Special health desk to be jointly established at Pak-China Border.

GILGIT -- People arriving from China, will have to present health certificates before being allowed to enter Pakistan. While talking to media here in Gilgit on Tuesday Commissioner Gilgit Division Usman Ahmed cautioned that no one will be allowed to enter without a certificate.

Furthermore, a special health desk to be jointly established by the Federal Health Ministry and Gilgit-Baltistan health division at Sost border, Usman added.

He said that Chinese as well as Pakistani nationals coming from China will have to undergo screening at the established health desk.

Ahmed said that border crossing was being opened to let 186 containers - belonging to Pakistani traders, cross into the country.

The border will remain open fromFebruary 2 to February 8.

According to reports, as many as 30 students from GB were also present in China's Wuan...

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