Torkham border crossing opens for cargo vehicles after six days

The Torkham border crossing, a key route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, was reopened on Saturday for cargo autos after a six-day closure.

In line with border officers, the suspension of bilateral commerce between the 2 neighbours induced a lack of Rs270 million in taxes to the nationwide exchequer.

Furthermore, 1000’s of cargo autos had been caught because of the closure of the border crossing.

Earlier this week, Taliban authorities closed Torkham, the primary level of transit for travellers and items between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan.

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Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, director of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Trade stated as much as 6,000 vehicles loaded with items had been caught on either side.

On February 23, the Afghan Taliban reopened the border crossing with Pakistan, permitting 1000’s of vehicles to usher in important gadgets, officers stated.

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The Torkham border crossing is a vital route for commerce and transit between the 2 nations and its closure had induced extreme disruptions to the supply of important items.

The choice to reopen the border crossing by Afghan Taliban got here a day after a high-level Pakistani delegation, led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, visited Kabul to debate safety and different issues.

Asif was accompanied on the unannounced go to to the Afghan capital by Director Normal Inter-Providers Intelligence (ISI) Lt Normal Nadeem Anjum, International Secretary Asad Majid and Particular envoy on Afghanistan Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq.