The Khunjerab Pass, a vital trade route, has reopened following a four-month winter hiatus, with more than a dozen trucks transporting goods from China into Pakistan, marking the commencement of the new trade season.
Trade activities between the "Iron Brothers" resumed on Monday after a four-month closure due to extreme winter conditions at the border, which connects Gilgit Baltistan to China’s Xinjiang region.
A ceremony was held to commemorate the beginning of the new trade season, with the CEO of AJ International Cargo and local politicians extending a warm welcome to the trade convoys arriving from Xinjiang. Business figures from Gilgit-Baltistan also participated in the event.
On the opening day, 15 containers carrying commercial goods crossed into Pakistan.
Prior to the closure, more than 400 containers had entered Pakistan through this high-altitude trade route over a six-month period, generating Rs5.45 billion in customs revenue.
The resumption of trade has also created employment opportunities for locals, as highlighted by former Gilgit Assembly member Javed Hussain, who urged the federal government to maintain the pass open year-round for commercial traffic.
Trade activities between the "Iron Brothers" resumed on Monday after a four-month closure due to extreme winter conditions at the border, which connects Gilgit Baltistan to China’s Xinjiang region.
A ceremony was held to commemorate the beginning of the new trade season, with the CEO of AJ International Cargo and local politicians extending a warm welcome to the trade convoys arriving from Xinjiang. Business figures from Gilgit-Baltistan also participated in the event.
On the opening day, 15 containers carrying commercial goods crossed into Pakistan.
Prior to the closure, more than 400 containers had entered Pakistan through this high-altitude trade route over a six-month period, generating Rs5.45 billion in customs revenue.
The resumption of trade has also created employment opportunities for locals, as highlighted by former Gilgit Assembly member Javed Hussain, who urged the federal government to maintain the pass open year-round for commercial traffic.