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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure causes billions in losses, deals major
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A three-month Pakistan-Afghanistan border trade blockade has caused heavy economic losses, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Exports and revenue fell sharply, businesses suffered daily losses, and perishable goods were wasted. Trade diversion may lead to long-term market loss and job cuts.
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Pakistan: Protesters demand immediate reopening of the Torkham border
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
People in Pakistan's Landi Kotal protested the prolonged closure of the Torkham border with Afghanistan, calling it an "economic murder" of livelihoods. Protesters urged reopening the crossing, separating trade from politics, and including tribal elders and traders in future Pak-Afghan peace
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Border closure crisis deepens as Pakistani exports to Afghanistan remain d
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dozens of Pakistani truck drivers transporting goods to Afghanistan are stuck for weeks at major border crossings, victims of an escalating standoff between Pakistan and Afghanistan that has crippled regional trade.
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Prolonged border closure with Afghanistan worsens Pakistan's economic cris
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The ongoing closure of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border since October 11 has dealt a severe blow to Pakistan's trade, manufacturing, and export sectors, worsening the country's already fragile economic situation.
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Prolonged Torkham border closure leaves thousands of transporters stranded
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The ongoing closure of the Torkham border since October 13 has worsened the difficulties faced by hundreds of stranded transporters, with many running low on funds and others experiencing physical and mental health challenges, according to a report by Dawn.
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Afghanistan Foreign Minister warns of closing transit route if Pakistan cr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Taliban's Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, said that Pakistan is creating obstacles for Afghan traders during the peak trading season for fruits and vegetables and called the country to stop such actions.
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Trade suspended along Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Torkham
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Trade has been suspended along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Torkham after authorities started asking Afghan cargo truck drivers for travel documents, Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported. In response to the decision, Taliban authorities suspended all vehicular movement entering
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Torkham border reopens after eight days of closure
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Torkham border, a crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained blocked for the eighth day on Thursday, as discussions between the two parties were stalled, stranding commercial convoys and travellers.
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Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of 'misusing' transit trade agreement
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Pakistan had concerns that the transit trade facility was being misused.
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Pakistan economic crisis impacting Kabul-Islamabad trade
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As per ACCI, the trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan reached close to USD 3 billion but has recently dropped.
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Pak-Afghan trade takes backseat owing to Pakistan's absurd policy changes,
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Even after a plethora of bilateral discussions, the trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been unable to reach its full potential due to absurd policy changes and tariff hikes by the Pakistani government on imports, media reports said.
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Iran's Chabahar port crucial for landlocked Afghanistan trade
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): Landlocked Afghanistan faces many issues related to trade as it has to cross Iran or Pakistan to reach water ports as the seaports accelerate the rate of international trade and act as an inhibitor in trade cost.
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