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India's first newsprint truck routed to Pakistan via Attari- agah | In a breakthrough in Indo-Pak trade, the first
consignment of 10 MT newsprint was sent from Amritsar to Pakistan through the
Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Wagah on Thursday. Khanna Paper Mills (KPM) of
Amritsar sent this first truck to one of the Pakistan 's leading 'The Dawn and
Jung newspaper Group'. Pakistan has been getting the newsprint via Dubai for which
they have to pay high price for the transportation. With opening of ICP and inclusion
of Newsprint in Positive list, the material can now be sent directly to Pakistan
. "The beneficiaries are on both side as they already has been importing the newsprint
from Europe and other countries where as we are just 60 km from them and able
to sell our product at a much lesser price they have been getting in the past",
said Brij Mohan Khanna Chairman and Managing director, (KPM). It is pertinent
to mention that so far a newspaper in Pakistan costs Rs 28 per piece whereas it's
readily available in India for mere Rs. 2 per piece. Traders opine that if Pakistan
traders will continue to get newsprint through Wagah the cost price of the newspaper
will come down. Khanna Paper is fourth Largest paper Mill of India and one of
the very few companies in India manufacturing Newsprint. Rahul Khanna, Director
of the Khanna Paper Mill, expressed that though initially it's a small volume
they are sending, but he is taking this as a stepping-stone in trade with Pakistan
. "Our long term target is to send more than 2000 tons of newsprint to Pakistan
which is about 30 percent share of the Pak consumption and God willing we would
establish the market in coming months, added Rahul. Yet there has lot to do more
to make fully operationalised the ICP. However, traders on both sides are in up
mood after opening of ICP to enhance trade between the two countries. Suneet Kochhar,
Chairman, Zonal Council CII said that Importing from India, Pakistan will get
the international products at lower logistics cost at the same time, with better
margins the trade will increase steadily. He said a new era has begun infusing
peace and prosperity for South Asia.
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