INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan and Pakistan trade and transit officials met earlier this month to discuss the implementation of Temporary Admission Document
(TAD) which would enable free movement of cargo trucks between the two countries.Via video link on March 1, Afghanistan&s acting minister of
industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Pakistan&s advisor to the prime minister of Pakistan on commerce and investment, Abdul Razak
Dawood, also discussed &the finalization of APTTA and other trade and transit matters&, the Pakistan government said in a statement
Wednesday.&Both sides agreed to allow free movement of trucks between Afghanistan - Pakistan subject to agreed modalities via TAD procedure
and cross stuffing, effective from 21st March 2022,& read the statement.&Transporters from Afghanistan side can apply to obtain TAD from
Pak-Embassy at Kabul - consulate in Kandahar
Transporters from Pakistan side can apply to obtain TAD from Consulates of Afghanistan based in Peshawar - Quetta.&Both sides termed it to
be a historic moment and said they were committed to chart out a joint road map for the resolution of pending transit and trade issues.The
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.The post Afghan, Pakistani officials hammer out
transit agreement to facilitate trade first appeared on Ariana News.
