Yesterday in Dhaka, twenty years after the last meeting held in September 2005, the ninth session of the Joint Meeting was held. Economic Commission (JEC) between Pakistan and Bangladesh during the which the Pakistani government has offered Bangladesh the use of the Karachi port as a gateway for the nation's foreign trade. The offer was interpreted as a move by the government of Islamabad to strengthen relations between the two countries, which from the division of the two nations in 1971 have experienced more bass than high, and a response to the commercial needs of Dhaka in the context of the deterioration of relations between Bangladesh and India.

In addition, during the meeting it was agreed to cooperate in the establishment of a direct air link between Pakistan and Bangladesh in order to promote tourism development and trade.