Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday said that Bab-e-Dosti crossing point between Afghanistan and Pakistan will not be re-opened till Kabul addresses reservations of Islamabad. He stated this during a meeting with Afghanistan's Ambassador to Pakistan Omar Zakhilwal who called on him here at Foreign Office to discuss the issues emerged after recent clashes between armed forces of the two countries.
During the meeting, the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan was also discussed in detail. Aziz said that Afghan forces targeted innocent citizens during the Chaman firing incident. According to the sources, the ambassador later conveyed Pakistan's reservations to the Afghan government.
On Monday, Sartaj Aziz had condemned the Chaman incident and called it "unfortunate" while addressing a news conference at the Foreign Office. He also remarked that Pakistan responded to the cross-border firing. On May 5, at least 11 people were martyred and 46 got injured when Afghan border forces opened fire on Frontier Corps Balochistan soldiers deployed for security of census team near the Chaman border. In response, the gate between both the countries on the Chaman border, Bab-e-Dosti, was closed.
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