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Arab News
10 hours ago
- Business
- Arab News
Israel-Tehran conflict cripples border trade between Pakistan and Iran
QUETTA: The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has crippled border trade between Pakistan and Iran, transporters and traders said this week, with markets closed and dozens of trucks stranded on the Pakistani side of the border. Pakistan shares a 959-kilometer border with Iran in its southwest and the trade volume between the two countries stood at $2.8 billion in the last fiscal year that ended in June 2024, according to Pakistani state media. In Feb., the two neighbors signed an agreement to take the bilateral trade volume to $10 billion, but tensions between Iran and Israel prompted Pakistan to suspend operations at the Taftan border crossing in Balochistan on June 15, mirroring the Iranian side's restrictions following Israeli airstrikes. 'We've been stuck here in Taftan for four to five days, with six to seven vehicles,' Syed Khalil Ahmed, a local transporter, told Reuters on Friday. 'We're waiting for it to reopen so we can load our goods. The market is closed, and there's a shortage of food and drinks.' Israel began attacking Iran on June 13, saying its longtime enemy was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons. Iran, which says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes, retaliated with missile and drone strikes on Israel. The Taftan border, a vital trade artery which typically handles daily exchanges in fuel, food and household goods, is now left paralyzed. Local traders said 90 percent of goods in Taftan typically come from Iran. 'With the border closed, no goods are arriving [from Iran] ... Local traders with Pakistani passports can't enter Iran, and Iranian passport holders can only reach the border and return,' said Hajji Shaukat Ali, an importer of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). 'This is hurting local businesses and traders. For us, as major LPG gas traders, some of our vehicles are stuck en route and won't be able to reach us now.' Ahmed said they were losing approximately Rs20,000 ($70) per truck daily while facing critical shortages of essential supplies. 'We're managing with what we have, but it's tough,' he added.
Bloomberg
5 days ago
- Bloomberg
High Cocoa Prices Drive Smuggling Surge, Alarming Traders
By and Baudelaire Mieu Save At the town of Gbapleu, a rope tied between two metal barrels separates Ivory Coast from Guinea. A thin trickle of traffic passes through the border post, mostly motorbikes or cars stuffed with passengers and overburdened with food and household items tied to their roofs. For those who want to avoid the scrutiny of officials, there are other routes. Scattered throughout the region are dirt tracks that snake through the forests and grassland. After dark, motorcycle couriers arrive at warehouses in Ivorian towns near the frontier and load up with two or three sacks of cocoa, each weighing about 65 kilograms (143 pounds). From around 10pm, the riders set out for the border in a convoy, dodging the checkpoints to carry beans into Guinea.
Zawya
28-05-2025
- General
- Zawya
Interior Ministry penalizes 20 for transporting 99 unauthorized pilgrims to Makkah
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Interior has taken punitive measures against 20 people for the violation of Hajj rules and regulations. The ministry announced that Hajj Security Forces have arrested 14 Saudi citizens and six expatriates at the entry points to Makkah for transporting 99 individuals who did not have permits to perform Hajj. Administrative actions were taken against the transporters, their accomplices, and the violators, including imprisonment, maximum fines of SR100,000, deportation for residents with a 10-year re-entry ban, confiscation of vehicles used in the illegal transportation, and fines of up to SR20,000 for individuals attempting to perform Hajj without a permit. The ministry urged citizens and residents to comply with Hajj regulations to ensure the safety and security of all pilgrims, enabling them to perform their rituals with ease. Meanwhile, the Hajj Security Forces arrested two citizens for transporting 15 individuals in violation of Hajj regulations and attempting to bring them into Makkah to perform Hajj. The individuals were referred to the competent authorities for the application of prescribed penalties. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
