After being defeated by Pakistan, India is raising tensions with Turkiye in retaliation of recent war, the support of Turkiye provided to Pakistan. Indian traders have started an anti-Turkiye campaign, which includes boycotting Turkish apples. Further, the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation have cancelled the security clearance of M/s. Jalebi Airport Services, citing national security concerns of Turkiye. Turkiye has always stood by Pakistan, especially during times of tension with India, and now it is Pakistan’s turn to return that support in a meaningful way.
Pakistani business have come up and announced the launch of a special campaign called “Support Turkiye” to show strong solidarity with the brotherly country Turkiye. This campaign is being led by the Acting President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), who has urged the business sector to increase imports of raw materials and other essential goods from Turkiye right away. According to him this move by Pakistan’s business community is a strong message of friendship and cooperation, showing that the country stands firmly with Turkiye during difficult times.
IRTCoP President Rana Asif Khan appreciated FPCCI step and offered IRTCoP’s practical support to “Support Turkiye” movement. He added this gesture of friendship should be converted into an opportunity to develop rail and road trade corridors between the two brotherly countries.
Geo-economics Significance and Multilateral Synergies.
Turkiye, a regional industrial power, holds comparative advantage in advanced manufacturing, automation, and transport logistics. Pakistan, conversely, is equipped with abundant raw materials, a youthful workforce, and a growing industrial base. Together, these complementary capabilities create a foundation for collaborative advancement in trade, infrastructure, energy, education, and tourism.
In the wake of rapidly evolving global logistic landscape, IRTCoP urges that Pakistan needs to launch a focused initiative aimed at reinforcing its economic, trade, and logistical ties with the Republic of Turkiye. This emerging alignment should aimed to be a productive step toward reshaping regional connectivity, economic sovereignty, and achieving logistic connectivity across Eurasia via Turkiye.
The campaign should be structured around mutual growth, logistics modernization, and diplomatic convergence to reflect the shared aspirations of both nations to transition from transactional trade relations to deep-rooted strategic interdependence by developing a mutual banking trade transaction system that could allow to, both way by rail / road, transport commercial consignments mutually via the Iran territory.
At the core of this realignment lies a renewed emphasis on long-term bilateral cooperation. The economic relationship between Pakistan and Turkiye spans decades and is underpinned by shared multilateral memberships in influential organizations such as the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
IRTCoP proposes dormant strategic goals of ECO-TTFA are now needs to be activated, refined to facilitate smoother banking operations and to start cross-border logistic. ECO the joint mechanism is being requested to address the persistent limitations in correspondent banking, thereby streamlining financial transactions that currently impede trade momentum.
Transforming Transit with the TIR Framework
The International Road Transport (IRT) Chamber of Pakistan –IRTCoP is law advisory and representative platform to represent its members. Currently Pakistan have 17 TIR Operator but all are impeded to perform TIR Transit Operations among Iran & Turkiye due to bank impediments.
The beginning of road-based logistics under the TIR Regime will be a central pillar of this effort. It promises not only economic growth but geopolitical leverage through alternative supply routes.
Recent logistical assessments reveal that sea-based consignments from Turkiye to Pakistan typically require 35 to 40 days for delivery. In contrast, consignments transported via TIR overland routes—through Iran into Pakistan—can be completed within seven to 10 days. This drastic reduction in transit time carries profound implications for time-sensitive industries, food security supply chains, and regional competitiveness. This time sensitive shortest transit logistic corridor between Pakistan and Turkiye via Iran integrate Pakistan seamlessly into the broader Eurasian transport network.
Elevating Multilateral Engagement
The strategy is aligned with broader developments at international economic forums. During recent multilateral engagements themed around intelligent economics and global inequality, representatives from multiple nations stressed the importance of collaborative development—placing strong emphasis on the interdependence of final transaction of trade between nations like Pakistan-Iran and Pakistan-Turkiye while transiting via Iran. In this regard IRU, ECO, TOBB and State Bank of Pakistan are key players to devise an independent banking mechanism for settlement of commercial transactions among Pakistan, Iran and Turkiye and beyond via Iran.
The discussions highlighted how strategic logistics, harmonized regulation, and regional integration can be achieved just through administrative measures and devise economic tools, instruments of national resilience and regional relevance. In this context, Pakistan’s alignment with Turkiye reflects a pivot towards more sustainable, interoperable systems of cooperation.
Beyond Trade: The Architecture of Interdependence.
This initiative transcends the immediate concerns of mutual trade and market access mutually. It speaks to a shared vision—one where logistics, infrastructure, investment, and cultural exchange are woven into a durable, forward-looking framework.
Key areas under review include:
The initiate’s core objective would be to reduce procedural bottlenecks, ensure harmonized customs protocols, and
- Promoting of overland I.T.I. transport corridors.
- Expanded rail and road interoperability under the TIR framework.
- Cross-border industrial collaboration in priority sectors.
- Joint educational and tourism development programs.
- Financial innovation to address cross-border non-transaction issue.
Rather than pursuing ad-hoc agreements, the strategy is building an integrated corridor of opportunity—a seamless path stretching from Anatolia to South Asia
Looking Ahead
The evolving Pakistan–Turkiye dynamic is emblematic of a larger shift towards autonomous regional architectures that prioritize resilience over dependence, strategy over convenience. IRTCoP’s current campaign represents a calibrated move towards building a transport, trade, and tourism network that is not just efficient—but sovereign, equitable, and future-proof.
As Eurasia redraws its logistical map, Pakistan and Turkiye via Iran stand poised to serve as the connective tissue between East and West, North and South. With coordinated action, shared vision, and institutional strength, this partnership may well define the next phase of regional development.
