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| Pakistan Allows Afghan-Bound Containers Shipment |
| 2011-03-30 |
| [Tolo News] Pakistain has allowed the shipment of Afghan-bound containers stranded in Bloody Karachi port. Around 586 Afghan containers are on the way to Afghanistan and around 400 containers are expected to be shipped each day from Bloody Karachi port, officials in Commerce and Industries Ministry said on Tuesday. Officials said if Pakistain lets shipment of 400 Afghan-bound containers each day, a total of 10,000 containers will be here in Afghanistan in three weeks. "The shipment has been started in Bloody Karachi. Yesterday around 200 containers were loaded and they are on the way," Afghan Commerce and Industries Minister, Anwarulaq Ahadi, said. But the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) refuse to trust pledges made by Pakistain. "We don't believe the commitments by private sectors in our neighbours, including Pakistain, Iran and Uzbekistan. They often do not stick to their pledges," Deputy Head of ACCI Khan Jan Alokozai said. A joint committee has been set up to help resolve problems facing Afghan traders in Pakistain, officials said. More than 10,000 Afghan-bound containers were stranded for nearly a year in Bloody Karachi port in Pakistain for no apparent reason. Pakistain's government previously refused to permit cargo companies to ship Afghan goods. The shipment began as officials in Kabul had said more than 30 percent of the Afghan food supplies in Bloody Karachi had perished. |
| Posted by:Fred |