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April 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet rejected resumption of trade with India as suggested by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), reiterating the government’s stated position that India should first revert to the August 5, 2019 position and move towards resolution of the Kashmir issue.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said this while addressing a press conference here on Thursday, after attending the federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan through the video link.
The minister emphasized that resumption of trade with India is not possible without the resolution of the core dispute of Kashmir. “We favour trade with New Delhi, but India should first return to the pre August 5 position. Such decisions (trade resumption) will be gauged vis-à-vis the yardstick set in this context by the government,” he said. He said the media gave headlines of government’s decision to resume trade with India in the context
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Thursday rejected resumption of trade with India as suggested by the Economic Coordination Committee , reiterating the government’s stated position that India.
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Thursday rejected resumption of trade with India as suggested by the Economic Coordination Committee , reiterating the government’s stated position that India.