LONDON: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar hinted at Pakistan mulling over trade relations with India. Talking to media here after his participation in Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Ishaq Dar remarked that trade with India via Dubai and Singapore has been much expensive.

Trade relations with India were suspended since India’s controversial move to revoke special autonomous status of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.

He said Pakistan’s business class was eager for restoration of direct trade with India. “We will take decision after consultations with all stakeholders,” he added.

He said government would implement five-year road map to put Pakistan on road of economic progress and bring down inflation to lessen economic difficulties of common man.

He said 16-month government of Shehbaz Sharif saved Pakistan from economic collapse after bad policies of previous government which devastated economy of country.

He said Pakistan had vision for nuclear energy since 1960s and despite scrutiny of world it continued to harness benefits of nuclear energy.

“Now world is saying that nuclear and hydro energy are safest and best for taking on challenge of climate change.” Representing Pakistan at recent nuclear energy summit, he said called for aggressive financing from international financial institutions and multilateral institutions.

To question about Congressional hearings in United States about matters related to Pakistan, he urged that Pakistanis should leave behind politics when they were outside country and get united.

To question about elections, Ishaq Dar said, “We have comprehensive constitutional and legal cover for elections”, adding different parties got mandate of people and it should be accepted.”

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 25 2024

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