ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan has decided to set up warehouse and heavy vehicles terminals at Torkham border to facilitate and enhance transit trade with Afghanistan. This was decided at a meeting presided over by Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary NWFP, Ejaz Qureshi, Chairman CBR, Abdullah Yousaf and Secretary Commerce, Tasneem Noorani.

An official announcement issued here said that various financing options for establishment of these facilities were examined.

It was decided that public and private stakeholder consultations would be undertaken for preparation of a substantial proposal.

It might be recalled that Pakistan has allowed Afghanistan to import and export its goods through Pakistan under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement 1965. Torkham, Chaman and Ghulam Khan are the exit and entry points for the cargo.