PESHAWAR: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has released Rs 120 million for Integrated Transit Trade Management System to upgrade Torkham border terminal with latest facilities and better service delivery.
Sources said that work on the terminal would start within 45 days and will complete in three years. The project has been named Integrated Transit Trade Management System which will be established with support of the Asian Development Bank. The project will complete in three phases and in the first phase work will start on Torkham border, in second phase Chaman and Wagah border and in third phase the work will start on Angor Ada and Mohmand Agency.
The contracts for the construction work have been given to the National Logistic Cell and for this purpose project director Zuber Yousafani visited Peshawar where he established a regional office.
The cover area of the terminal would be 54 acres which will include offices of NADRA, passport, FC, ANF, forest, bank, immigration, custom clearance, import and export offices, parking cafeteria, watch towers and warehouses.
There will be also parking for fire brigade vehicle and scanner worth million of rupees. The terminal would be operational for 24 hours and will be connected with WeBOC.
