Afghanistan, Jan. 14 -- Pakistan has allowed over 6,000 Afghan trade containers stranded at Karachi port to be exported, easing financial burdens on traders amid ongoing border closures.
Pakistani authorities have approved the export of more than 6,000 transit containers belonging to Afghan traders from the port of Karachi, according to the country's Ministry of Commerce, Pakistani media reported on Wednesday.
The decision follows requests from Afghan importers seeking relief from heavy storage costs at the port. The ministry has reportedly sent letters to individual traders who applied for permission to re-export their shipments.
Most of the delayed containers originated from Malaysia, carrying palm oil widely used in Afghanistan, while...