Iran and Pakistan on Thursday inaugurated a joint border market and an electricity transmission line. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and senior officials from both countries witnessed the opening ceremony.
The Mand-Pishin Border Sustenance Marketplace is one of six border markets planned for the two neighbouring countries' shared border, as agreed in an MoU signed on April 21, 2021. The marketplace will provide a thriving platform for increasing cross-border trade, fostering economic growth, and opening up new avenues of opportunity for local businesses.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="722"] Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speak during a joint Inauguration of the Polan-Gabd Electricity Transmission Line, at Mand-Pishin border crossing point, in Pishin, Pakistan.[/caption]
Pishin is a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Ba...