KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged a fresh round of firing at the southwestern border on Wednesday, state-run Pakistan Television reported. Citing unnamed security sources, the broadcaster reported that the clash began at the Nushki border, which connects Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province with ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Afghanistan has urged Pakistan to reopen a key border crossing between the two neighbors for trade to avoid “huge” financial losses, as over 2,000 trucks of vegetables and fruits are stranded, causing massive financial losses for exporters. Northwestern Torkham, one of the two key trade crossings betw...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Thousands of people on Thursday staged a protest at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in southwestern Balochistan province against Islamabad’s decision to restrict border crossing for those having no visa and passport. The protesters blocked the main route at the Chaman border, demanding the Pakistani authorities reverse the dec...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed to all traffic for the second day on Thursday following a clash between the two countries’ forces. The Pakistan Army and Afghan Taliban forces had exchanged heavy fire on Wednesday, resulting in the closure of the Torkham border, the main point of [&h...
