by Mubarak Zeb Khan in Dawn, Oct 8th, 2023• Transit cargo grows in the second year of Taliban rule• Cargo flow jumps 39pc, number of containers up from 74,316 last year to 102,886 in FY23• Cargo value soars from $4bn to $6.7bn, up 67pc • Smuggling-prone items surge 63pc to $3.7bnISLAMABAD: In a significant development since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the flow of Afghan transit cargoes has witnessed a substantial surge in one year.…
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by Mubarak Zeb Khan in Dawn, Oct 4th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to curb the illegal entry of goods into the country, the government announced on Tuesday a 10 per cent processing fee on items imported under the Afghan transit trade agreement. The decision — which aims to deter smuggling and ensure proper taxation — comes at a time when the government has ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave…
by Habib Rahman Qooyash in ToloNews, Sept 22, 2023 at 8:52 PMThe Islamic Emirate said it plans to establish a new transit crossing with Turkmenistan through the Bala Murghab District of Badghis Province. The Islamic Emirate spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, said that the purpose of creating this new route is to facilitate the export and import of goods. Mujahid noted that the construction cost of this route has been determined and efforts are underway to implement…
report in The Express Tribune, August 18th, 2023.PESHAWAR: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday held a daylong meeting on the joint border to discuss various issues relating to the transit trade, including the pendency in the clearance of goods. The border committee meetings are held regularly on a fortnightly basis to improve effective liaison and coordination for smooth operation of bilateral and transit trade on both sides of the border. At the meeting, the 15-member Pakistani…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, April 22, 2023Seven years after signing of the Trade and Transit Agreement with China that gives Nepal access to seven Chinese ports for third country trade, not a single shipment has moved. In the wake of a “punitive” Indian blockade after Nepal refused to delay the promulgation of constitution, then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in April, 2016, paid an official visit to China where two sides signed…