600 trucks trapped on Pak -Iran border have been sent to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif | Express News Trending Global News

Islamabad:

Senate Standing Committee Finance forwarded 600 trucks trapped on the Pak -Iran border to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Iranian diplomat told the Treasury Committee in a briefing that Pakistan had imposed bank guarantee on Iranian trucks, from which 22 daily. Millions of dollars are losing.

According to details, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance meeting was chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwala at Parliament House Islamabad. Under the bank guarantee was a condition, but under the 2008 agreement, the bank guarantee condition was terminated.

He added that Pakistan has imposed bank guarantee on Iranian trucks but Iran has not imposed any such condition on Pakistani trucks. Iranian trucks are standing on the border, 600 trucks came to the Pak -Iran border 6 months ago, which today the Iranian truck has dropped from 600 to 400 trucks.

He said that Iranian truck drivers have been waiting for a month on the border, the main condition of Pak -Iran bilateral agreement is independent movement, it is necessary to open the Raman crossing to simplify the border trade.

Senator Saleem Mandviwala said that the barter trade was taking place between Pakistan and Iran, the Pak -Iran bart trade has been closed due to the complex SRO of Customs, Senator Farooq Naik said that the briefing of Iranian diplomats was to open our eyes. Enough, this is a place for us to die, I have come to the conclusion that no one loves this country. Everyone here is working for their own benefit, sent the matter to the Prime Minister. The matter should be discussed at a federal cabinet meeting.

Senator Faisal Voda said that Iranian diplomats have opened everything today. It is very shameful for us that outsiders are telling us how to fix their home, Pakistan is losing $ 2.2 million daily. , The drama of this committee should be shut down, which has been summoned by capable people who have made this policy, the ministers’ chairs are empty.

Senator Shibli Faraz said, “Our bureaucracy is working not to interfere with the convenience, a businessman has been sitting here for so many days with 600 trucks trapped. The FBR should provide facilities to the traders.”

Senator Anusha Rehman said that it was not written that customs will ask for the form of Origin. Customs have opened a shop of their own, the customs cannot say to go back and give the form again.

Customs officials told the committee that there is no bank guarantee in the border trade, we allow every Iranian truck and do not take any guarantee, do not take any guarantee on the products that are cleared on the Taftan. Want to take Quetta without taxes and duties.

Customs officials said that a bank guarantee for Pak -Iran barter trade is not a condition of bank guarantee for bilateral trade, no third items can be entered through Pakistan via barter trade.

The committee recommended the matter to the Prime Minister.