Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that Afghan transit goods stranded at Karachi, Gwadar, and other crossings are now permitted to be exported. This move follows a special exemption approved by Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue to clear the backlog.
Recent border tensions and closures over the last three months have inflicted severe economic losses on traders from both sides. Pakistani merchants reported losing over $4 million daily due to the sealed borders with Afghanistan.
This decision is expected to provide relief to the trade flow, with Afghanistan typically exporting fruits and coal while importing cement and textiles. Taliban officials have not yet formally responded to this new development from Islamabad.
Pakistan Opens All Ports to Afghan Transit Goods
