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Progress on Rebooting Quadrilateral Agreement on Traffic in Transit PROGRESS ON RE-BOOTING QUADRILATERAL AGREEMENT ON TRAFFIC IN TRANSIT MOHAMMAD SHOAIB DIRECTOR (ROAD TRANSPORT) MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN QUADRILATERAL AGREEMENT ° The Agreement on Traffic in Transit was signed by Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on 09 th March 1995 in Islamabad. ° The allied Protocols to the Quadrilateral Agreement are: o Protocol on Custom Procedures for traffic in transit and Visa Regime signed in July, 1996. o Protocol on establishing system of International Road Transit Permit for traffic in transit among the contracting parties in November, 1998. o Regulations for implementation of Agreement on traffic in transit among contracting parties signed in November, 1998. TRANSIT ROUTE UNDER QATT URALSK K A Z A K H S T A N GURYEV UKRAINE DZHURALY ARAL SEA ALMATY BISHKEK SHEVCHENKO UZBEKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN TORUGURTC H I N A KASHGAR B L A C K S E A GEORGIA TAJIKISTAN KHUNJRAB AZARBIJAN TURKMENISTAN JAMMU & KASHMIR DISPUTED QTTA ROUTE TERRITORY T U R K E Y LAHORE I R A N I N D I A ROUTE UNDER AGREEMENT KARACHI Karachi-Rawalpindi-Hassanabdal-Gilgit-Khunjrab (Pak/China Border)-KashgarARABIAN SEA -Torugart (China/Kyrgyzstan Border)-Bishkek-Akjol-Kordai (Kyrgyzstan / 3 Kazakhstan Border) -Almaty ( Kazakhstan ) = Length - 3710 Km Approx: SALIENT FEATURES ° Enforced in May 2004 and traffic in transit remained in operation till landslide on Karakoram Highway in January 2010. ° The 24 Km road segment affected due to landslide has now been restored in September 2015 after hectic efforts of Pakistani and Chinese Engineers. ° The traffic operates on Transport Permits system. ° The quota limit for permits for each country per year is 200. ° This quota limitation is adjustable with the consent of Member Governments. SALIENT FEATURES ° One permit is valid for one round trip only with permission to carry return load. ° The permit is non-transferable. ° The permit issued in December of one Calendar Year can be extended to January of next Calendar Year by the issuing authority. ° The border post authorities of the Contracting Parties at the border post check the permits of the vehicles performing traffic in transit. AUTHORITIES FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS ° CHINA : Ministry of Transport and Department of Transport of XingjianUygurAutonomous Region ° KAZAKHSTAN : Ministry of Investment and Development ° KYRGYZSTAN : Department of International Transport “Kyrgyzintrans” of Ministry of Transport & Communications ° PAKISTAN : Ministry of Communications BORDER POSTS AND LAND ROUTES BORDER POSTS Pakistan : Karachi Sea Ports and Sust China : Khunjrab, Torugart and Khorgos Kyrgyzstan : Torgurt and Ak-Jol Kazakhstan : Kordai and Khorgos LAND ROUTES Karachi Sea Ports (Pakistan ) to Hasanabdal (N-5 or Motorways) Gilgit-Sust(KKH)-Khunjrab (China )-Kashgar-Torugart (Kyrgyzstan ) Bishkek-AkJol-Kordai (Kazakhstan )-Almaty (Kazakhstan ) Khorgos (Kazakhstan )-Khorgos (China) and vice versa QTTA ROUTE IN PAKISTAN TAJIKISTAN CHINA Sust CHINAN Via National Highway N-5 Karimaba Khunjera Durah d Chitr GILGIT b Pass al Sazi Pass Chilas Dros Kalam n Dasu h Skardu Di Besha r Jalkhad m Malakan Naran Muzaffarabad Torkham d Mansehr M-1 Nowshera Kashmir a (Disputed Territory) N-75 Murree PESHAWAR ISLAMABAD Bannu Kharia Sarai n Gambila PINDI BHATTIAN Mughal Kot Dera Ismail M-3 MalanaKhan Zhob FAISALABAD LAHOR Chaman E Wahga Qila Retra Okara Saifullah M-4 Kuchlak D. G. Multan Mianchann Loralai QUETTA Khan KHANEWALu Mastung Taftan Nushki Sib Bahawalpu INDIA Dadhar i r Nok Dalbandin Kalat Rajanpur Kundi Nuttal Surab Rahimyar Jacobab Khan Ubaur Basima SHIKARPURad IRANIRAN Khuzdar o Nag RATODER WadO SUKKUR Kotri panjgur MoroKabir DADU Turbat Awaran Hoshab Bela Sehwan Hala Khokhrapar Uthal Gabd Liari Hyderabad M-9 Jiwani Pasni Kotri Gwadar OrmaraKARAC N-5 HI Thatta ARABIAN SEA ARABIAN SEA Karachi QTTA ROUTE IN PAKISTAN TAJIKISTAN CHINA N Sust Khunjerab CHINA Via Motorways M-1,M-2, M-3,M- Karimaba d Durah Chitr GILGIT Pass al Sazi 4, KLM and M-9 Chilas Dros Kalam n Pass Dasu h Skardu Di Besha r Jalkhad m Malakan Naran Muzaffarabad Torkham d Mansehr M-1 Nowshera Kashmir a (Disputed Territory) N-75 Murree PESHAWAR ISLAMAB AD Bannu Kharia Sarai n Gambila PINDI BHATTIAN Mughal Kot Dera Ismail M-3 MalanaKhan Proposed New Route ExtensionZhob for FAISALABAD LAHORE Wahga Qila Retra Okara Gwadar Port Chaman Saifullah M-4 Kuchlak D. G. Multan Mianchann Loralai QUETTA Khan KHANEWAu Mastung L Nushki Sib Bahawalpu INDIA Taftan Dadhar i r Nok Dalbandin Kalat Rajanpur Kundi Nuttal Surab Rahimyar Jacobab Khan Ubaur Basima SHIKARPURad IRANIRAN Khuzdar o Nag RATODER WadO SUKK Kotri panjgur UR MoroKabir DADU Turbat Awaran Hoshab Bela Sehwan Hala Khokhrapar Gabd Uthal Liari Pasni M-9 HYDERABAD Jiwani Gwadar OrmaraKARAC Kotri N-5 HI Thatta ARABIAN SEA ARABIAN SEA Karachi Atta Abad Barrier Lake Re-alignment of KKH at Atta Abad Name of Project Barrier Lake Name of Contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation 24 Km, 5 Tunnels, 2 Bridges and 78 Scope of Work Culverts Date of th Commencement July 26 , 2012 Date of th Completion September 25 , 2015 Length of Project 24 Km Progress 100% Atta Abad Barrier Lake (KKH) TRAFFIC DATA Type of 2014-2015 2015-2016 Vehicles Chinese Pakistani Chinese Pakistani Passenger 145 933 140 903 Goods 1224 172 1276 184 (Containers) PROGRESS ON XINJIANG ACTION PLAN DECISIONS PROGRESS Printing & distribution of Transport Pakistan has Printed and forwarded Permits by Pakistan) Permits to Member States through (200 to each Member State) diplomatic channels Visa facilitation preferably six months Pakistan has advised its diplomatic multiple entries visas to drivers / missions for issuance of multiple crew members entries visas. Other Members are also requested to please advise their missions to grant visas as per agreed Protocol. Establishing Digital connectivity/ Pakistan Customs at advance stage Electronic Data Exchange among of establishing connectivity with Custom Authorities China. Test messages exchanged. Meeting of diplomats of Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan held in Pakistan Customs office in Feb 2016. Kyrgyzstan has forwarded the requisite information, however, same is awaited from Kazakhstan . PROGRESS ON XINJIANG ACTION PLAN DECISIONS PROGRESS Tajikistan to submit official request Official request received and for joining QTTA forwarded through diplomatic channels to China, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan for seeking their official/written concurrence regarding joining of Tajikistan Preparation of Brochure for creating Maps & Information on routes, border awareness within business crossing points, rest stops, fuel community of Member States stations etc needed from Member States for further refinement of the brochure. Organizing a Truck Caravan in Draft Plan prepared for organizing May/June, 2016 in collaboration with this event in late August 2016. Transport Companies/ Chambers of Commerce of Member States, IRU and ADB to kindly extend International Road Transport Union technical and funding support (IRU) and ADB QTTA TRANSPORT PERMIT Front Page QTTA TRANSPORT PERMIT Back Page INDUCTION OF TIR SYSTEM IN QTTA ° Induction of globally acceptable TIR Guaranteeing System within QTTA ° To make the TIR System operational by July 2016 in Pakistan, following measures have been taken; o 6 border Customs Stations have notified as eligible for handling TIR Cargo in Pakistan. o TIR Rules have been drafted and are currently being reviewed by a Review Committee. o Necessary hardware & software have been procured for establishing electronic linkage between WeBOC and IRU ° Technical Assistance from IRU is needed for Establishing System in Ministry of Communications for Certification & Approval for Road Vehicles (Implementation of Article-12 of TIR Convention) THANK YOU [email protected] 18.
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