Karachi, October 16, 2025 – Pakistan has suspended Afghan transit trade operations with immediate effect amid escalating unrest along the Pak-Afghan border, according to an official notification issued by the Directorate of Transit Trade, a division of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The order directed that all Afghan transit containers currently loaded on vehicles and parked inside terminals be dismounted immediately, while the corresponding gate passes be cancelled by terminal operators. It further stated that the transportation of Afghan transit cargo will remain suspended until trade activities resume at the border customs stations. Officials said the decision was made following an emergency meeting chaired by the Director of Transit Trade on October 13, 2025. The Director General of Transit…