Pakistan-Iran transit corridor formally opens

KARACHI:

Trade activities under the Pakistan-Iran transit corridor have formally commenced, with the first export consignment dispatched from Pakistan.

Director Transit Trade Customs Sanaullah Abro told The Express Tribune that the inaugural shipment, comprising frozen meat, was transported via refrigerated trucks to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He said that under the corridor, consignments from Pakistan would be routed through Gwadar and Iran onwards to the Central Asian states.

He added that the operationalisation of the corridor would not only accelerate Pakistan's economic growth but also increase traffic at the country's ports.