Bab-e-Dosti Gate at Chaman border opened for pedestrians
- Officials say the gate will remain open for seven days from 8am to 5pm
(Karachi) The Bab-e-Dosti Gate (Friendship Gate) at Chaman border has been opened for pedestrians from Pakistan and Afghanistan, media reported on Friday. The gate will remain open for seven days from 8am to 5pm.
The decision was taken after the Pak-Afghan authorities mutually consented to reopen the Bab-e-Dosti Gate.
According to security officials, the border would remain open for pedestrians, whereas bilateral trade has already been resumed as freight trucks are crossing the border under strict security arrangements.
The Friendship Gate remained closed for six months due to lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier on August 12, the Pak-Afghan border crossing at Chaman was reopened for trade after it was closed in late July following a clash that erupted over border closure.
The border was opened after talks with the Pak-Afghan border government committee and other relevant parties. However, pedestrian traffic on the border remained suspended.
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