ISLAMABAD (APP) - Zubaydullo Zubaydov, Tajikistan Ambassador to Pakistan, said on Sunday that efforts were being made to start direct flights between Pakistan and Tajikistan to further aggrandize mutual trade between the two countries.
"A direct flight from Islamabad to Dushanbe takes less time than that of from Islamabad to Karachi", he said while speaking at a press conference, which was also addressed by representatives of Trade Development Authority (TDAP) and Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) here to highlight the objectives of the upcoming visit of a business delegation to Tajikistan. The Ambassador said that Tajikistan has a lot of potential areas in which the two countries can cooperate with each other. "Power sector is one of the main sectors, where Tajikistan can supply cheaper electricity to Pakistan", he added.
"A direct flight from Islamabad to Dushanbe takes less time than that of from Islamabad to Karachi", he said while speaking at a press conference, which was also addressed by representatives of Trade Development Authority (TDAP) and Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) here to highlight the objectives of the upcoming visit of a business delegation to Tajikistan. The Ambassador said that Tajikistan has a lot of potential areas in which the two countries can cooperate with each other. "Power sector is one of the main sectors, where Tajikistan can supply cheaper electricity to Pakistan", he added.
Tariq Iqbal Puri of TDAP said that the Tajik President during his visit to Pakistan in March this year, invited a high powered business delegation to visit Tajikistan to deepen the business relationship between the two countries and to explore areas of mutual cooperation. Tariq Puri said that TDAP and FPCCI have jointly undertaken this important businessmen delegation, which represents the cross section of Pakistan's trade and industry and business leaders from all parts of the country.
The industrial and services sectors represented in the delegation include: Textiles, Rice, Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Financial sector, Food and Agriculture. Information Technology, Minerals, Construction, Travel and Tourism, Leather, Arms and Ammunition, Auto Parts, Cutlery and other General Products. Areas of interest in the Tajik economy for Pakistani investors include Cotton, Aluminum and Hydel Power sectors in which joint venture opportunities will be explored, he added. Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, former textile advisor to the Prime Minister , said that the upcoming visit would prove as a role model and after this visit "we will send delegations to other regional countries like Iran, Russia and India".
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