A growing smuggling network is transporting fuel from Iran into Pakistan despite severe risks, with traffickers using motorcycles to move petrol across harsh desert terrain, according to a BBC report.
The fuel-smuggling trade along the Iran-Pakistan border has expanded amid rising regional tensions and higher fuel prices.
Smugglers transport petrol through unofficial desert routes to markets and unlicensed filling stations in Pakistan.
Many travel long distances in extreme heat, where swollen fuel containers create a constant risk of fire and deadly accidents.
Temperatures can reach fifty degrees Celsius, causing fuel containers to swell and creating a constant threat of fire or explosion. Several smugglers have reportedly lost their lives in such accidents.