Pakistan-Iran Border Trade Halt Threatens LPG Supplies and Exports
Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Iran at the Gabd-Rimdan border crossing has completely halted, causing hundreds of tonnes of perishable goods to spoil and LPG-laden trucks to remain stranded awaiting customs clearance. The Gwadar Chamber of Commerce blames Pakistan Customs officials for bureaucratic delays and procedural obstruction, while noting that other major trade routes are also closed or disrupted. The disruption threatens severe LPG shortages across Pakistan at a time when alternative energy supply routes are already constrained.
Cross-border trade through the Gabd-Rimdan border crossing between Pakistan and Iran has come to a complete halt, according to the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). The stoppage has left hundreds of tonnes of perishable exports, including rice and mangoes, at risk of spoilage, and stranded hundreds of LPG-laden trucks awaiting customs clearance. The GCCI president blamed Pakistan Customs officials for deliberately disrupting formal trade through unnecessary procedural delays and claimed Iranian commercial vehicles are being systematically denied entry at the National Logistics Corporation yard. The disruption is particularly critical because other major border crossings—including Chaman (closed), Taftan-Zahedan (traders on strike due to security concerns), and Panjgur and Mand-Radig (virtually non-existent due to poor infrastructure and arson incidents)—are also unavailable, making Gabd-Rimdan the country's primary overland energy supply route. LPG prices have already surged in Karachi and parts of Punjab, with the commodity reportedly unavailable even at Rs400 per kilogram, and the GCCI warned that continued gridlock could cause LPG to disappear from local markets entirely.
What's missing
The article does not provide the Pakistani government's or customs authority's official response to the allegations of deliberate obstruction, nor does it explain the stated reason for the trade halt from the Iranian or Pakistani government perspective. The specific trigger event or incident that initiated the halt is not identified.
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- DawnCenter
Pak-Iran border trade halt to trigger LPG shortages
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