A government decision to restrict border crossing to only those with valid passports and visas will come into effect on November 1 and after that no one will be allowed to cross the Pak-Afghan border using Pakistani identity card or Afghan permit (Tazkira).
According to Pakistani authorities, more than 51,000 Afghans have been deported since the deadline for the expulsion of undocumented migrants was announced.
The caretaker Home Minister retired Brigadier Haris Nawaz, disclosed this information while also announcing plans for the deportation of all undocumented immigrants living in Sindh.
At least four soldiers were killed in an attempt to thwart an attack by the proscribed terrorist outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), ARY News reported citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday.
The Taliban has promised to keep terrorists out of Afghanistan, but the United States has stated that it still has the ability to carry out its own operations against terrorism in the Pak-Afghan region
The security forces had launched an operation on the intelligence reports about the presence of militants in the area, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Pakistan has been urging the Afghan Taliban leaders to counter the threat posed by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) amid rising terrorist attacks in the country.
At the 40th National Security Committee meeting, Pakistan vowed to show 'zero tolerance' for terrorism amid the spurt in terrorist strikes by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a rise in cross-border terrorism on Pak-Afghanistan border, Geo News reported.
While speaking about the cross border terrorism in the assembly session, Awami National Party Parliamentary Leader Mohammad Asghar Khan Achakzai claimed that Pakistan had helped the Taliban in the transition of power after the US military intervened in Afghanistan.
The Pak-Afghan border, also known as the "Friendship Gate" was closed last Sunday after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side, killing a Pakistani soldier, the previous week. The incident left two security personnel injured and prompted the closure of the border between the two count
The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman was closed for an indefinite period after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side, killing a Pakistani soldier, last week.
The first incident, which was claimed by outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), occurred in the Lakki Marwat's Kurrum Par area when militants opened fire on a police van, killing six personnel. In a separate incident, two soldiers were killed and a militant killed in a clash near the Pak