Quantum of trade with Afghanistan to be increased from 22nd.

KHYBER -- The border officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to allow 250 vehicles carrying import goods to enter Pakistan on daily basis from June 22.

The decision was made at a meeting held at Torkham with Pakistan represented by Sector Commander Brig Shaukat Rana, Commandant Khyber Rifles Col Bilal Mehmud, Deputy Commissioner Mehmud Aslam Wazir, officials of the customs department and representatives of local transporters. Afghanistan was represented by its border security and custom officials.

The meeting decided to enhance the quantum of bilateral trade between the two neighbouring countries by allowing Afghan imports into Pakistan that was temporarily stopped on March 16 when Pakistan closed all its borders with Afghanistan to prevent the coronavirus transmission from the across the border.

Meeting decides to allow 250 vehicles from each side to cross Torkham daily

Pakistan restored export of its items along with goods under Afghan Transit Trade Treaty and supplies for allied forces based in Afghanistan in early March.

Officials of both the countries agreed to allow 250 trucks loaded with Afghan goods to enter Pakistan on daily basis while a similar number of vehicles carrying Pakistani export items would cross over into Afghanistan.

It was also agreed that drivers of both the countries would hand over their vehicles to their counterparts at the zero point for reloading into local vehicles with neither of the government taking any responsibility for the damage caused to vehicles during handing and taking...