NEWS DESK
Pakistani authorities on Tuesday reopened Pakistan-Afghanistan borders in Chaman and Torkham after 18 days for two days to allow monitored movement of visa-holding nationals amid tensions.
The borders at both the points – Chaman area of Blaochistan and Torkham in Khyber Agency – were opened for travelers on foot and not for vehicles. Trade activities would also remain suspended. Bab-e-Dosti, the Chaman border, will be opened from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan and all concerned at the two crossing points were conveyed the decision by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border was closed on February 16, few hours after suicide blast rocked Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine in Sehwan, killing over 90 people.
Pakistani authorities on Tuesday reopened Pakistan-Afghanistan borders in Chaman and Torkham after 18 days for two days to allow monitored movement of visa-holding nationals amid tensions.
The borders at both the points – Chaman area of Blaochistan and Torkham in Khyber Agency – were opened for travelers on foot and not for vehicles. Trade activities would also remain suspended. Bab-e-Dosti, the Chaman border, will be opened from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan and all concerned at the two crossing points were conveyed the decision by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border was closed on February 16, few hours after suicide blast rocked Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine in Sehwan, killing over 90 people.
Pakistani authorities on Tuesday reopened Pakistan-Afghanistan borders in Chaman and Torkham after 18 days for two days to allow monitored movement of visa-holding nationals amid tensions.
The borders at both the points – Chaman area of Blaochistan and Torkham in Khyber Agency – were opened for travelers on foot and not for vehicles. Trade activities would also remain suspended. Bab-e-Dosti, the Chaman border, will be opened from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan and all concerned at the two crossing points were conveyed the decision by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz.
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border was closed on February 16, few hours after suicide blast rocked Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine in Sehwan, killing over 90 people.