A 10-member delegation from Afghanistan is shortly to visit Pakistan to negotiate withdrawal of infrastructure cess on Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) by Sindh government.
Official sources told Business Recorder here on Monday that the Afghan team would comprise four transit importers, Afghan Director General Transit Trade, two Afghan deputy ministers, one foreign office representative from Afghanistan and Afghan diplomats. In Pakistan side, representatives of Central Board of Revenue (CBR), Ministry of Commerce, Railways and Sindh government would be included.
The negotiations may start from Wednesday. Officials said that the pilling up of Afghan goods containers has created a difficult situation for the customs at the ports as around 3,000 containers are awaiting clearance. The storage space is jam-packed with Afghan goods containers.
Afghan importers have stopped clearance of goods since September 1, 2004.
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