Transporters need ministry’s permission for Afghan trade
The ministry of commerce has asked all transport operators to obtain a “temporary admission document” (TAD) by June 15 in order to carry out operations under the bilateral trade arrangement between Pakistan and Afghanistan. “No vehicle will be allowed to carry on bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan after June 15 without obtaining a TAD,” a commerce ministry notification said on Monday. During a visit by a Pakistani delegation to Kabul in March, Islamabad had agreed upon a plan to separate cargo movement and passenger crossings at border stations to continue unfettered bilateral trade and facilitate transit to Central Asian states. As part of this arrangement, the two ministries of commerce agreed to implement the TAD mechanism with effect from May 1 this year to streamline and regulate the movement of cargo vehicles between the two countries.