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Pak ignores US proposal, again denies transit route to Indian supply trucks to Afghanistan | Notwithstanding US pressure, Pakistan has denied permission to Indian goods to pass through its territory
to Afghanistan. According to The Nation, Pakistan has strongly opposed to the
US proposal of granting transit facility to the Indian trucks to Afghanistan through
its soil. "Washington has swallowed the bitter pill and given up its moves to
get land route transit facility for India through Pakistan," a senior government
official, who is privy to the issue, said. Insiders said Pakistani authorities
rebuffed the demands by pointing out towards India's alleged involvement in terror
activities in Balochistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) through
Afghanistan. However, Pakistan has agreed to allow Afghanistan more than 60 trucks
a month for transporting of its goods up to the Wagah border. Sources said both
Pakistan and Afghanistan have also agreed to maintain a track of the supply trucks
through an electronic tracking system. The drivers of these vehicles would be
responsible for the ultimate delivery of the goods in transit while Afghan goods
arriving at Pakistani seaports will have to reach Afghanistan within 30 days after
their clearance, they added.
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