Pakistan will allow Afghanistan to send goods to India using the Wagah border from July 15. The decision is part of Islamabad’s commitment under Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement.
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- However, Islamabad is silent about allowing the same facility to India for exports to Afghanistan.
About APTTA:
Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (also known as APTTA) is a bilateral trade agreement signed in 2010 by Pakistan and Afghanistan that calls for greater facilitation in the movement of goods amongst the two countries.
What are the problems with APTTA?
- Pakistan has lately closed its borders with Afghanistan multiple times, where it has used blockades for arm-twisting political circles in Afghanistan.
- This usually causes priced to spiral in Afghan markets as costlier or smuggled imports are what satiates demand.
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