Pakistan

8 - Coopération entre les organismes présents aux frontières

Articles	8.1 – 8.2 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) Texte de la mesure
Date indicative de mise en oeuvre	30 juin 2020
Date définitive de mise en oeuvre	30 juin 2026
Date limite pour un report des dates, si nécessaire	2 mars 2026
Demande de report des dates	Request received 17 avril 2025 Original definitive date 30 juin 2025 New date requested 30 juin 2026 Date approved 30 juin 2026 Reason • Pakistan was on course to implement the remaining elements of Article 8, i.e. establishment of joint border controls between Pakistan and Afghanistan by 30 June 2025. However, security situation escalated in March 2025, resulting in significant damage to the critical infrastructure and evacuation of staff Members of Project Management Unit and the National Logistic Cell (NLC) [the terminal operator at Torkham border crossing point (BCP)]. The NLC also issued a 'notice of force majeure' [indicating difficulty to continue cross border trade and transit activities] due to security unrest at the across Pak Afghan border at Torkham • NLC has been instructed to conduct a detailed damage assessment of buildings, infrastructure, and equipment along-with estimation of cost and time required for repair and replacement. However, due to continued security volatility across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, NLC has not been able to complete the assessment process so far. Committee approval: Approuvé Link to notification G/TFA/N/PAK/1/Add.5 Request received 5 août 2024 Original definitive date 31 décembre 2024 New date requested 30 juin 2025 Date approved 30 juin 2025 Reason The delay in implementing Article 8 of the TFA was caused by the following unforeseeable factors: • Project Management Unit (PMU), Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS) has awarded contract for reengineering, digitization, and integration of cross-border trade processes that is scheduled for completion by 31 January 2025. Once the physical and digital infrastructure is in place, configuration and final user testing may require up to five months. • The establishment of joint control between Pakistan and Afghanistan requires a bilateral agreement, which is currently under negotiation. Even though the infrastructure would be in place by early 2025, the commissioning will depend on the outcome of these ongoing negotiations. • An extension in the implementation of the provision is required until 30 June 2025 for achieving the final operationalization of both Torkham and Chaman Border Land Ports. Committee approval: Approuvé Link to notification G/TFA/N/PAK/1/Add.4 Request received 24 juin 2020 Original definitive date 30 juin 2023 New date requested 31 décembre 2024 Date approved 31 décembre 2024 Reason Project Management Unit (PMU), Integrated Transit Trade Management System ITTMS, FBR is implementing this initiative with assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB). However, the current health crisis context will require an extra delay for the execution of all planned implementation processes. Committee approval: Approuvé Link to notification G/TFA/N/PAK/1/Add.3
Assistance requise pour la mise en oeuvre	Assistance informatique, établissement d'un système d'échange électronique de données (EDI) avec les autorités douanières des pays frontaliers, établissement d'un guichet unique national. Étiquettes: Technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC), Procédures institutionnelles
Donateur / Agence	Pas encore de notification
Progrès rapporté	Pas encore de notification