ISLAMABAD – The first Pakistani consignment of 1800 metric tonnes of wheat as humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan crossed Torkham border on Thursday. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said the consignment is part of the humanitarian package of 5 billion rupees ...

ISLAMABAD – Secretary of the Security Council of Uzbekistan Lt. Gen. Viktor Mahmudov visited the Pak-Afghan Torkham border and the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) in Kakul, the military media wing said Wednesday. A statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the visiting ...

Pakistan has handed over three more trucks loaded with relief goods to Afghanistan. The trucks carrying 28 tons of essential commodities were handed over to Afghan authorities at Torkham crossing. The aid was sent by Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum and Save the Children. Meanwhile, Pakistan's ...

QUETTA – The Pakistan government Sunday ordered shut down of Torkham border with Afghanistan after Taliban fighters took over control of the border posts in Afghan territory. Reports quoting Interior Ministry and other officials cited that the insurgents took positions on the posts after Afghan ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has closed a key southwestern crossing point with Afghanistan, saying the closure is meant to prevent the spread of novel Covid-19 in light of the country’s top monitoring body. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday announced that cross-border movement at Torkham ...

The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Pakistan, together with the Pakistani transport company ‘Best Trans Pvt. Ltd.’ and the Uzbek freight forwarding company ‘Asad Trans’, has implemented the first pilot trans-Afghan logistics project for the direct delivery of Uzbek export goods to Pakistan via ...

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday approved the Ramadan relief package worth Rs 7.60 billion. According to the details, the amount will be provided to the utility stores in a bid to provide relief to the masses during the Holy month of Ramadan. A meeting of the Economic ...

First transit consignment to Central Asia passed through Pakistan-Afghan border point link — Ghulam Khan Crossing — which was opened in June last year to promote business activities among the regional countries. Pakistan’s Special Representative to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said in a tweet ...

Model Customs Collectorate (A&F), Peshawar at Customs Station, Torkham foiled an attempt to smuggle arms and ammunition to Afghanistan in an export consignment. A twenty-two-wheeler trailer loaded with cement bags was scanned at Torkham. The scan report highlighted abnormal images. The ...

In a major achievement towards ensuring ease of doing business, Pakistan has improved 31 positions (from 142nd to 111th) on the rank of Trading Across Border Index. Federal Board of Revenue made trading across borders easier by focusing on three crucial areas: enhancing the integration of various ...