Pakistan reopens Gabd crossing with Iran after weeklong suspension
Traders and a customs agent told Arab News the route is moving again, while Reuters reports LPG shortages deepened during the closure.
Pakistan reopened the Gabd border crossing with Iran, restoring bilateral trade after a suspension of about a week, according to Dawn, Dunya News and Arab News Pakistan, which all reported the reopening.
Arab News Pakistan, citing businessmen and a customs agent, reported that traffic had resumed through the crossing. The reports did not name the authority that ordered the closure, state its cause, or carry any Pakistani official statement on the reopening.
Geo News reported that Iran said its borders with neighbouring countries remained open and that exports of liquefied petroleum gas face no restrictions. The outlet also reported that hundreds of LPG trucks were waiting at the frontier.
Reuters reported that Pakistan's LPG shortage had worsened during the closure, citing traders. The report did not give figures for the shortfall or for the prices affected.
Gabd lies in Balochistan and is one of the land crossings used for trade between Pakistan and Iran. The reports reviewed gave no estimate of the value or volume of trade held up during the suspension, beyond Geo News's reference to hundreds of LPG trucks waiting.
The reopening restores a route used by traders on both sides of the border, though the reports did not say whether normal traffic volumes had returned or whether clearance of the backlog of goods had begun. It was also not clear from the reports whether the suspension applied to the Gabd crossing alone or to other crossings on the Pakistan-Iran frontier.
Away from the border, no Pakistani ministry or customs authority had publicly confirmed the resumption in the reports available. The Skardu Times could not independently verify the accounts carried by the outlets.
Dawn reported the reopening as a restoration of bilateral trade after the weeklong suspension. Dunya News and Arab News Pakistan carried the same development in similar terms, with Arab News attributing its information to businessmen and a customs agent rather than to an official announcement.
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