Leaders of Pakistan-Iran jointly inaugurates Mand-Pasion Border Market

Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi inaugurated the Mand-Pasion Border Market.

The Mand-Pishin border sustenance marketplace is expected to provide a thriving platform for increasing cross-border trade, fostering economic growth, and opening up new avenues of opportunity for local businesses.

PM Shehbaz along with the Iranian president also inaugurated 100MW Polan-Gabd electricity transmission line project from Iran to Gwadar at Mand-Pishin crossing point of Pakistan-Iran border.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Iran Ebrahim Raisi will jointly inaugurate the first ever 100 MW transmission line from Iran to Gawadar to fulfill the energy needs of Gawadar. The project pending since 2009 completed in record time of four months under the leadership… pic.twitter.com/k1vKqALZJV

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) May 18, 2023

Talking about the project, Marriyam Aurangzeb said that the project was pending since 2009 and has been completed in record time of four months under the leadership of PM Shehbaz.

She said the project will unleash development, trade, business and employment opportunities contributing to future prosperity of people of Gwadar and Balochistan.

Moreover, Aurangzeb shared that PM Shehbaz and the Iranian president will also jointly inaugurate the first-ever 100 MW transmission line from Iran to fulfill the energy needs of Gwadar.

The two leaders also planted a sapling on the premises of the border market as a gesture to stride forward in the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

The two leaders also planted saplings on the Pak-Iran border and inspected the border market.

Later, Pakistan and Iran’s delegations met under the leadership of Prime Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and discussed bilateral relations, especially the promotion of trade.

The Pakistani delegation includes Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Power Minister Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Petroleum Dr. Mossadegh Malik, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudus Bazanjo, Chairman of Balochistan National Party Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Members of Parliament of Balochistan Awami Party. Sardar Khalid Hussain Magsi and Zubaidah Jalal included.

Worth mentioning here hat this is one of the six border markets which has been constructed along the Pak-Iran border.