Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi, Angoor Adda trade routes: Govt urged to retain cash kiosk facility

PESHAWAR: Business community here on Tuesday urged the government and State Bank of Pakistan to retain cash kiosk facility until operationalization of banking channel and Web Based One Customs (WeboC) system at Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi and Angoor Adda trade routes in order of the facilitate the business community.

This was stated by Sherbaz Bilour, President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry during a video link meeting on “Ghulam Khan and Angoor Adda trade routes operatiolization” organized by State Bank of Pakistan.

Engineer Manzoor Elahi, SCCI senior vice president, Junaid Altaf, SCCI vice president, SCCI former president Zahidullah Shinwari, SCCI former senior vice presidents Shahid Hussain, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi were amongst the keynote speakers at the webinar meeting.

Senior officials and representatives from Customs department, State Bank of Pakistan, National Bank of Pakistan, and other relevant government authorities participated through video link in the meeting.

The participants appreciated the introduction of Alternate Delivery Channel (ADC) system to facilitate the business community. However, the speakers called for operationalization of the banking channel and WeBoC system at Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi, Angoor Adda so that will make the ADC mechanism a fruitless and useful one.

Sherbaz Bilour reminded that the government in light of the 2014 notification should declare Ghulam Khan, Kharlachi and Angoor Adda trade routes rebateable.

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