<h1>Border trade reopening: a 13-member business committee will negotiate immediate reopening of crossings and trade routes.</h1> A 13-member joint committee of business leaders, comprising six Pakistani and seven Afghan representatives, will formally negotiate immediate reopening of border trade routes, removal of border-management obstacles, and continuity of bilateral trade; the committee has been granted full decision-making authority to formulate a comprehensive roadmap and address reopening of key crossings such as Torkham.