<p>Indian and Pakistani commerce secretaries met here Wednesday in an attempt to smoothen trade relations ahead of a meeting of their commerce ministers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The secretary-level talks, between Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao and his Pakistani counterpart Qasim M. Niyaz, came after more than a year. The last talks were held in September 2012.<br /><br />Hindrances in trade liberalisation and granting of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India by Pakistan are said to have figured in the talks.<br /><br />The talks come ahead of the ministerial-level talks between Pakistan's Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.<br /><br />Khan is visiting India from Thursday to attend a SAARC Business Leaders conclave.<br /><br />The trade liberalisation process between the two nations was hit after the killing of two Indian soldiers, including the beheading of one, in January last year.<br /><br />Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Zubair Ahmed Malik is heading a 65-member delegation to the SAARC business conclave.<br /></p>
<p>Indian and Pakistani commerce secretaries met here Wednesday in an attempt to smoothen trade relations ahead of a meeting of their commerce ministers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The secretary-level talks, between Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao and his Pakistani counterpart Qasim M. Niyaz, came after more than a year. The last talks were held in September 2012.<br /><br />Hindrances in trade liberalisation and granting of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India by Pakistan are said to have figured in the talks.<br /><br />The talks come ahead of the ministerial-level talks between Pakistan's Minister of State for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.<br /><br />Khan is visiting India from Thursday to attend a SAARC Business Leaders conclave.<br /><br />The trade liberalisation process between the two nations was hit after the killing of two Indian soldiers, including the beheading of one, in January last year.<br /><br />Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Zubair Ahmed Malik is heading a 65-member delegation to the SAARC business conclave.<br /></p>