Pakistan reopens its border with Afghanistan

Pakistan temporarily reopened the two main border crossings with Afghanistan on Tuesday following the border’s closure last month amid a string of deadly militant attacks, officials said, reports AP.
The measure - which is to remain in place on Wednesday as well - seeks to ease tensions between the two neighbors and relieve some of the backlog of people and vehicles at the crossings. According to Pakistani officials, hundreds of Afghans and Pakistanis with valid travel documents are now allowed to cross through the Torkham crossing in the northwest or the Chaman in the southwest. The two are major arteries for trade and commerce, though there are other crossings which are less in use and which will remain closed.
Fayyaz Khan, a government official at Torkham, told The Associated Press that 550 Afghans crossed over since the crossing was opened at 7 am.

 

Pakistan reopens its border with Afghanistan

Pakistan temporarily reopened the two main border crossings with Afghanistan on Tuesday following the borders closure last month amid a string of deadly militant attacks, officials said, reports AP. The measure - which is to remain in place on Wednesday as well - seeks to ease tensions between the two neighbors and relieve some of the backlog of people and vehicles at the crossings. According to Pakistani officials, hundreds of Afghans and Pakistanis with valid travel documents are now allowed to cross through the Torkham crossing in the northwest or the Chaman in the southwest. The two are major arteries for trade and commerce, though there are other crossings which are less in use and which will remain closed. Fayyaz Khan, a government official at Torkham, told The Associated Press that 550 Afghans crossed over since the crossing was opened at 7 am.