{"id":23432,"date":"2024-01-23T11:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=23432"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:10:25","slug":"border-crossing-at-torkham-will-reopen-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/latest-news\/border-crossing-at-torkham-will-reopen-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Border crossing at Torkham will reopen today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL\/PESHAWAR: Pakistan has loosened the criteria for travel documents until March 31, 2024, and as a result, the Torkham border between Pakistan and Afghanistan will reopen today.<\/p>\n<p>This decision was made, according to sources in the local media, in response to a group of Afghan transporters and representatives who visited Pakistan&#8217;s embassy in Kabul to meet with trade authorities and make a plea for the reopening of the Torkham border.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan had initially objected to Pakistan&#8217;s new visa and passport requirements for drivers and their helpers, which sparked tensions between the two countries and ultimately resulted in the crossing&#8217;s closure.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and chamber of commerce delegation held negotiations with Pakistani embassy workers, citing the impact on trade, in order to request a relaxation of visa rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to media sources, Pakistan has finally approved Afghanistan&#8217;s request and given drivers a reprieve till the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:<em><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/no-one-allowed-to-enter-into-pakistan-without-green-passport.html\">Last day for Afghan migrants<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thousands of vehicles bringing coal and goods from Iran and Central Asia, including fruit, vegetables, and onions, were left stranded when the commerce crossing was closed. A customs official stated that Pakistan&#8217;s shipments to Afghanistan were zero during the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/seven-terrorists-killed-in-an-operation-near-pak-afghan-border-ispr.html\">Seven terrorists killed in an operation near Pak-Afghan border: ISPR<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Afghan government, an agreement between the two countries is imminent, and the public should anticipate good news shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL\/PESHAWAR: Pakistan has loosened the criteria for travel documents until March 31, 2024, and as a result, the Torkham border between Pakistan and Afghanistan will reopen today. This decision was made, according to sources in the local media, in response to a group of Afghan transporters and representatives who visited Pakistan&#8217;s embassy in Kabul to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,21,2],"tags":[389,10881,4824,10882],"class_list":["post-23432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-news","category-pakistan","tag-afghanistan","tag-pak-afghan-crossing","tag-taliban","tag-travel-requirements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}