Pakistan will not attend global trade meet at Agra

January 16, 2013 18:10

Yet another casualty of the killing of the two jawans at the LoC. The global business conclave scheduled to be held on January 27 at Agra will not have a representation from Pakistan. Indo-Pak bilateral trade has been affected ever since the January 8 incident. Indian government sources tell TV channels that the prevailing situation is not conducive for talks. The Pakistani commerce minister was supposed to attend the Agra meet. Paksitan, meanwhile, has suspended trade at Poonch-Rawalkote along the LoC.

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