Dawn: Iran is moving oil and goods through Balochistan, the Caspian and China
Syed Rashid Husain writes that Iranian exports are lower but not zero, and that Pakistan’s Gabd and Taftan crossings are part of the route around a US naval blockade.
Dawn’s Syed Rashid Husain writes that a US naval blockade of Iran’s oil exports remains in force, and that Iranian export volumes are lower but not zero.
He says trade through Balochistan, the Caspian and China is how Iran is getting around restricted Gulf access.
Pakistan–Iran trade was $3.13 billion in March 2025. Dawn says Pakistan marked six road corridors from Karachi and Gwadar to Gabd and Taftan.
The Maritime Executive, cited by Dawn on 8 October, said oil held at sea off Malaysia and China may run out this month, cutting expected budget revenue to about 40 percent.