Pakistan opens Chaman border for trade
(10bmnews latest news) With tight security Pakistan opened the Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan for Afghan transit trade and other trade activities. A high-level meeting on the border decided to reopen the border. According to Dawn News 317 trucks loaded with dried fruits and other goods entered Afghanistan from Pakistan on Wednesday and Thursday under the Import-Export Agreement. Later 300 long trucks carrying Afghan transit trade goods, which had been waiting in Chaman for weeks were allowed to enter Afghanistan. The official said that 180 empty trucks came to Pakistan from Afghanistan. These trucks and their drivers were stranded in Afghanistan due to the closure of the border between the two countries due to Covid 19. Were waiting to return to Pakistan. According to Dawn News, Zakaullah Durrani a senior official of Chaman said that the border has been opened only for the resumption of Afghan transit trade and other trade activities and pedestrians are not allowed to cross the border between the two countries. He said that at the high level meeting held in Chaman it was decided to open the border for commercial purposes only The meeting was attended by Inspector General of Frontier Corps Major General Fayyaz Hussain Shah Brigadier Liaqat members of the Government Parliamentary Committee and representatives of workers and traders. It was decided at the meeting that the border crossing would be kept open for four days in a week. The border should be kept open for traders seven days a week. Therefore it was decided in the meeting that a decision in this regard would be taken in the next consultation with all stakeholders. It should be noted that the Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan was closed on March 2 to prevent the spread of Corona virus in Pakistan. Later the Chaman border was reopened for a few occasions and days but it did not reopen completely as usual leaving large numbers of people waiting to cross the border. Announced the resumption of Afghan transit trade through the Wagah border from July 15 under the Transit Trade Agreement.
