An important high level meeting chaired by Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan took a detailed look at the situation arising out of the closure of Pak-Afghan border Chaman and issues related to resolving this issue on a permanent basis. , Provincial Home Minister Mir Zia Lango, Additional Chief Secretary Home Hafiz Abdul Basit, IGFC (North) Major General Fayyaz Hussain Shah, IG Police Mohsin Hassan Butt, COS Southern Command Major General Dilawar, Collector Customs Balochistan, Commissioner Quetta Officials from the division and intelligence agencies attended the meeting. The meeting was briefed by the Home Department, Security and Intelligence Agencies, Pakistan Customs and Administration on Afghan transit trade, smuggling of prohibited and non-prohibited items, law and order situation, The Lughari package included issues other than allowing locals to return goods to Pakistan under the Afghan Transit Trade. The meeting was informed that the Pak-Afghan border had been temporarily closed due to border tensions and mismanagement in the past. Has been shut down and the corona virus The current situation is also a major reason for the current border closure, with an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people crossing the border daily from both sides, including those attached to the Lughari package. The meeting was informed that Afghan transit Under the trade, goods bound for Afghanistan are unloaded at the Vash border, most of which are brought back to Pakistan without paying duties and taxes, causing huge tax losses to the national exchequer and smuggling and illegal transportation. Non-state actors have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, which threatens law and order and terrorism in various parts of the province, including Quetta. The financial package will be provided by Balochistan under the Ehsas program. In this regard, the local administration and the FC will profile these people. The Chief Minister of Balochistan directed to immediately form two committees on this occasion. Will consist of representatives of political parties Talking to local traders and people associated with the Lughari package, they will take them into confidence on the motives behind the border closure, while an administrative sub-committee headed by the chief secretary was immediately formed comprising relevant federal and provincial agencies and In addition to the FC officials, the sub-committee will include representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, alternative economic activities to resolve the issue on a permanent basis, effective border trade procedures, establishment of border markets and warehouses, immigration and customs facilities and The meeting agreed that alternative economic activities would create new regular and legal employment opportunities in Chaman and Taftan, while not promoting regular and legal trade. Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister said that decisions would be taken in the national interest under the powers vested in the concerned federal and provincial departments. That he is the Prime Minister on issues related to the federal government We will also meet with M. so that this issue can be resolved on an immediate and permanent basis.
