Economic Corridors in Pakistan (Part III) on April 3, 2023Factors like transportation, port infrastructure and customs as a facilitator of trade are also worth exploring. Presently, for regional connectivity along with transport corridors & port infrastructure, the role of government agencies especially Customs is very important. Pakistan is importing and exporting goods to and from Afghanistan, Iran and China through land routes whereas trade […]
Economic Corridors in Pakistan (Part II) on April 2, 2023The Quadrilateral Traffic & Transit Agreement (QTTA) was signed by Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on March 9, 1995, in Islamabad. There are allied protocols to the Quadrilateral Agreement i.e., Protocol on Custom Procedures for traffic in transit and Visa Regime signed in July 1996; Protocol on establishing a system of International Road Transit; Permit […]
Economic Corridors in Pakistan (Part I) on April 1, 2023The economic corridors have been in use since the earliest human civilization. The historic roots of such corridors, initially trade routes, go back to around 4000 BC. However, the development of special-purpose corridors is a recent phenomenon, which was introduced in the 1950s and 1960s. Over the years, the concept of economic corridors became prevalent […]