Thousands of trucks stuck as partial Iran-Pakistan trade resumes

Thousand of trucks remain stranded on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border despite the resumption of limited overland trade between the two countries, according to business representatives in southwest Pakistan. Mir Naveed Jan Kalmati, president of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce, reported that there are three to four thousand trucks on the Iranian side and two to three thousand trucks on the Pakistani side, with only certain vehicles being allowed across the border to clear the backlog.

The closure of the border has disrupted the national LPG supply chain and caused prices to skyrocket, according to the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce. Iran's ambassador to Pakistan claimed there were no restrictions on the Iranian side, blaming the closures on changes in Pakistan's E-Form procedure for imports from Iran.

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