By Our Reporter


ISLAMABAD, April 22: Singaporean Minister for Health and Transport Dr Balaji Sadasivas has asked Islamabad to provide to his country's ships appropriate sizes of berths in Pakistani ports to increase the volume of trade between the two countries.

Talking to Communications Minister Babar Khan Ghauri here on Thursday, Dr Balaji also showed keen interest in availing the best facilities of berths in the Gwadar Port for heavy tradeships. Mr Ghauri assured the visiting minister that his ministry would undertake every effort to facilitate Singapore in utilizing the berths of Pakistani ports for trade.

Dr Balaji told the minister that the purpose of his visit was to explore avenues of better trade facilities between the two countries. He expressed the desire that direct flights from Singapore to Karachi might be restarted at the earliest in order to promote visits by the business community and for frequent exchange of official visits ......
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