Insights & Advisories
Perspectives on Trade & Connectivity
Analysis, updates and practitioner perspectives on trade facilitation, transport corridors and regional connectivity.
When Trade Gets Stuck: Choosing the Least-Bad Option
Date: 8-1-2026 In a recent engagement with the Government, a very practical issue was placed on the table. Large volumes of Pakistani export cargo remain stuck at or...
TFN COMMENTARY: Afghan Transit Cargo Re-Export Waiver: Relief, But Not Resolution
Date: 14-1-2026 Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce has issued a one-time waiver allowing the re-export of Afghan transit cargo stranded at Karachi ports and land border crossings following prolonged...
TFN Concern | When Connectivity Becomes Geopolitics
Date: 15-1-2026 The recent statement by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening a 25% tariff on any country engaging in economic activity with Iran — regardless of scale or...
Multimodal Sea–Land–Rail Transportation Framework Pakistan–Gulf Connectivity Architecture
Date: 17-1-2026 1. Purpose of This Document This document establishes a comprehensive institutional and operational framework for enabling multimodal transportation involving road, sea, and rail under a single...
Rethinking Central Asia’s Southern Access
Date: 20-1-2026 A CAREC-Aligned Corridor via Karachi, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan For landlocked Central Asia, the real challenge today is not connectivity on paper, but resilience, predictability, and...
TFN Perspective on the $7 Billion Pakistan–Kazakhstan Rail Vision
Date: 24-1-2026 As global leaders highlighted at the World Economic Forum, the international system is no longer evolving through gradual transitions — it is entering an era of...
Advancing the Kazakhstan–China–Pakistan Corridor
Date: 7-2-2026 February 2026 1. Context: Diplomatic Momentum In early February 2026, Pakistan hosted the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in back-to-back visits within 48 hours, highlighting strong...
Why Pakistan’s Logistics Reform Must Begin with Liability
Date: 12-2-2026 TFN Policy Perspective | Trade Facilitation Network Pakistan’s logistics competitiveness debate often begins with infrastructure — roads, ports, rail connectivity, and digital trade platforms. But a...
A Data-Driven Policy Case Anchored in ECO & CAREC Frameworks
Date: 23-2-2026 A functional southern trade spine already links: • Kulma Pass• Dushanbe• Termez• Navoi• Kabul• Peshawar What is required now is not new infrastructure—but policy synchronization aligned...