{
  "id": 2706792,
  "title": "Khunjerab Pass generates record Rs15 billion in customs revenue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/khunjerab-pass-generates-record-rs15-billion-in-customs-revenue",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024694/khunjerab-pass-generates-record-rs15-billion-in-customs-revenue"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan Customs collected a record-breaking Rs15 billion in revenue from imports through the Khunjerab Pass in the fiscal year 2025-26. Wajid Ali, Pakistan Customs Collector for Gilgit-Baltistan, reported that Rs14.93 billion was collected on imports at the Sost Dry Port during the same period. In contrast, the previous fiscal year saw customs revenue for the same period at Rs13.67 billion. During FY26, Pakistan Customs also recorded exports worth Rs2.8 billion to China and Central Asian countries via the Khunjerab Pass. The exported goods included surgical supplies, artificial beads, brass decorations, garments, rice, cotton sheets, leather jackets, carpets, pinnets, potatoes, oranges, milk cream, baskets, motorcycle parts, juice machines, and handicrafts. Customs officials noted an increase in business activities through the pass and a strengthened mechanism to control smuggling of illegal items from China to Pakistan. Local traders expressed concerns over difficulties in exporting products to China due to stringent procedures at Chinese immigration. In a major crackdown, Pakistan Customs and the Facilitation Mechanisms Team recovered smuggled items worth billions of rupees in various operations, including a recent seizure of smartphones, Chinese wine, and pork meat.",
  "summary": "GILGIT: Pakistan Customs collected Rs15 billion in revenue on imports from China through the Khunjerab Pass during the fiscal year 2025-26, breaking the previous record, while goods worth Rs2.8bn were exported to China and Central Asian countries through the border crossing. Wajid Ali, Pakistan Customs Collector Gilgit-Baltistan, told Dawn that Rs14.93bn in revenue was collected on imports…",
  "key_points": [
    "Khunjerab Pass records Rs15 billion customs revenue in fiscal year 2025-26",
    "Rs14.93 billion collected at Sost Dry Port from imports",
    "Exported goods include medical supplies, garments, and agricultural products"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The surge in customs revenue through the Khunjerab Pass signals a boost in trade activity and a successful crackdown on smuggling, but also raises concerns among local traders about exporting to China.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Khunjerab Pass generates record Rs15 billion in customs revenue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/khunjerab-pass-generates-record-rs15-billion-in-customs-revenue-2712129",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:42:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}