The South Asian neighbours have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute since the Taliban took over Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing Afghanistan of harbouring the militants behind cross-border attacks -- charges the Taliban government denies. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghanistan's deputy prime minister for economic affairs, urged traders last week to "redirect their trade toward other alternative routes instead of Pakistan". Pakistan is landlocked Afghanistan's top trading partner, supplying rice, ...