At the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Pakistan rejected to authorize two trade and transit agreements with the SAARC countries, which was believed to be important for all eight nations.

According to Afghan economic analysts, Pakistan's refusal to sign off on the agreements was in effort to derail the economic ties between Afghanistan and India, but added that Pakistan did ink an energy development accord that was in favor of Pakistan itself.

"Pakistan opposes every agreement that benefits Afghanistan and India," Sayed Massoud, economic professor at Kabul University, said. "Pakistan, once again, proved it will not cooperate with countries who are friends of India."

Another international affairs professor, Hussain Shaheed, said that Pakistan's rejection to the trade and transit agreements is in favor of Pakistan only.

"Pakistan, by refusing the two agreements with the SAARC members, not only showed that the agreements were not in favor of Pakistan, but it was a way for them to show off their 'power' in decision making to India and the members of the SAARC," Shaheed said.

Criticizing Afghanistan's position in the summit, another Afghan economist Feroz Khan Masjidi stated if Afghanistan strengthens its relations with the countries a part of SAARC, "they can pressurize Pakistan to accept its demands that are for the good of all member nations."

Officials of the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries called on Islamabad to sign the trade and transit cooperation agreements at the next SAARC summit to develop the economical ties between the SAARC nations.