Businessmen in Pak-Afghan trade met with the Director of Transit Trade Customs, Arbab Qaiser, to discuss banned items in Afghan transit trade.
The stakeholder delegation was led by a prominent businessman and coordinator of the Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi.
Other members of the delegation included Engr. Manzoor Ellahi, former SVPSVP of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Farooq Ahmad, President of the Torkhem Custom Agents Association; and Aimal Khan Shinwari, President of the All Torkham Custom Association.
Director Transit Trade, Arbab Qaiser, was accompanied by Wajid Ali, Additional Director; Shams Wazir, Additional Director; Ms. Maleeka Ahmad, Deputy Director, and Superintendent Transit, Sadiq Akbar.
The meeting held a thorough discussion on the one-point agenda of banned items of Afghan transit trade, and the business community gave suggestions for the redressal of issues.
Director Transit shared the list of banned items, and delegates of stakeholder groups proposed that items with negligible imports in transit be excluded.
They also recommended that items like raw materials used in Afghan industries be excluded from the negative list to streamline the transit trade, removing the impression of unnecessary restrictions that, in retaliation, impact Pakistani exports to Central Asian countries via Afghanistan in transit.
Arbab Qaiser gave a patient hearing on the issues and held out assurance of seriously considering the suggestions presented in the meeting.
On the occasion, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi thanked customs officials for giving them time to listen to problems causing impediments in Pak-Afghan trade.
He said businessmen are entirely against the smuggling of goods from Afghanistan but believe that vigilance and monitoring should be enhanced instead of imposing a ban on trade.
He said the livelihoods of thousands of people in both Pakistan and Afghanistan are attached to trade between the two countries, and this historic link of commerce has vast untapped potential if business is extended to Central Asian Republics.
He also appreciated the efforts made by the Director General of Transit Trade, Wajid Ali, in promoting trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Zia invited DGDG Transit Trade, Wajid Ali, to visit Peshawar and meet with stakeholders in the Pak-Afghan trade.
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