ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has decided to establish a Customs House on Pak-Iran border and sought Rs100 million from the federal government for the first phase of the project.
The FBR has proposed to allocate around Rs100 million for the first phase of the project in the budget for next fiscal year (2018-19). The total cost of the project has been estimated at around Rs465 million. The Customs House would be established at Gabd border point near Gwadar.
The official sources said that the government has decided to establish the Customs House at the border after Free Trade Agreement with Iran, which would help boost trade between the two countries in coming years.