The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers has urged the Federal Board of Revenue to require advance pay orders from importers of duty-free Chinese steel cleared through the Sost Customs Dry Port for consumption in Gilgit-Baltistan. The industry raised concerns that without proper safeguards, these goods could be diverted to taxable areas, undermining domestic production […]
Sost Dry Port
Trade resumes as GB traders end Sost Port protest
After more than two months of protest, traders in Gilgit-Baltistan have ended their sit-in at the Sost Dry Port. The protest had begun in July over taxation policies and the suspension of customs clearance at the key trade route. Trade leader Javed Hussain announced the decision after consultations with the supreme council, which represented the […]