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TCS launches first TIR pilot to Central Asia
‘TIR’ (Transports Internationaux Routiers or International Road Transport) is an international transit system based on a UN Convention implemented at a global level in a Public-Private Partnership. The TIR System has been facilitating and securing trade and international road transport for over 60 years, by allowing customs-sealed vehicles and freight containers to transit countries without border checks.
The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) was drafted in 1975. It replaces the original Transport Internationaux Routier (TIR) Convention from 1959 and came into force on 20 March 1978.
Pakistan became a member of the TIR (International Road Transport) Convention in 2017 which has 77 contracting parties including China, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and all Central Asian Republics (CARs). After becoming a member, Pakistan notified the following sea and land border points as TIR crossings:
Sust (Khunjerab) with China Torkham and Chaman with Afghanistan Taftan with Iran Gwadar and Karachi are two seaports