Pakistan’s trade with Central Asia stopped
Pakistani officials announced that following the closure of the country's border crossings with Afghanistan, Pakistan's trade with Central Asian countries has stopped. |
According to the regional office report of Tasnim News Agency
, “Junaid Ismail” President of the Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pakistan and Afghanistan announced as a result of blocking Five border crossings of this country with Afghanistan, Pakistan’s trade with Central Asian countries has also been stopped.
This Pakistani official said: Current conditions are affecting both transit and bilateral trade, and trade with Central Asian countries has also been halted due to the closure of key border crossings.
He added: if closed If these five crossings continue, the economic stability of Pakistan will face a big challenge.
Ismail asked the Pakistani authorities to solve this issue quickly because the trade relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are at risk.
Torkham crossing was closed to cargo vehicles on Saturday, January 23.
Officials The Taliban say that this key crossing has been closed due to a dispute over the visas and passports of Afghan drivers and have warned the Pakistani side that if a bilateral agreement is not reached, the borders of Torkham and Kharlachi with They will close Pakistan forever.
Publisher | Tasnim News |