Sunday, June 26 – According to officials in Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, around 60 trucks carrying goods for Afghanistan has been stopped by Pakistan in Turkham border gate.
The officials further added, Pakistan is not only ignoring the implementation of transit agreement but it also creates problems to blunt the flow of Afghan exports as the fruit season is nearing in Afghanistan.
ACCI officials said that based on the transit agreement between the two countries, Pakistani officials agreed to drop banking guarantees on Afghan commodities, the 60 trucks are now stopped and the Pakistani government are asking to pay banking guarantees.
Mohammad Qurban haqjo Head of ACCI said, “Pakistani officials are insisting to ban the transit of those materials from Afghanistan to Pakistan, which are produced inside pakistan.”
He further added that we would not be able to export into Afghanistan anymore which is against the international regulations and against our agreement.
Officials in Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries says that at least 700 Afghan bound trade containers have been stopped in Karachi and around 60 trucks have been stopped in Torkham border by Pakistan.
