*KABUL – Pakistan responds over Afghan media reports of taxes increaseagainst Afghan export goods.*

*Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul on Wednesday rejected reports that Pakistanhad increased its customs tariffs by threefold just as pomegranate seasonwas in full swing in Kandahar.*

“The government of Pakistan has not implemented any such measure.

In fact, from last month, Pakistan is providing 24/7 services on its sideof the Torkham border to facilitate rapid distribution of Afghan exports offruits and vegetables to Pakistani markets,” Pakistan’s embassy in Kabulsaid in a press release on Wednesday.