Resumption of bilateral trade at Torkham lauded.

KHYBER -- Bilateral trade ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan resumed after remaining suspended for three months, as 250 vehicles carrying commodities crossed through Torkham border here on Monday.

Pak-Afghan border at Torkham was closed on March 16, 2020, for all kind of movement due to COVID 19 epidemic. However, on Monday 250 trucks loaded with fruit and vegetables, coal, limestone, cotton were queued on the other side of the border to cross into Pakistan.

According to border security officials, priority was given to the perishable items to cross in so that it could reach the destination before decomposition.

Jamshed Shinwari, a clearing agent at Torkham, who deals in...

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