ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the establishment of three markets along Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran borders as a pilot project.

The approval was given in a high level meeting on the establishment of border markets in Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran border areas in Islamabad on Thursday with Prime Minister in the chair.

The markets, two in Balochistan and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will be completed and activated by February next year.

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said these markets will provide better business and trade opportunities to the people living along the border areas.