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AFGHANISTAN DAILY DIGEST
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From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 15:50:27 EST
PAKISTAN REFUSES TRANSIT RIGHTS FOR INDIAN GOODS DESTINED FOR
AFGHANISTAN...
Shoukat Aziz, the finance adviser to Pakistan's prime minister, told
Afghan officials on 30 March that Islamabad has refused a request by
Afghanistan to allow Indian goods to pass through the Wagah border
crossing in Pakistan's Punjab Province, the Indian daily "The Hindu"
reported on 1 April. Pakistan has agreed to allow Afghan exports to pass
through the same border crossing to India, according to the report. The
daily reported that Pakistani officials have indicated that Islamabad
might consider allowing Indian-made cookies to be exported to
Afghanistan, but not Indian wheat. Pakistan's the "Daily Times" reported
on 31 March that Islamabad regretfully accepted Afghanistan's request to
send goods to India via Pakistan, but the newspaper did not provide any
explanations. Afghanistan's landlocked status makes the country
dependent on Pakistan for exports to India as well as for sea shipments,
and this dependency was used by Pakistan for political leverage during
tensions between Kabul and Islamabad in the 1950s through the 1970s. AT
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