Summary Thousands of people flocked to border crossings at Torkham and Chaman after reopening of gates.
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Thousands of people flocked to border crossings at Torkham and Chaman as Pakistani authorities temporarily reopened the border with Afghanistan after 18 days.
Around twelve thousand Afghan nationals crossed over to Afghanistan while 500 Pakistan returned to their homes from the neighbouring country amid tight security on the first day after reopening of Torkham border gate by Pakistan.
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Another 6,728 Afghan nationals and 1,631 Pakistanis crossed back into their respective countries through Bab-e-Dosti (Friendship Gate) at Chaman.
The Torkham and Chaman border crossings were reopened only for two days to allow Afghan and Pakistani nationals stranded on both sides to return to their home countries.
Pak-Afghan border at two points was closed after a wave of terrorist attacks claimed more than hundred lives in Pakistan last month.
Foreign Office spokesperson in a statement said that the Afghan government has been informed that the border will remain opened for two days and only those will be allowed to cross border who have valid visa, however, trade activities will remain suspended.
