Mastung, Pakistan, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Pakistani fuel smugglers feel the pinch from Iran war

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2026-03-18

In Pakistan's southwestern mountains, pickup trucks loaded with plastic cans of fuel smuggled from Iran line dusty roads as youngsters unload the containers, fill smaller cans and strap them onto motorbikes to supply nearby markets. The illicit trade has long thrived in the region but is feeling the knock-on effects of the war which has engulfed the Middle East following US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Supplies coming across the 900-kilometre (560-mi......

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