Islamabad, Aug. 3 -- Nearly two years since the cross-border conflict, Pakistan and Iran on Sunday agreed to set their annual bilateral trade at USD 8 billion, aimed at the advancement of economic cooperation and regional connectivity, The Express Tribune reported.

According to The Express Tribune, the decision was made during a meeting between Pakistan's Federal Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan and Iran's Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mohammad Atabak, held in Islamabad, where both nations expressed a commitment to revitalising their economic relationship and accelerating cooperation.

According to CNN, the cross-border conflict began in January 2023, when Iran launched strikes in Pakistan's Balochistan province, resulting in the...