By Asif Mahmood Butt in The News, Dec 01, 2023
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman said Thursday the Afghan transit trade and smuggling caused loss of four billion dollars annually.
Talking to The News, he said after an end to smuggling, the price of sugar has come down significantly and wheat is now in abundance. “Now we are in a position to export wheat,” he remarked.
The chief secretary said 900 illegal Afghan refugees have been arrested and deported from Punjab. The challenges are big but we will overcome these in the next four to five months, he hoped……
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1134119-afghan-transit-trade-smuggling-caused-4bn-loss-annually-punjab-cs
