Islamic republic of Pakistan and republic of China has strong bilateral relations. It has been said that the friendship between both countries is higher than Himalayas and deeper than Oceans.
China always aims to enhance diplomatic, strategic, military, economic and social relations with Pakistan.
Apart from that China also constantly backs Pakistan over war on terror and all the other comprehensive challenges that Pakistan is facing.
China once again proved that they are ‘the best friend’ of Pakistan, when Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu supported Pakistan’s government stance over Osama Bin Ladan’s death in the Abbottabad’s operation.
Pakistan also consider China its big brother and the nation of Pakistan wants people to people contacts with China, in order to strengthen the friendship to the largest possible extent.

The current level of trade between India and Pakistan is a mere $ 613 million. However, the potential estimate quantifies that two-way trade between Pakistan and India can be about 10 times higher than the current level. With such a huge gap between the actual and the probable, it makes economic sense for both the countries to boost bilateral trades between the two nations.

A major study conducted in three important cities of India showed that the most crucial; step towards enhancing cross-border trade is to adopt the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Principle as it promotes the liberalization of trade among countries. The reason to adopt is that the present Indo-Pak trade scenario is very lackluster because of inhibited trading policies, lack of transparency in dealing and high transaction costs as a result of the previously mentioned factors.

Another major factor hindering the Indo-Pak trade is the inadequate transportation links that include rail and road connectivity. A ray of hope is the attainment of $ 10 billion India and Pakistan's annual trade that is expected due to the initiation of imports and exports through the Integrated Customs Check Posts (ICCP) at Wagha border next year.

During a meeting hosted by Pakistan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Indian High Commissioner Sharat Shabharwal said that construction work was going on the checkpost which is expected to be completed before the end of 2011. He stated that the ICCP would have all modern facilities which will aid traders of both countries to ship their consignments promptly and the trade potential of $10 billion between two neighbors could be effortlessly materialized if done through official channels.

"Trading and greater economic integration can make an effective contribution to eliminating poverty from the region and evaluate the living of at least 350 million people living in absolute poverty in the South Asian region", said the Indian High Comissioner. He further added that India had put forward to open up the land route of trade between India and Pakistan via the Khokhrapar-Munabao route.

He also remarked about creating SAARC Shipping Line owned by SAARC countries and said this proposal would be passed on to the concerned authorities. A proposal about the issuance of five-year multiple visas to 500 businessman of SAARC Chamber could also be in the piping.

S.M. Muneer, President of India-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has earlier said that both nations should carry on trade without hurdles and not mix trade with politics. He further noted, "We should find a way to boost bilateral trade and ring all the unofficial trade through transshipment into legal channels".

India can look up to its recent trade developments in developments in BIMSTEC, ASEAN and in Indo-Sri Lanka and Indo-Nepal trade agreements, and draws lessons to enhance Indo-Pakistan trade.

One hopes that the immediate future of India-Pakistan relations is not beset by blame-game problems drawing strong sustenance from the incidences that happen in both countries such as the terrorist assault on Mumbai.