Accusing authorities of extortion and mismanagement, the protesters claimed that despite paying various taxes, their goods have been stuck at the border crossing for months, leading to severe financial losses.
Traders from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan protested on Wednesday at the Pakistan Customs Check Post in Sost, Hunza, in response to the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) ban on baggage trade at the Khunjerab border. The traders went on strike to express their opposition to this decision,
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 23 (ANI): Pakistani traders are irked as China once again clamped down the Khunjerab Pass trade border with Pakistan and stopped sending cargo vehicles to the country "without giving any reason."
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Beijing has been reluctant to open the only land route for trade activities between China and Pakistan due to the COVID-19 pandemic despite the agreement between two governments to allow trade through the Khunjerab border.