Author: Ghulam Hussain Baloch

By Ghulam Hussain Baloch CHAMAN: A week-long shutdown of a key border crossing with Afghanistan has left hundreds of cargo containers stranded across Pakistan, crippling a vital trade route and exposing the widening economic consequences of recent diplomatic tensions between the two neighbors. Officials involved in the Afghan transit trade confirmed that 422 containers carrying commercial goods are currently immobilized at multiple locations across Balochistan, with their journey to the Chaman border abruptly halted. Normally a bustling corridor for regional commerce, the crossing has remained closed following an escalation in cross-border frictions. The suspension has brought a crucial supply chain…