Islamabad, Kabul to boost trade

This was agreed upon by two countries within the framework of a new agreement signed here on Thursday in the presence of visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani.
Speaking on the occasion Gilani said: "We will work for opening the new roads and new highways and extend rail links into Afghanistan. We will double the number of scholarships for Afghan students. To harness the resources and energies of our corporate sectors, we will establish a Pakistan-Afghanistan reconstruction consortium and a Silk Route CEOs Forum. We will also study the possibility of a food bank to enhance food security in our two countries."