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KARACHI: The trade potential between India and Pakistan is estimated to be around $20 billion against the current around $3bn, according to a working paper published by ICRIER. However, non-trade barriers (NTBs) and bureaucratic hurdles continue to impede growth in the bilateral trade. Here we see the restrictions of trade between India and Pakistan are causing problems and both countries want to work out an agreement to end such unnecessary barriers. Estimates say that $20 billlion in trade could be made between the two nations, more than 6 times the current amount. What's help up the removal of trade blockages is the need to agree on goods and service regulations, especially in textiles and banking.

The article focuses on the trade relations between Germany and Pakistan. The amount of trade articles has risen from last years 2.32 billion to 2.89 billion dollars. The relations in between these two countries has grown every since the Pakistani ban for importing items because of the mad cow disease (about 10 years ago). Luckily, the ban and the disease blew away and the situation is under control. Germany and Pakistan are working toward a bilateral agreement of trade and looking forward to new investment in the future.

This article talks about how tariffs on power have been raised by up to 30% in Pakistan. It talks about how different consumers will be affected depending on the amount of electricity they use.