Islamabad [ Pakistan ], March 20 (ANI): The Torkham border crossing reopen on Wednesday after 27 days post successful talks between jirga members of Pakistan and Afghanistan , Dawn mentioned, referring to a jirga leader from the Pakistan border.
The migration of individuals between Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Torkham border crossing was suddenly halted on February 27 due to disagreements between the security forces Pakistan and Afghanistan During construction activities on either side of the border.
The circumstances deteriorated even further following an incident where eight individuals, among them six service members, sustained injuries as the forces clashed. Pakistan and Afghanistan They exchanged fire with each other. Multiple residences, certain clearing agent offices, and even a mosque sustained damage from artillery rounds. The exchange of gunfire across the border persisted for three consecutive days.
Following this, community leaders from both countries met to resolve the deadlock. Approximately 5,000 cargo lorries were stranded on either side, resulting in significant financial losses for merchants, according to Dawn, quoting Ziaul Haq Sarhadi, the vice president of the Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Pakistan i jirga Head Syed Jawad Hussain Kazmi stated that the choice to reinstate border crossings was made during a flag meeting conducted at Torkham on the Afghan side on Wednesday. He mentioned that the frontier is currently accessible for freight carriers and will be available for individuals and medical cases starting Friday thereafter. Pakistan The customs infrastructure, which sustained damage due to fire coming from the Afghan side, has been restored.
Furthermore, a cease-fire has been established effective immediately until April 15th, according to Kazmi. Pakistan and Afghanistan Have consented to cease construction of the checkpoints. At the flag meeting, Nangarhar Deputy Governor Molvi Azizullah and Commissioner Molvi Hikmatullah represented the Afghan contingent.
Kazmi said, " Pakistan i members of the jirga had pushed for an end to the contentious building projects on the Afghan side." On March 17, a joint jirga Including elders and merchants, they negotiated an agreement encompassing the resumption of cross-border movements, a cessation of hostilities, and a stop to the construction of new checkpoints on the Afghan side close to the frontier.
During the weekly press briefing on March 13, Pakistan The Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan stated that the Afghan authorities had carried out unauthorized and one-sided construction activities within the Pakistan I occupy land at two locations along the Pakistan border, Dawn reported.
In the meantime, the officials appointed by the Taliban stated that they intended to build checkpoints on their side. The Afghan authorities asserted that Pakistan had been implicated in the unauthorized construction of towers.
Pakistan Officials have informed the Afghan authorities that towers are being built at the border terminal to assist traders and patients. Previously, two meetings were held on this matter. Pakistan I along with Afghan officials and a prior individual jirga The meeting failed to address the problem. (ANI)
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