Afghan Traders

Pakistan has not stopped Afghan traders from moving products to India through the Wagah border, authorities said after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Islamabad to open the land border or lose transit route to Central Asia.

Retail prices of onion are likely to soften soon, as wholesale rates came down yesterday by Rs 10 per kilogram with the edible bulb imported from Afghanistan arriving in markets.

As onion prices surged to Rs.70-90 per kg levels recently, Indian traders have imported onions from Afghanistan, with the first consignment of 24 tonnes arrived at Attari border Thursday.Ordered by a Delhi-based company dealing in vegetables, the onions...

Pakistan has not stopped Afghan traders from moving products to India through the Wagah border, authorities said after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani warned Islamabad to open the land border or lose transit route to Central Asia.

Retail prices of onion are likely to soften soon, as wholesale rates came down yesterday by Rs 10 per kilogram with the edible bulb imported from Afghanistan arriving in markets.

As onion prices surged to Rs.70-90 per kg levels recently, Indian traders have imported onions from Afghanistan, with the first consignment of 24 tonnes arrived at Attari border Thursday.Ordered by a Delhi-based company dealing in vegetables, the onions...