Pakistan to grant MFN status to India: Hina

Pakistan has formally decided to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday.While talking to host of Journalists outside Parliament House, Hina said Pakistan has decided in principal to grant India MFN status so that trade impediments between the two countries could be removed. She said that by granting India MFN status trade activities between both the countries would flourish.She further said that dialogue process with India has been initiated after a gap of two years. “The top-most priority of the country is to ensure uninterrupted dialogue with India so that the resolution of core Kashmir could be ensured”, she added.“There are a number of achievements regarding relations with India. We have achieved ground on trade with India. First time in history, she said.She further added that Pakistan wants strong and stable Afghanistan.With respect to conference in Istanbul, she said that Pakistan has always been of the stance of maintaining cordial ties with Turkey and through this conference the regional situation would improve.