PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) demanded the government to declare Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi trade routes rebatable and function of the WeBoC - Web based one custom system at Ghulam Khan. It also urged to withdraw the standards operating procedures at Torkham border.

The demand was made by SCCI President Eng Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz, who led a business community delegation from KP in a meeting with Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser held at the National Assembly, said a statement issued here on Sunday.

SCCI senior vice president, Shahid Hussain, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan, Federal Minister for Defence, Pervez Khattak, Advisor to Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehzad Arbab, MNA from KP, Shandana Gulzar Khan, former ambassador to Pakistan to Afghanistan, Sadiq Khan were also present in the meeting.

Shahid Hussain on the occasion presented different proposals and demands for amicable resolution of the issues being faced by the business community on both sides of the border. He demanded of the government to withdraw SOPs at Torkham border, what he said, the step will not only resolve the issue of long queues of export and transit trade trucks at Takht Baig point, but it would also reduce burden of transit trade and export vehicles, which are currently stuck at Karachi port owing to number of reasons.

SCCI SVP called for allowing rebate facility and proper functioning of WeBoC - Web based one custom system at Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi borders so the steps would help to enhance the bilateral volume and transit trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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