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Pakistan

Torkham border immigration system reinstated, enabling pedestrian access to Afghanistan

System was reportedly damaged by gunfire from Afghan forces

Published 22 Mar, 2025 09:45am

Pakistan

Torkham border immigration system failure halts pedestrian traffic to Afghanistan

Border traffic to resume from March 22

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 01:58pm

Pakistan

Pakistan-Afghanistan negotiations succeed, Torkham trade route reopens after 25 days

Cross-border trade resumes as officials deploy at Torkham crossing

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 07:23pm

Pakistan

Torkham border to reopen today after 25-day closure

Border could reopen within 48 to 72 hours, says Hafiz Shakir

Published 19 Mar, 2025 09:23am

Pakistan

Faisal Karim Kundi rejects imposition of governor’s rule in KP

Says no need for National Action Plan 2, focus should be on implementing the first one

Published 18 Mar, 2025 12:51am

Pakistan

Pak-Afghan jirga agrees on permanent ceasefire, reopening of Torkham border

Afghan delegation seeks time until evening to halt disputed construction

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:19pm

Pakistan

Torkham border tensions: Afghan jirga reaches Kabul with a special message

25-member jirga holds talks with top officials in Kabul

Published 11 Mar, 2025 12:15am

Pakistan

Torkham border: Pakistan, Afghanistan reach ceasefire

Local residents struggle amid ongoing blockades

Published 10 Mar, 2025 02:51pm

Pakistan

Grand tribal jirga formed to address tensions at Torkham border

Eight Frontier Corps personnel injured in clashes, say security sources

Published 09 Mar, 2025 03:38pm

Pakistan

Torkham trade route closed for 15th consecutive day amid Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

Closure of this route causes $3 million losses daily in bilateral trade

Published 08 Mar, 2025 03:17pm

Pakistan

Taliban’s border provocations: A desperate attempt to shield terrorism originating from Afghan soil

A UN Security Council report says Pakistan has suffered more than 600 terrorist attacks in the past several months

Published 05 Mar, 2025 10:29pm

Pakistan

Tensions erupt again at Torkham border as Pak-Afghan forces clash

Mortar shell injures customs officer; border remains closed for 12th day

Published 05 Mar, 2025 04:54pm

Pakistan

Security forces foil Bannu Cantonment attack, six khawarij terrorists killed

Terrorists attempted to enter Bannu Cantonment, say security sources

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 11:34pm

Pakistan

Tensions escalated at Torkham border as Pakistan, Afghanistan forces clash

Five-hour fire exchange was reported on Monday

Published 04 Mar, 2025 11:08am

Pakistan

Torkham border remains closed for 10th day as exchange of fire reported

A driver passed away after cardiac arrest

Published 03 Mar, 2025 10:53am

Pakistan

Torkham border crossing remains closed for fourth day amid tensions

Tensions escalated on Friday when interim Afghan government forces began constructing a checkpoint in a disputed area

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 10:43am

Pakistan

Closure of Pak-Afghan highway disrupts education and daily life in Landi Kotal

Education of 15,000 girls has been affected

Published 30 Aug, 2024 01:30pm

Pakistan

Fire exchange between FC and Afghan forces at Torkham border comes to a halt

2 FC personnel were injured due to the firing from the Afghan forces

Published 13 Aug, 2024 12:56pm

Pakistan

Protest at Torkham border enters second day

Protesters claim that drivers often face delays of several months in getting TADs

Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28pm

Pakistan

Pakistan thwarts attempt to smuggle weapons from Afghanistan

The weapons were concealed in two cargo vehicles

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:56am

Pakistan

Customs arrest govt official at Torkham border with $70,000

He is cook of the border security force

Published 17 Mar, 2024 07:51pm

World

Afghan govt denies having definitive border with Pakistan

Minister says Durand Line is ‘imaginary line between us’

Published 28 Jan, 2024 05:48pm

Pakistan

Torkham border opens for trade after 10 days

Traders from the Afghanistan have been told to get their documents in order before April

Published 23 Jan, 2024 10:07am

Pakistan

Half a million Afghans return from Pakistan: IOM

Torkham border remained closed for tenth day running in a dispute over document rules for commercial drivers

Published 22 Jan, 2024 08:15pm

Pakistan

Border dispute strands thousands of trucks at Torkham crossing

Torkham crossing was closed to trade vehicles on Friday night, say border officials

Published 15 Jan, 2024 08:51pm

Pakistan

Trade at Torkham border stops over travel document dispute

Pakistani officials deny visa requirement has been imposed on key Afghanistan-Pakistan crossing

Published 13 Jan, 2024 06:23pm

Pakistan

Unhappy over ‘welcome to Pakistan’ sign, Afghanistan closes Torkham border

Pakistani workers were installing the sign near the border

Published 06 Dec, 2023 11:51am

Pakistan

Arrests continue as over 188,000 refugees leave country

Hundreds more have been sent to holding camps across the country

Published 06 Nov, 2023 01:45pm

Pakistan

Holding centre in Islamabad closed due to security reasons: sources

Women and children exempted from registration at Torkham Border

Updated 04 Nov, 2023 12:21am

Pakistan

Afghan school boy leaves for country as his migrant father is left behind

Says he misses his father and classmates

Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:35pm