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Islamabad is expected to soon ratify the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement, which promises Afghan exporters direct access to Indian markets. However, the deal is contested by Pakistani hauliers who fear losing business to Afghan competitors. President Obama’s administration hopes increasingly free trade will benefit both of the neighboring countries, and is therefore encouraging Afghanistan and Pakistan to embrace a trade deal.
Afghan President, Hamid Karzai and Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani have recently agreed on setting a bilateral trade target of $5 billion for 2015. The new regime will enable Afghan hauliers to cross the Indian boarder via Pakistan and return with goods bought in Pakistan, not India.
In return, Kabul will simplify trucking from Pakistan to Central Asia and offer a container tracking system to counter smuggling operations. According to Atiqullah Nusrat of the Afganistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the deal could triple Afghan exportsvia Pakistan, which would have a positive effect on the political relations of the two countries.
Move One has a long history of supporting transportation from Karachi, Pakistan into Afghanistan using the Southern Route and moving substantial volumes of freight using its strategically located offices throughout the country. Move One offers both standard transit routes from Karachi through Peshawar and onward movement to Kabul through the Torkham border and from Karachi through the Quetta and Chaman border to Kandahar. Our detailed geographical understanding of the area allows us to offer a wide variety of uniquely tailored services for our international clientele. We are dedicated to providing premier solutions to the ever-changing requirements of this region, including project management and the transportation of heavy and over-sized cargo.
For further information about our services in the Central Asian theater, please contact Gregory Forgrave, Regional Manager for Move One at gregory.forgrave@moveoneinc.com