Iran smuggles $1bn worth of fuel into Pakistan annually: report

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Filling up at a petrol station in Karachi, the Pakistani commercial capital. Pakistan receives millions of barrels of smuggled Iranian finished petroleum products annually.   © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writerMay 7, 2024 17:40 JST | Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- Iranian traders smuggle more than $1 billion worth of fuel into neighboring Pakistan annually, according to a new report that an observer said could foreshadow a crackdown on the black market. 

The 44-page investigation was conducted by a pair of Pakistani intelligence agencies and leaked to local media. Nikkei Asia obtained a copy that official sources have verified as authentic.

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