Overview
- The Commerce Ministry invoked Section 3(1) of the Imports & Exports (Control) Act 1950 and granted an exemption from para-6(4) of the Import Policy Order 2022.
- The Federal Board of Revenue was advised to let exporters or their agents reroute the containers for re-export through any Pakistani seaport on request.
- Implementation is proceeding through one-time waivers and case-by-case approvals, with many containers still stuck at Karachi.
- Officials report more than 6,500 containers at Karachi ports, including about 3,000 carrying Malaysian palm oil, while roughly 600–700 remain at Chaman and Torkham.
- The decision expands earlier, narrower permissions for consignments from Vietnam and Malaysia, as humanitarian shipments cleared in Pakistan still face entry restrictions inside Afghanistan.