Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Establishment, Mohammad Shehzad Arbab visited Torkham border to resolve the issue of stuck up containers at Peshawar and Torkham. He was accompanied by PM’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Mr. Muhammad Sadiq and senior officers of Ministries of Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Interior, FBR, IG FC and DG NLC.
During the meeting, Mr. Arbab was briefed on the issue of stuck up containers in detail and the arrangements at the border for the people to people contact and the ease of mutual trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
It was informed that, presently, around 3000 export and transit containers are stuck up in Peshwar whose clearance on priority basis is necessary to improve the bilateral trade relations.