Khunjerab Pass Being Re-opened For All Kinds Of Traffic
Khunjerab Pass between Pakistan and China is being re-opened for all kinds of traffic on 03 Apr 2023 after almost three years.
This was confirmed by Home Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal in a statement in Gilgit.
Major trade route between two countries was closed in wake of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Closure of Khunjerab border for three years caused financial issues for local business community and a large number of workers were left jobless.
According to protocol signed between Pakistan and China, trade between the two countries through Khunjerab pass begins on 1st of April and the pass is closed on November 30 every year.
Earlier, to meet Pakistan’s urgently needed supplies, border was temporarily opened twice this year in January and February.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed his pleasure over reopening of Khunjerab Pass and said that it would help increase bilateral trade between Pakistan and China.
Prime minister termed occasion a welcome one for boosting trade with Iron brother China.