A Pak-Customs official said that the crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between the security forces of the two countries.
Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks.
An high official of Customs department told the mahsool.net regarding reopening of the Torkham. He said that on Friday at 7.30am Immigration and custom officials arrived to resume their duties as normal, and both pedestrian and vehicular traffic was allowed to pass through,”.
Afghan officials in Nangarhar province on the other side of the border also confirmed the opening of the main crossing between the two nations through which hundreds of people and vehicles cross every day Aljazeera reports.
The crossing was closed on September 6 after a deadly exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan border forces. Pakistan accused Afghanistan of “constructing unlawful structures” near the crossing and said unprovoked and indiscriminate firing by the Afghan forces led to its closure.
Few media reports that the ruling Taliban government in Afghanistan rejected the allegations and said it was only repairing an old security post when Pakistani security forces opened fire on them.
Afghan authorities deny the charges, saying they do not allow any armed group to use their soil for launching attacks on neighbouring countries.
In recent months, the TTP, ideologically aligned with the Afghan Taliban, has drastically increased its attacks on Pakistani security forces, Border officials say security has been enhanced at the border crossing after the firing incident. International media reports.
Earlier this month, on the day Torkham was closed, during an exchange of fire at the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at least 12 terrorists were killed while four Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom, according to the military’s media wing.
