Trade with Turkiye can exceed $5bn, says PM

Trade between Pakistan and Turkiye has the potential to reach $5 billion annually in the next three years, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted on Sunday, as he returned home after completing his two-day tour of Ankara. The prime minister said that in his meetings with heads of leading Turkish business groups, he highlighted the need for investment and trade in the agriculture, energy, information technology and construction sectors. “Exciting opportunities have emerged for bilateral collaboration, especially after the historic Trade-in-Goods Agreement became operational on May 31,” he said. “Was glad to find the discernible interest of the Turkish business community in building on the existing partnerships & establishing new ventures,” the PM wrote.