Gate on Torkham border will be constructed definitely: Sartaj Aziz
He said that Pakistan has not breached any agreement by constructing a gate on the Torkham border.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz on Sunday said that gate on Torkham border in Pakistani area will certainly be constructed.
While giving an interview to BBC Urdu, he said that Pakistan will strongly retaliate to any attack from Afghanistan.
“Issues like extremism and smuggling cannot be controlled without setting up the system of border management,” he affirmed.
Sartaj Aziz clarified that Pakistan had informed the Afghan authorities that from June 1 no one will be allowed to cross the border without documents.
“Movement across the border from both the sides should be done with the aid of documents,” he said.
He said that Pakistan has not breached any agreement by constructing a gate on the Torkham border.
Sartaj Aziz also explained that the gate is being constructing in Pakistan’s territory and is 30-35km away from the border, therefore, no one has the right of objection to this.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border has been opened for travelers on Saturday after six days of tensions and curfew owing to clash over construction of a gate.
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