Pakistan returns 252 Afghan nationals as goodwill gesture
February 25, 2017
KHYBER AGENCY: Pakistan returned 252 Afghan nationals to their home country as a gesture of goodwill, as the Pak-Afghan border remained closed on the ninth day after a wave of terrorism hit the country.
The Afghan nationals who were returned on Friday spent a week under the open sky as the Torkham border remained closed. Among them were women and children.
Trade and movement at the border has been suspended while security is on high alert. However, people with valid travel documents have been allowed to cross the border on foot.
A traveler rests at a wheel barrow after the Pak-Afghan border closes for traffic- Geo News
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border was closed on February 18 due to security reasons, hours after a bomb ripped through a shrine in interior Sindh leaving at least 80 people dead.
Pakistan Army pounded militant hideouts inside Afghanistan last week and killed militants belonging to Jamaat ul Ahrar.
