per cent customs duty and $100 per 25 tonnes charges on Pakistani goods transiting through the country to Central Asian States, Pakistan’s daily Dawn reported.<\/p>\n
In a meeting with the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday, Afghanistan Ambassador Janan Mosazai informed that a notification has been issued in this regard. Dawn reported.<\/p>\n
According to the report, the two sides also finalised the date for holding 10th Pak-Afghan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting — to be held in Islamabad on August 26-27. Dar informed the envoy that the government has already undertaken preparatory work for the meeting.<\/p>\n
He asked Secretary Economic Affairs Division Saleem Sethi to review progress on different projects and ascertain implementation status of decisions taken during the last commission’s meeting in November.<\/p>\n
Dar said that the JEC meeting would further enhance economic cooperation between the two countries. He proposed technical level meeting of Pak-Afghan officials prior to the formal JEC meeting.<\/p>\n
According to the daily, Mosazai also expressed his gratitude on the progress of Jalalabad-Torkham road project.<\/p>\n
It is important to mention that Pakistan has already withdrawn the similar financial charges on the Afghan transit goods from July 1, this year. They finalized the date of the 10th Pak-Afghan Joint Economic Commission meeting on August 26-27 in Islamabad. The Afghanistan side would be led by Finance Minister Eklil Ahmad Hakimi while Ishaq Dar would head the Pakistan side.<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
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