Afghanistan – Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) was signed on:

A. 28 July, 2008
B. 28th July, 2009
C. 28th July, 2010
D. None of these

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) was signed on July 28, 2010, and went into effect on June 12, 2011. The agreement was the result of seven rounds of negotiations between the two countries’ Joint Economic Commission.

Purpose:

• The agreement’s purpose was to make it easier to move goods between the two countries.
  It also helped Afghanistan gain access to markets in India and China.

How it works:

• The agreement allows cargo trucks to move across the border on temporary permits for a year.
• It also includes provisions for multi-model air transit.

Background:

• APTTA is the successor to the ATTA, which was signed in 1965.
• The ATTA allowed goods to be transported to and from Afghanistan using the Pakistani port of Karachi.
• Pakistan’s geostrategic location, sharing borders with Afghanistan, Iran, China, and India, makes it a key hub for logistics in the region.

Impact:

• APTTA has helped to ease the flow of trade between the two countries.