Pakistan aims to increase cherry exports to China

Pakistan wants to increase its exports to China through "cherries" from the Khunjerab Border Gate, the only land crossing point with China. The Khunjerab Border Gate between Pakistan and China, which was closed in November 2019 due to security concerns about Kovid-19 and China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, started operating again in April. The Khunjerab border connects Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region and China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The only land crossing point between the two countries, Khunjerab is also an important part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Khunjerab, which is accepted as the starting point of the Karakoram Pass in Pakistan, also has the distinction of being the highest border crossing point in the world with an altitude of 4,714 meters. Since the official opening of the Karakoram highway in 1978, business people in both countries have benefited from this crossing point between China and Pakistan. In the past, trade caravans ...