Business Desk 
Oct 24, 2025
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday announced that bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been temporarily suspended due to security concerns at the border customs stations.
The FBR added that 23 imported vehicles are awaiting clearance at Torkham border crossing whose importers have not yet submitted goods declaration; however, these vehicles contain non-perishable goods like cloth, paint, peanuts and pulses.
The revenue authority said that officials will provide clearance immediately as soon as importers submit a good declaration.
Due to the closure of the border, 255 vehicles carrying export goods are parked inside the Torkham terminal, while around 200 vehicles are stranded on the Jamrud-Landikotal road.
Before the trade was halted, customs officials had cleared 363 imported vehicles at Torkham, Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi, and Angorada border crossings, falling under the jurisdiction of the Northern Region of Appraisement.
The FBR has suspended customs clearance operations since October 15 at the Chaman border customs station, resulting in five import and 23 export vehicles awaiting processing.
It should be noted that the owners of these vehicles have refused to take back their consignments while they are waiting for the border to reopen and cross-border trade to resume.
"About 495 vehicles of the transit consignment are currently waiting to be parked at the border of Torkham and Chaman."
The FBR noted that the clearance process will be restored once the border opens and the situation returns to normal.
