Indo-Pak trade ties continue despite Mumbai mayhem

Updated at: 0153 PST, Saturday, April 25, 2009 KARACHI: The prevailing trade ties between neighboring Pakistan and India have continued and grown stronger despite Mumbai terrorist attacks in November last year as tomato’s import from India has surged to 4 million dollars. It’s not all rotten tomatoes between India and Pakistan. While diplomatic relations have turned frosty between the nuclear rivals, trade ties have borne fruit – tomatoes especially. Sales of fresh tomatoes from India to Pakistan surged in the three months following the Mumbai attacks in November to more than $22 million – up from $4 million during the same time the previous year. Wind storms squashed Pakistan’s tomato crop, explains Lahore merchant Qazi Tahir Ajman. He imports tomatoes and onions through the nearby Wagah border crossing. ...........full story