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Pakistan opened Chaman Border Crossing with Afghanistan: ISPR

Rawalpindi (May 27, 2017): Pakistan on Saturday opened border crossing at Pak-Afghan border in Chaman, the friendship gate, on humanitarian grounds in Ramzan on request from Afghan authorities.

According to the details, Pakistan opened the Friendship Gate at Chaman border crossing on “humanitarian grounds” Saturday, 22 days after it was closed in the wake of an Afghan attack on Pakistani forces that left 12 people dead.

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Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Saturday said that the border was reopened on humanitarian grounds on Afghan authorities request.

It said that after the Chaman incident, Pakistan has its area under effective control having pushed back Afghan Border police troops.

“Census  has been completed in the Pakistani side of the divided villages. It has been agreed upon by Pakistan authorities that cease fire shall continue to be maintained and no border violation will be acceptable and Pakistani troops will maintain its positions along International Border in Killi Luqman and Killi Jahangir on Pakistani side of the border,” the ISPR statement concluded.

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