Kabul: Taliban’s announcement about the suspension of trade ties with Pakistan has sparked concerns among traders and customs clearing agents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as they fear major economic implications for the local business community, local media reported.

Reacting to Taliban’s announcement, Senior Vice-President of Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ziaul Haq Sarhadi expressed fear that Pakistan would lose a big market in Afghanistan and Central Asian States, with whom Pakistan recently signed trade agreements, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.

Sarhadi stated that Pakistan was exporting fresh fruits, cement, medicines, surgical items, agricultural tools, fabrics, shoes, cosmetics, sanitary items, plastic pipes and several other locally manufactured products wor

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