Pakistan and Iran opened the Pishin-Mand border crossing point in Kech district on Wednesday for facilitating trade between the two countries. Photo courtesy Radio Pakistan
QUETTA/GWADAR: Pakistan and Iran opened the Pishin-Mand border crossing point in Kech district on Wednesday for facilitating trade between the two countries.
Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal and Iranian Minister for Communication and Urban Development Mohammad Islami jointly inaugurated the third border crossing point at a ceremony held in the Mand Rag area.
Inspector General of Frontier Corps South Maj Gen Bilal, senior customs and FIA officials, civil and military officers and Iranian border authorities attended the ceremony.
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2021-04-21 12:36:00 GMT2021-04-21 20:36:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Xinhua) Pakistan on Wednesday opened a new border crossing point with Iran to bolster economic and trade exchanges, according to local media.
The newly opened Pishin-Mand border was the third crossing point after Taftan and Gabd. The two countries inaugurated the Rimadan-Gabd border gateway in December last year, whereas the Taftan border has been operational for decades.
Located in Pakistan s southwest Balochistan province, near the country s Gwadar port, the Mand crossing point will not only facilitate import and export of goods with Iran, but also help reduce pressure on crossings in handling thousands of Pakistani pilgrims visiting Iran.
3rd Iran-Pakistan border crossing to be inaugurated today
April 21, 2021
Pakistan and Iran will inaugurate their 3rd border crossing, Pishin-Mand on Wednesday (today). The third official crossing between Iran and Pakistan will be inaugurated simultaneously with the visit of the Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami to southern Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province and with the presence of Pakistani officials.
Commutes between the two countries are done via Mirjaveh and Jaleq borders, presently.
The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan met on the sidelines of the International Heart of Asia Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on March 30 to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations and stressed the need to increase bilateral trade, economic cooperation, and the development of border markets. The second official border crossing opened between Iran and Pakistan in December last year at Rimdan-Gabd with the presence of Iran’s Minister of R
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