LAHORE: Pakistani exports to India increased 14 percent in first eight months of the fiscal year of 2016 17.
According to sources of Customs Today Pakistan exported items worth Rs29 billion from July 2016 to March 2017. Pakistani exports to country India increased 14 percent as compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. Exports to India in the same period were stand at Rs25 billion. Even tensed conditions on borders, line of control and working boundary Pakistan has successfully increased its exports to India.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan Customs at Wagha earned a huge amount of taxes through these exports. Due to increase in exports to India Pakistan customs has started construction of a huge dry port at Wagha border in which huge warehouses are also included.
In last eight months Pakistan has exported gypsum, dry dates, fruits, vegetables, cement and precious stones to India through Wagha trade route.