Apart from facilitating the smooth flow of trade at economical cost, NLC operated border terminals are playing important role in regulating cross border movement of cargo and passenger traffic thus becoming an important component of the overall border management system, said a press release.
Construction work is already underway on terminals at Kharlachi in Kurram Agency and Ghulam Khan Khel in North Waziristan Agency that will be commissioned by mid January having requisite facilities for Customs, Immigration, ANF and other government departments. Latest facilities at the terminals are being developed including import/export yards, weigh stations, baggage scanners, fork lifters, tender fire crash etc. Traders will be facilitated through one window operation like simplified Customs procedures, immigration and smooth administrative processes. In the second phase other amenities like banking, telephone and internet services will also be set up at these terminals.
Another Border Terminal at Angoor Adda in South Waziristan has also been planned and construction work will commence after operationalization of Kharlachi and Ghulam Khan Khel Border Terminals. Border Terminals at Ghulam Khan Khel, Kharlachi and Angoor Adda have their own significance as these facilities will drastically cut distance from DI Khan to Kabul through existing Indus Highway and planned CPEC Western Route. The shorter distance will reduce the transportation cost benefiting the trade to Afghanistan and Central Asian States.-PR