[Video] Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, SDPI, on Tackling Pak-Afghan Bilateral/Transit Trade Issues Amid COVID-19

Date: May 7, 2020

April 23, 2020

In an exclusive online interview with Afghan Studies Center (ASC), Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, Joint Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), shed light on the impact of COVID19 pandemic on Pakistan’s economy and trade, particularly with its neighboring landlocked country, Afghanistan, and the systematic measures that can be adopted in case of a prolonged lock-down.

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