Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser addresses the closing seminar of the two-day Pak-Afghan Trade and Investment Forum. Photo courtesy NA of Pakistan Twitter
ISLAMABAD: In a rare development, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday adopted more than 140 recommendations to promote bilateral trade and investments.
The two-day Pak-Afghan Trade and Investment Forum which concluded on Tuesday recommended the Pakistani government to allow five-year business and residence visa to all Afghans who are willing to start businesses in Pakistan. The Afghan side was led by Speaker Wolesi Jirga Mir Rehman Rahmani while Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser represented the Pakistani delegation.
The forum noted that business visa should grant a person legal rights such as opening of bank accounts, driving licence, ownership of property, it was recommended. In addition, Pakistan should consider allowing nationality to Afghans that invest a certain minimum amount in Pakistan’s manufacturing s