KARACHI: Directorate General of Transit Trade has cleared 416 vehicles for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) by air under Customs General Order (CGO) No 01 of 2014, issued by Government of Pakistan through Revenue Division.
FBR issued the order on April 28 on one-time basis for transit of US/ISAF/NATO cargo to Afghanistan meant for the country’s security through Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
Additional Director of Directorate of Transit Trade-FBR, Chaudhry Muhammad Javed informed Customs Today that the authorities concerned of Pakistan Customs with the approval of Federal Ministry of Defence started the Multi Modal Transit Operation for the transportation of military vehicles through Jinnah airport from May 1, 2014.
Additional Director Javed informed this scribe that the first batch consisted of 416 vehicles to be transported to Afghanistan during one month. The CGO will continue to effect till the completion of the entire process of transportation of total 1628 vehicles, he added.
“The chartered planes visited at Jinnah International Airport twice a week and will continue the same exercise till the transportation of total vehicles,” he maintained.
It is pertinent to mention here that Karachi Port is the only port of entry and Jinnah International Airport is the only port of exit for this cargo.