After the closure of Iranian ports due to the US naval blockade, Pakistan has officially opened six land routes for sending goods to Iran. Thousands of containers are stuck at the Karachi port. This step has been taken primarily to move them. Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce issued the ‘Transit of Goods through Pakistani Territory Order 2026’ on April 25. The order came into effect immediately. As a result, goods coming from third countries can be sent to Iran by road through Pakistan.
\nThese six routes connect major ports of Pakistan like Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar with Iran’s Gabad and Taftan borders. These routes pass through Turbat, Panjgur, Khuzdar, Quetta and Dalbandin in Balochistan. The shortest route is the Gwadar-Gawad corridor. It will take only two to three hours to reach the Iranian border through this route. It usually takes 16 to 18 hours to reach the Iranian border from Karachi. According to officials, the Gwadar-Gabad route will reduce transportation costs by 45 to 55 percent compared to Karachi.
\nThe announcement came as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir in Islamabad. Pakistan is trying to mediate to end the two-month-long war between Washington and Tehran. Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan called the initiative \u201can important step to increase regional trade and strengthen Pakistan\u2019s role as a key trade corridor.\u201d
\nIt is worth noting that goods from India are not covered by this transit facility. An order issued after the Indo-Pakistan war in May 2025 banned the transport of Indian goods through Pakistan. On April 13 this year, Washington imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, cutting off Iran\u2019s maritime communications. Since then, more than 3,000 containers bound for Iran have been stuck at Karachi port.
\n\u201cThis is a major shift. Pakistan can now bypass Afghanistan entirely for its Western trade,\u201d said analyst Iftikhar Firdous. \u201cWhile the transit importance of Kabul and its impact on revenue is not immediate, it is strategic.\u201d He added that the corridor would establish Pakistan as a major land gateway to West Asia through a China-backed trade route.
\nHowever, Peshawar-based analyst Minhas Majeed Marwat sounded a note of caution. \u201cThe opportunity is real. The risk is real. The security situation on the northwest and southwest borders is something that could throw everything into disarray,\u201d he wrote in X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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