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Over one lakh Afghan nationals left Pakistan since September 17: Officials
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Officials said 174,358 Afghan nationals have departed for Afghanistan since September 17.
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Pakistan: Attock administration shifts 2500 afghan refugees to transit cam
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Caretaker Minister for Interior Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti directed the authorities concerned to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the repatriation of foreigners residing illegally in Pakistan.
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Over 1.67 lakh Afghan immigrants in Pak return home
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In the last 24 hours, a total of 7,135 Afghan citizens returned to Afghanistan from the Torkham border crossing.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Torkham border reopens after eight days of closure
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Torkham border, a crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained blocked for the eighth day on Thursday, as discussions between the two parties were stalled, stranding commercial convoys and travellers.
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Decision on opening of Torkham border to be taken in view in upcoming days
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid discussions on Torkham border, Foreign Office of Pakistan on Thursday said that the "border" was temporary and a decision on reopening it would be taken in the upcoming days, reported Dawn.
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Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of 'misusing' transit trade agreement
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Pakistan had concerns that the transit trade facility was being misused.
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Pakistan: Hundreds of trucks remain stuck due to Torkham crossing closure
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Torkham border, a crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained blocked for the seventh day on Wednesday, as discussions between the two parties remained stalled, stranding commercial convoys and travellers, according to ARY News.
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Hundreds of trucks stuck as Pakistan-Afghanistan border remains closed aft
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The transit border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is still shut as talks between the two sides remained inconclusive, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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Torkham crossing between Pakistan, Afghanistan remains closed for 7th cons
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Torkham crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for traffic for the seventh consecutive day.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border remains closed for 5th day after clashes
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The border was closed after clashes were triggered by the construction of a new post along the border.
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Taliban criticises Pakistan's closure of Torkham border over "unjustifiabl
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a statement on Sunday, the Taliban-led Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that border crossing had been closed due to an incident where Pakistani army personnel fired upon security forces who were carrying out repairs on a post.
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Pakistan: Offices, residential quarters vacated as Torkham crossing stays
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The key crossing between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan had been closed on Wednesday after a gun battle broke out between border forces, with each side blaming the other for instigating the firefight.
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