Shafqat Ali Khan, Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, announced that for the first time, Pakistani commercial products will be sent to Central Asia via Afghanistan.
Khan told TASS news agency that Pakistan's products will reach Central Asia within 35 days.
He has not provided details about the share of Afghanistan in the transfer of goods from Pakistan to Central Asia.
Earlier, Naveed Qamar, Federal Minister of Trade, and Investment of Pakistan had said that Islamabad plans to become a commercial hub by sending goods to the region through Afghanistan.
According to the Pakistani media, after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, the obstacles to Pakistan's trade with Central Asia have been removed.