Muhammad Asim Saddiqi 
Islamabad: Details of the losses caused by Pakistan’s closure of border crossing points with Afghanistan have come to light. It has been almost a month since the crossing points were closed due to border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The closure of the Pak-Afghan border has also affected Pakistani exports to Central Asian countries. Due to the closure of all 08 border crossing points with Afghanistan, 1,000 trucks are stuck at the Karachi port.
According to government sources, Afghanistan usually imports about $150 million from Pakistan per month. Afghanistan usually exports about $60 million to Pakistan per month.
The closure of border crossing points affected 20 to 25 thousand workers and the prices of agricultural products in Afghanistan fell.
A 10-kilogram packet of Afghan grapes used to be sold for 4,500 Pakistani rupees, but its price has fallen to 120 to 140 rupees. This closure is causing a loss of millions of rupees to Afghanistan.
It has been estimated that the losses in the first 24 days of the closure of the crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan amounted to about 200 million dollars.
