Trucks enter Pakistan at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham on Sept. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Reopening of the Torkham crossing point has been announced in the wake of the visit of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who visited Kabul on Thursday.
KABUL, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Torkham border crossing point which links Afghanistan and Pakistan has been reopened and those having travel documents can cross it, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman for the Afghan Foreign Ministry, has said.
"The Torkham gate is reopened and those Afghans have passport and Pakistan visa can cross the border," Balkhi said on Twitter.
Afghan people wait to enter Pakistan at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan, on Sept. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Reopening of Torkham crossing point has been announced in the wake of the visit of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who visited Kabul on Thursday.
During Qureshi's one-day visit to Afghanistan capital Kabul and his meetings with officials here, matters pertaining mutual interests including reopening border crossing points and enhancing trade and economic cooperation came under discussion, according to local media reports. ■
