GILGIT: Khunjerab Pass, which remained shut for four months starting Nov 30, was reopened for travel and trade between Pakistan and China on Monday.
The border-crossing is now expected to keep functioning throughout the year.
On Oct 20, then-caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing where the two sides agreed to make the Khunjerab Pass operational throughout the year.
On Monday, a flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Sost Dry Port. The ceremony was attended, among others, by local traders, officials from the Hunza district administration and Customs officials.
Passengers cross the border to enter China; goods trucks arrive in Pakistan
Pakistani and Chinese flags were hoisted on the occasion and national anthems were played.
In his address Customs official Dr Asjad urged the traders to respect the department’s laws.
A van of the Northern Areas Transportation Cooperation, a government transport organisation,…