Pakistan has closed the Wagah border with India in the wake of coronavirus pandemic during mid march.
Now Pakistan will allow Afghanistan to send goods to India through Wagah border from July 15.
Both the country has suspended trade through Wagah border because of pandemic. Now after almost 4 month the Wagah border will be open for trade between India and Afghanistan.
“At the special request of the government of Afghanistan and with a view to facilitating its transit trade, Pakistan has decided to resume Afghan exports through Wagah border crossing from July 15 after implementing coronavirus (COVID-19) related protocols,” a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said.
Pakistan Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq said, “We are moving ahead with promoting economic activity on both sides of the border. The COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures are slowing us down a bit but our direction is right.”
