Cabinet approves MFN status for India

[Varad]

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Cabinet approves MFN status for India

Cabinet has approved to give Most Favoured Nation status to India on Wednesday.

The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minster Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani was held in Islamabad in which India was given the status of Most favoured Nation.

Federal cabinet also agreed to boost the volume of trade with India and to fully implement all the trade agreements inked between Pakistan and India.

Dunya News: Pakistan:-Cabinet approves MFN status for India...

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Congrats to all Indian and Pakistanis, that were in favor of trade. A great news indeed.

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Pakistan grants India MFN status

Pakistan grants India MFN status - NDTV Profit

[vijayjha]

Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status

Pakistan to grant MFN status to India … eventually – The Express Tribune

some pakistani sources

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Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status

Pakistan to grant MFN status to India … eventually – The Express Tribune

some pakistani sources

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need to check the details
did they open the pharma sector also for india or not

[ramu]

Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's cabinet unanimously decided on Wednesday to grant India Most Favoured Nation status to liberalise trade between the two South Asian countries, Pakistan's information minister said, a move that could improve ties between the rivals.

"Today after an extensive briefing by the commerce secretary, the cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation status," the minister, Firdos Ashiq Awan, told a news conference.

Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status - The Times of India

Forget rivalry, let us create some Wealth and make our citizens a bit more prosperous !

[-INDIAN-]

nice buy by our diplomacy....really good work....only fear is the trade imbalance will further increase to new levels...

[Thorough Pro]

Pakistani Parlimantarians = A$$holes.

Probably they are expecting they'll get to sleep with Indian actresses in return!!!

[-INDIAN-]

Pakistani Parlimantarians = A$$holes.

Probably they are expecting they'll get to sleep with Indian actresses in return!!!

whatever they be its not our problem....we gave you MFN way back in 1996 you guys didnt make use of it whatsoever well you have given us this in 2011 now you will see how we use it for the good of our people..

[third eye]

This must be the third thread on the subject.

[nForce]

Pakistani Parlimantarians = A$$holes.

Probably they are expecting they'll get to sleep with Indian actresses in return!!!

they are returning the favour that India did way back.They are acting on it almost after 15 years though.

[newdelhinsa]

not required...my bad

[salman108]

how very very sad , today the PPP government has earned it's right to be terminated and then exterminated.

All major businesses in Pakistan are owned and run by the political families.
Thus trade with India will be owned and governed by the same families.
Therefore we can not entrust these families to be Anti India.

Today India has purchased her victory and regional hegemony.

[JD_In]

seems something went wrong...I think generals and terrorist organisations in PAK (enemies of stable and prosperous Pak) have interfered and forced government to change the decision.
MFN status to India: Pak creates confusion, China welcomes move


ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Hours after announcing that it would grant the much-delayed MFN status to India, Pakistan government issued several confusing statements which made no direct mention of the significant step aimed at boosting bilateral trade.

Though Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said at a crowded press conference on Wednesday that the federal Cabinet had unanimously approved a proposal to give India the Most Favoured Nation status, statements issued by the government last night merely said the Cabinet had cleared a proposal for "normalisation of trade relations".

The statements made no mention of the Cabinet approving the Commerce Ministry's summary or proposal for giving India the MFN status, as had been announced by the Information Minister.

Significantly, Awan had announced that all stakeholders, including the powerful military, were "on board" for the move to give India MFN status.

After the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Awan's pree conference, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Secretariat late in the night said the Cabinet was "briefed on the steps being taken for normalisation of trade with India".

The Cabinet was "apprised about the further steps to be taken in this direction so as to bring trade in line with our international obligations", the statement said, without making any mention of giving MFN status to India.

The Cabinet further directed the Commerce Ministry to "ensure that Pakistan's vital national economic interests are fully protected", the statement said.

China welcomes Pak move to grant MFN status to India

China on Thursday welcomed Pakistan's decision to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trade status to India, saying it would like to see improvement of relations between its two "important neighbours".

"India and Pakistan are important countries in South Asia. The improvement of relationship between the two countries is critical to peace, stability and development in the region," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei told a media briefing here on Thiursday while replying to question on Beijing's reaction o the development.

The Pakistani cabinet on Wednesday approved the MFN status for India, which means that Pakistan will give trade treatment to India at par with its other partners.

India had granted the MFN status to Pakistan way back in 1996.

"As a neighbour and friend of the two countries China hope, India and Pakistan can improve their relationship through dialogue and cooperation for common development," he said
MFN status to India: Pak creates confusion, China welcomes move - The Times of India

[BATMAN]

Pakistan's only enemy is India which has destroyed Pakistan's economy by sending terrorists, destroying schools, open flood gates and when nothing worked in Lahore they came with Dengue virus.

Zardari and his cabinet is installed upon Pakistan by an evil design.

I wish, Pakistan army should not have returned the sneaking Indian helicopter.

[VCheng]

Pakistan's only enemy is India which has destroyed Pakistan's economy by sending terrorists, destroying schools, open flood gates and when nothing worked in Lahore they came with Dengue virus.

Zardari and his cabinet is installed upon Pakistan by an evil design.

I wish, Pakistan army should not have returned the sneaking Indian helicopter.

How did they train the mosquitoes?

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

We hope India will respond well and return back Kashmir for this kind gesture

[chess]

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We hope India will respond well and return back Kashmir for this kind gesture

expecting too much from this small gesture