{"id":31490,"date":"2026-04-27T14:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31490"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:27:11","slug":"pakistan-clears-transit-of-third-country-goods-to-iran-through-its-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=31490","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan clears transit of third-country goods to Iran through its territory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.pk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/n_670_395\/public\/2026\/04\/27\/4706736-1535645440.jpg?itok=nIZb63yA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian cargo trucks cross into the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan province, on June 18, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. (AFP\/ file)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pakistan designates six routes for the transit of goods to Iran as part of the arrangement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It follows Pakistan\u2019s operationalization of a corridor to provide access to Iran, Central Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad has cleared the way for Iran to import goods from third countries through Pakistani territory by opening new transit routes, the Pakistani commerce ministry said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development comes amid Pakistan\u2019s efforts to enhance regional trade as Islamabad seeks to stabilize its economy under a $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the arrangement, Islamabad has designated Gwadar-Gabd; Karachi\/Port Qasim-Layari-Ormara-Pasni-Gabd; Karachi\/Port Qasim-Khuzdar-Dalbandin-Taftan; Gwadar-Turbat-Hoshab-Panjgur-Nagg-Besima-Khuzdar-Quetta\/Lakpass-Dalbandin Nokundi-Taftan; Gwadar-Liari-Khuzdar-Quetta\/Lakpass-Dalbandin-Nokundi-Taftan; Karachi\/Port Qasim-Gwadar-Gabd routes for the transit of goods to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis Order shall apply to the transportation of transit goods in transport units, consigned from the territory of a third country and destined to a place in the territory of Iran through the territory of Pakistan,\u201d the Pakistani commerce ministry said in a notification issued on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe transportation of cargo under this notification shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the [Pakistan] Customs Act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notification did not say whether Iran, which faces international sanctions, could exports goods to third countries via Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It came weeks after Pakistan\u2019s Directorate General of Transit Trade (DGTT) announced it had operationalized a new transit corridor via Iran by dispatching its first export shipment to Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shipment contained frozen beef and was moved in transport trucks from Karachi to Uzbekistan, opening a new route crossing the Gabd-Rimdan border crossing between Pakistan and Iran, according to a DGTT statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Iran corridor will open access to Iran and Central Asian states to the Pakistani ports of Karachi and Gwadar,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan has eyed Iran as an alternative trade corridor for exports to Central Asia as its traditional overland routes through Afghanistan have faced repeated disruptions due to heightened Islamabad-Kabul tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe increasing volume of international trade and regional connectivity will bring economic benefit for Pakistan and regional countries,\u201d the DGTT said earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.pk\/node\/2641411\/pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.arabnews.pk\/node\/2641411\/pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian cargo trucks cross into the Pakistan-Iran border at Taftan, Balochistan province, on June 18, 2025, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. (AFP\/ file) Islamabad has cleared the way for Iran to import goods from third countries through Pakistani territory by opening new transit routes, the Pakistani commerce ministry said on Sunday. 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