The Pakistan government on Wednesday banned the land journey of those traveling to Iran and Iraq, after which boating service was announced, which will be declared in January 2026.
Independent Urdu has tried to find out from the ports of Karachi and Gwadar ports that there is a system of launch of this proposed boating service in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s federal affairs federal minister Mohammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhary on Friday announced the country’s first boating service scheme.
Talking to independent Urdu in this regard, the federal minister of religious affairs, Khel Das Kohistani said that it has also been decided to start a boating service for visitors with air travel.
He said that passengers are leased or hired. If the passengers are high, the required number of ship will be hired for the ship if there is no shipment.
In addition, the licensing law of the ferry services is also considering immediate reforms and financial facilities for operators.
‘But to introduce all travel arrangements to start a ferry service will require some time. The Ferry Seva will probably begin in January 2026 for the naval visit from Pakistan to various countries. ,
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According to Karachi Port Trust (KPT) spokesman Shariq Farooqui, a boat terminal was formally constructed at Karachi port several years ago, where a boat anchor, waiting room and immigration counters have also been installed for passengers.
Talking to independent Urdu, he said that “a large -sized ship can be anchored on a boat terminal built at Karachi port, meaning that two ghats can easily anchor, where passengers can be easily riding a boat after immigration.”
Announcing the country’s first boating service plan, Pakistan’s federal affairs federal minister Mohammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhary also said that ‘Ferry services can give visitors a new, safe and low -vicious to visit the visitors, every year, seven million Pakistani visitors travel to Iran and Iraq. If in the first three years, 20 % of people choose boat, it will include one lakh 40 thousand to two million passengers annually. ,
Earlier, on 27 July, the federal internal minister Mohsin Naqvi X had said that the Pakistan government on Wednesday decided not to allow visitors to Iran and Iraq.
He said that after comprehensive consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Government of Balochistan and the security agencies, it was decided that this year, visitors would not be allowed to travel to Iraq and Iran by road for Wednesday.
Pragati occurred at a time when many incidents of attacks on passenger buses occurred in Balochistan in recent times, killing many people.