Friday, October 4, 2024

Pakistan, Afghanistan Plan to Roll out Cross Border Bus Service

By the end of August, Pakistan and Afghanistan have committed to start a cross border bus service.

Luxurious bus will provide services from Peshawar to Jalalabad and Quetta to Kandahar.

Recently, Pakistani embassy in Kabul informed the progress after three day discussion by both the countries in Afghan capital.

Secretary Commerce Muhammad Sualeh Ahmed Faruqui leading Pakistani delegation, visited Kabul to discuss mutual actions and for strengthen transit trade and regional connectivity.

The meeting held with senior officials of Afghan ministries, including acting Minister of Commerce, and acting Foreign Minister

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed two sided trade and transit recording growth during the current financial year.

Further shared their thoughts to sure early clearance of trade and transit and address and obstruction on urgent basis.

Further, difficulties in visa processing would also be discussed through mutual understanding.

Other than this, the neighboring South Asian countries will also be eventually workings together and mutually connected for custom procedure and to speed up the goods clearance, as per reports.

Prior to this year, Resuming of Dosti bus service agreed by both the countries, which was suspended five years ago. However, delay in suitable transport impair the plan.

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