Afghanistan hikes up entry tax on Pakistani cargo trucks by 100pc

[my2cents]

It does not really affect Pakistan because adding this cost will directly impact the goods that are being sent to Afghanistan. Any new additional expenses actually result into the end products and it is the consumers who pay this not the manufactures.

Then why are the truckers complaining?? It is not as simple as you make out to be. What will happen if the consumers rebel on these prices, then everyone in that chain from manufacturers to truckers to retailers will be affected.

 

[my2cents]

Ah! this reminds me of GoP's import of peanuts from India in the year when the local crop was already surplus. This was presumed to be because people in power wanted to export some of their crops to India and India in return asked for buying their own local surplus product in return. So, it happened and the happy farmers suffered big time. I experienced it first hand as our produce had to be stored in empty poultry farm sheds as their was no buyer in market willing to buy at the price that could give us a decent profit. So eventually market fell and poor farmers lost millions.

Another incident was of bananas few years ago - this is more relevant to the Dawns post. Local banana produce was stopped from leaving Karachi Fruit market and left to rot. Soon the prices started soaring in rest of the country, and as the prices hiked up enough for the Indian (expensive) banana to be competitive in local market, it was brought in.

Pathetic game play by few beneficiaries result in suffering for millions!

You think these people in power, your GOP are behind the monkey business by holding the containers of peanuts and let it rot in your ports.

http://www.financialexpress.com/eco...ian-peanuts-monkey-business-suspected/285218/

 

[Counterpunch]

You think these people in power, your GOP are behind the monkey business by holding the containers of peanuts and let it rot in your ports.

http://www.financialexpress.com/eco...ian-peanuts-monkey-business-suspected/285218/

I have not heard of such an unethical thing before. It surely cannot be a business practice but an unethical act of a few private companies who were supposed to get the shipment and sell it onward to Chinese who backed off. Feel for the Indian companies who went into the deal

My post was more about the imports by GoP for domestic usage/consumption despite the crop being surplus in-house.

 

[my2cents]

I have not heard of such an unethical thing before. It surely cannot be a business practice but an unethical act of a few private companies who were supposed to get the shipment and sell it onward to Chinese who backed off. Feel for the Indian companies who went into the deal

My post was more about the imports by GoP for domestic usage/consumption despite the crop being surplus in-house.

You could be right but because of the escalation of hostilities between our countries for past few months I had my doubts.
But why didn't the port custom officials allow them to take their supplies back. Do they have any recourse now???


And oddly, the Karachi customs officials were stubborn enough to not allow the Indian exporters to even take the supply back home, let alone sell it to a third party, according to the exporting companies.

 

[Counterpunch]

You could be right but because of the escalation of hostilities between our countries for past few months I had my doubts.
But why didn't the port custom officials allow them to take their supplies back. Do they have any recourse now???


And oddly, the Karachi customs officials were stubborn enough to not allow the Indian exporters to even take the supply back home, let alone sell it to a third party, according to the exporting companies.

To be honest that doesn't make sense to me. Recent hostilities had very little to no-impact on the bi-lateral trade activities thus far as per my information, nor has any mainstream media mentioned any difficulties being faced by traders on both sides . But as the news is and as the facts at hand are, it surely is irresponsible act by the port authorities considering the fact that it's not even war yet.

 

[my2cents]

best reply would be to ban bharti trade which is heavily in favor of bharat. For Afghans we should reciprocate in same kind..

If you want to ban trade with India, I can understand that. Now you want to isolate Afghanistan even though the trade is in your favour. I wonder why???

Your exports and foreign reserves are falling. I am curious how you will manage your debt servicing???

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Afghanistan hikes up entry tax on Pakistani cargo trucks by 100pc
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PESHAWAR: Transporters of cargo vehicles in Pakistan and Afghanistan went on strike on Saturday as the Afghan government increased entry tax for cargo transporters on both sides.

The Afghan government has introduced a 50 per cent increase in taxes levied against cargo transporters from Pakistan entering Afghanistan, raising the entry tax from 2,500 Afghani to 5,000 Afghani.

A similar hike in entry tax for Afghan transporters has increased the 1,700 Afghani duty to 2500 Afghani.

Shakir Afridi, the president of Khyber Transport Association, said the increase in entry tax from Afghanistan is "unbearable as transporters already pay thousands of rupees illegally in the name tax".

He said the transport community in Pakistan and Afghanistan have been on strike for the past three days. They have also held meetings with Afghan borders authorities on the issue. However, no positive response on the issue has been received so far.

The official said due to the strike against the increase in entry tax, hundreds of trucks loaded with goods remain parked on both sides of the border.

President Afghan Transporters Union Haji Qasim Arab told DawnNews that the transport community of both countries stands united while the jirga of the transport association negotiates with the Afghan government for a reversal of the increase in tax.

Transporters have previously complained against law-enforcement agencies in parts of Afghanistan for having a very harsh and discouraging attitude towards them.

All Transport Trailers and Truck Owners Association Peshawar President Mohammad Yousuf Khan Afridi told Dawn last month that Pakistani transporters were detained and beaten up in Afghanistan and that their documents were snatched from them.

He also said transporters were forced to pay bribes up to Rs30,000 for each visit. Afridi said currently around 200 trucks and trailers usually get to leave Pakistan for Afghanistan daily though the number of vehicles wanting to transport goods was almost double.

“We have to rush home to avoid demurrage charges and detention but the Afghan police tease us on different pretexts,” he said.

Shooting themselves in the foot!! Ain't much else to say

Guyz...A comment from Dawn, I found interesting regarding this decision....

Since they want to strengthen trade ties with India and Indian products will be very expensive due to long route through chabahar port. This tax is placed so indian products can compete...Afghans will place many new taxes on Pakistani products in coming days.

@Talwar e Pakistan @LA se Karachi @Khan_21 @HttpError

Still not feasible as that route is more costly and not direct

 

[Max]

If you want to ban trade with India, I can understand that. Now you want to isolate Afghanistan even though the trade is in your favour. I wonder why???

Why shouldn't we ban trade with a cheap enemy country who dont want to play cricket with Pakistan just bcoz they dont want Pakistan cricket board to earn few million dollars, who want loyalty of our artists just bcoz they are paying them few crores a year, what about Pakistan giving billions to you in surplus? why should Pakistani feed those scums with our billions? let us feed to those who are loyal to us..

i asked for tit for tat, if they are raising tax on cargo, we should too, we should never be dependent on Bharat and Afghanistan in first place, we should find new markets for our goods.. we in recent past sign deal with Russia for agri products exports, similarly we are planing to raise our trade with Iran from few hundred millions to $5 billion in 5 years, hope they will replace Afghanistan, i hope we should aggressively market our goods in ME too..

Your exports and foreign reserves are falling. I am curious how you will manage your debt servicing???

exports and remittance are falling in bharat too, i think its trending everywhere, as for foreign reserves you are wrong, we are at $23 billion level for the first time in history of Pakistan..

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Look the Afghan proposition is very simple, instead of playing with words.

Pakistan puts all her complaints agains Afghanistan on the table

- TTP, BLA, Durand Line etc

Afghanistan puts all her complaints against Pakistan on the table

- Afghan Talis, Haqqanis etc

We both take action jointly and ask China to verify these actions as we both trust China, so what is stopping Pakistan from agreeing to this?

You see we are genuine in our outreach towards Pakistan as we believe in regional development, the ball is in Pakistan's court right now.

Where's Fazlullah

 

[A-Team]

Where's Fazlullah

What is this supposed to be one liners?
That rat is probably in some remote mountains, will be issued similar visa to the afterlife like his other scums.
Question is how the entire leadership and Haqqanis doing in Quetta and Pind? Hope they are still enjoying the warm weather.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

What is this supposed to be one liners?
That rat is probably in some remote mountains, will be issued similar visa to the afterlife like his other scums.
Question is how the entire leadership and Haqqanis doing in Quetta and Pind? Hope they are still enjoying the warm weather.

Haqqanis are an Afghan phenomenon most are already there don't focus on Quetta or Pindi first fix affairs in Kabul and don't engage in witch hunt against Pakhtuns of Afghanistan, don't fuss over the border and don't do indias bidding of backstabbing (or trying) Pakistan

 

[A-Team]

Haqqanis are an Afghan phenomenon most are already there don't focus on Quetta or Pindi first fix affairs in Kabul and don't engage in witch hunt against Pakhtuns of Afghanistan, don't fuss over the border and don't do indias bidding of backstabbing (or trying) Pakistan

No doubt that Haqqanis or Afghan Talis are Afghans, they are as Afghan as TTP is Pakistani so let us get that straight.
Secondly what are they doing in Pakistan, force their leadership out of Pakistan, force them to negotiate, you don't have to fight them just force them out of Pakistan.

In case you deny they are in Pakistan, then please don't insult yours or my intelligence, because then you and I dont have the middle ground.

Haqqanis are an Afghan phenomenon most are already there don't focus on Quetta or Pindi first fix affairs in Kabul and don't engage in witch hunt against Pakhtuns of Afghanistan, don't fuss over the border and don't do indias bidding of backstabbing (or trying) Pakistan

Here is one for you, still in denial mode?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-taliban-quetta-idUSKCN1290ZP

 

[smali183]

No doubt that Haqqanis or Afghan Talis are Afghans, they are as Afghan as TTP is Pakistani so let us get that straight.
Secondly what are they doing in Pakistan, force their leadership out of Pakistan, force them to negotiate, you don't have to fight them just force them out of Pakistan.

In case you deny they are in Pakistan, then please don't insult yours or my intelligence, because then you and I dont have the middle ground.



Here is one for you, still in denial mode?

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pakistan-taliban-quetta-idUSKCN1290ZP

What you had done for Afghanistan. USSR attack on Afghanistan and these Haqqanis and Mulla Umer etc fought against USSR and defeated.
Now you keyboard warrior insulting every time about your these heroes.

 

[A-Team]

What you had done for Afghanistan. USSR attack on Afghanistan and these Haqqanis and Mulla Umer etc fought against USSR and defeated.
Now you keyboard warrior insulting every time about your these heroes.

Heross ? what are you smoking?

 

[ADIL SHERDIL]

The real enemy of Afghanistan is Afghani themselves. They have inflicted more damage to there country than USSR , Talibans & America. Raising taxes is good for government but it also shows that taxes will also increase the selling price of the products. Well sometime it necessary if you want to introduce your local product rather than imported goods.
But that only happen when you have the replacement of these products. If i am not wrong almost everything goes from Pakistan even Afghani come to Pakistan for Medical treatment aswell. if it is so then not only basic living cost will increase but also medical product prices will be raised.This action will have rather strong implication on the life of ordinary person.Pakistan could take advantage of this situation as we know if chabar port is completed all the trade will go through there so Pakistan can raise the prices high and can force them to realize that Pakistan has final say in the matter.