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Transit trade with Afghanistan to remain suspended until security situatio
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Afghan transit trade is closed, and is not taking place. It is not taking place because of the factors that you were aware of. There was considerable discussion on this question during last week's briefing as well. Till the evaluation of the security situation, this transit trade will remai
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Netanyahu orders Rafah border crossing closed "until further notice" after
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (local time) ordered the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt to remain closed "until further notice", shortly after the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo announced that the crossing would reopen on Monday, October 20.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan trade slips to USD 1.1 billion in first half of 2025
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce said trade with Pakistan fell slightly to USD 1.108 billion in the first half of 2025, down from USD 1.117 billion last year. Tolo News reported officials and analysts urged separating politics from trade to boost ties despite border closures a
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Pakistan shuts Ghulam Khan crossing with Afghanistan, sparking trade conce
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has shut the Ghulam Khan border crossing with Afghanistan's Khost province, enforcing stricter visa and passport rules. The move has stranded travelers, disrupted trade, and raised concerns about instability in cross-border ties and local economies, according to Khaama Press.
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BYC accuses Pakistan of choking Baloch economy by shutting Abdohi Border
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Traders, labourers, and civilians' peaceful sit-in protest against the border's closure continued for the second consecutive day. Protesters have vowed to continue until the border is reopened and their economic survival is secured.
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"Allow me to cross": Iranian tourist appeals to Indian authorities for ret
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Iranian national Ahelam, who holds a visa for travel by road, has appealed to Indian authorities for permission to return home after the government announced the immediate closure of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari as part of strengthened security measures.
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Pakistani nationals rush home as government orders Attari border closure
Updated : 11 months ago IST
After the Indian government ordered the closure of the Attari border in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, many Pakistani nationals were seen leaving India and returning to Pakistan.
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Pahalgam attack: Border closure disrupts travel plans amid India-Pakistan
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Following the deadly Pahalgam attack, the Indian government's announcement of the immediate closure of the Attari Integrated Check Post and issue a 48-hour deadline for Pakistani nationals under the SVES visa to leave the country has left many with disrupted personal plans, including wedding
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 12 months ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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Torkham border closure enters fifth day, trade losses hit $12 million amid
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Torkham border was shut down on Saturday (February 22) for all forms of movement following heightened tensions between the forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan over the Afghan construction of a bunker near Zero-Point, according to Geo News.
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Protesters begin long march from Mashkel to Quetta over Pak-Iran border cl
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Reportedly, the long march was organized, after a sit-in of 30 consecutive days at Mashkel demanding the same was ignored by the Pakistani administration. Its closure has created a shortage of food items and other items of daily use. Besides, locals said the border trade was their livelih
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'Premature' border closure leaves Afghan immigrants under open sky
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
It reported that the officials on the Pakistan side of the border said illegal immigrants were being processed as a matter of routine for their repatriation to Afghanistan when the Afghan authorities closed the border crossing for movement at 7 pm, hours ahead of the schedule, leaving as man
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