ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached an agreement to give six-month visas to truck drivers on a reciprocal basis to facilitate the cross-border movement of goods between the two countries.
The issuance of visas will facilitate the flow of trade, said Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar at the sidelines of an event in Islamabad on Saturday. The issuance of visas is one of the measures to facilitate trans-border trade.
On July 5, the government took a major decision to allow trade of all products to Kabul in the rupee via land routes owing to the non-availability of tradable currency through banking channels. More measures were taken to facilitate trade with Kabul since August 2021.
The minister said that Pakistan was going to sign an agreement with Uzbekistan for the issuance of a six-month visa to truck drivers on a reciprocal basis. “Pakistani trucks will be able to come not only to Afghanistan but also to Uzbekistan,” Mr Qamar added.
