We should accept that China is
an emerging economy in the worldundoubtedly. According to the world economist,
by 2050 China and India we will be the largest economies of the world. How did
they got that much strength? How did these two economies impressed the world?
Answer to these Question is that they have explored their markets to the every
possible corner of the world. There is a chines proverb which always comes into
my mind whenever I am thinking about their emerging Market in the world, and
there Products which are before us even the laptop of author is chines made, “If
you want to capture the world market then build the roads” So this is the reason
we can see how chines are interested in (CPEC) China Pakistan Economic corridor,
It came into my knowledge that china’s government is much more interested in the
peace process of Afghanistan even they are interested to invest their own money
in Afghan peace process, Because they wanted to explore their market to
Afghanistan as well as to the central Asian countries through CPEC. This is the
reason she (china) is becoming the largest economy of the world. On the other
side we can see India she ismore interested in Afghanistan even than China. Each
year India Is investing a huge amount of money in Afghanistan to captured the
Afghan Market even they don’t have direct Border with the Afghanistan. Recently
India has signed a contract with Iran to get their Chabahar port to get access
to the Afghan market. From Iran to the historical city of Afghanistan named
Hiraat Indian government have constructed a railway line, From India to the
Iranian sea port, the means of transportation will be shipment After that they
will load those goods on train to the Afghan market.
Pakistan has the largest bordering Aria with Afghanistan it’s 2250 km,
Afghanistan is a land locked country, she do not have direct access to the sea
that’s why Afghan traders are using our Karachi port for their import and export
of Goods. We do have large scale economic activities with the Afghan nation,
Afghanistan is one of a big exporter of Pakistani products. The importance of
Afghan territory is before us, the famous poet of East and the national poet of
Pakistan Allam Mohammad Iqbalconsider the territory of Afghanistan as the heart
of Asia. Now a days we can see that how the major power of the world are
interested in Aghanistan, America, Russia, China, India and Iran because
Afghanistan has direct access to the central Asian countries, Afghanistan and
Pakistan are two interrelated countries, these both countries are following the
same religion Islam, we should accept that violence in one country do have
direct negative impact on the peace of other country this is what we have learnt
from the previous 40 years, now it’s a good opportunity for Pakistan to joint
hand with the Afghan people to support their peace process in talk with the
Taliban. This is in our self interest as I mentioned above the examples of India
and China there are several more examples from the developed countries.
Large bordering Area:
Pakistan’s has longest bordering area with Afghanistan which is 2250 km, it
means the economy of Afghanistan can directly affect our economy, if the Afghan
markets are at boom it will have a positive impact on our economy. Because
depression in a small economy can affect the economy of the whole world so what
will be the impact of neighboring country this point should must be noted.
A Big exporter of Pakistani products:
Afghanistan is a big exporter of Pakistan products like cement, wheat, iron and
so many other industrial products exports of these contribute a lot to GDP gross
domestic product of Pakistan. Another chines proverb came into my mind which is
that “ If you don’t have a good smile you are not a good marketer” so good smile
over here is good relations if these both countries construct good relations
then economies of both nations will climb up. Still I remember the golden words
of Afghanistan president Dr. Ashraf Ghani on his first official visit to
Pakistan. He says that “we should forget our past for the good future” his
signal was toward the previous diplomatic ups and down among these two
countries.
Less Transportation Cost:
We do have two direct Gate ways to the Afghan market one is Chaman boarder in
Baluchistan and the other one is Torkham boarder in Khyber Pukhtonkhwa. The
import and export activities of these two countries are being done through road
there is no extra expenditure on loading and unloading on sea ports, so its
suitable for us to strengthen our trade ties with Afghanistan to lesser the cost
of transportation which is most important thing for GDP of every nation.
(TAPI) Gas pipeline:
(TAPI) Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan and India these all are the stakeholder
of this pipeline which will pass through Afghanistan from Turkmenistan to
Pakistan and India. This pipeline is very much important for Pakistan to face
the energy crises.the passage of this pipeline is only possible in a peaceful
Afghanistan that’s why we should support the peace process of Afghanistan.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor:
China Pakistan Economic corridor is a burning issue now a days. One thing I
should clear you is that Chines people are not mentally sick to invest their
huge capital of 46 billion dollar only to explore their market to Pakistan, but
they are interested to get access to the central Asian countries which is just
possible through Afghanistan. If we want to make the CPEC project successful we
have to support the peace process in Afghanistan otherwise it will remain
incomplete, If not then comparatively it will be less beneficial.
Increase in Pakistani remittances:
Remittances(payments of the immigrants to family members from abroad)
remittances is that share of GDP which our labor force is earning from abroad.
According to Dr. Ashraf Ghani “eighty thousand labors from Pakistan are working
in Afghanistan” which contributes a big share to our overall remittances. Think
for a while if Afghanistan became more stable it will increase our remittances
which will increase the GDP
There are so many other reasons which do have direct impact on the GDP of
Pakistan like the construction of Dams in konur province of Afghanistan from
which Pakistan will get electricity which will be very helpful in eradicating
energy crises in Pakistan. Afghan products like dry fruits, Afghan carpets these
products are beneficial for us because we can resale it on high price to the
European countries because we have sea port. Other reason is that Kabul is like
a trade center for the Asian countries, it does have access to Iran, central
Asian countries, China, Pakistan and now India as well, so these all shows that
Kabul is the trade center for Asian countries
N key role, Pakistani diplomat are required to avail this chance positively, if
Pakistan play this role positively so it will be the goodness of Pakistani
diplomat with their upcoming generation, and I am sure Pakistan will become
economically a very strong country, And it’s time for Pakistan to support the
peace process of Afghanistan otherwise we will lose this important chance.