Canada Global(Web News)Workers and supporters of All Parties Traders Alliance continued their dharna for the second consecutive day in Chaman, protesting against the government’s decision to make passports and visas mandatory for travel on the Pak-Afghan border. .
According to the report, the government of Pakistan has decided to make passport and visa mandatory for travel on the Pak-Afghan border, which will be effective from November 1.
After October 31, no one will be allowed to cross the border using a Pakistani identity card or Afghan national identity document ‘Tazkra’.
However, the leaders of all parties, business organizations and business community formed a coalition and rejected the government’s decision.
housands of people, including political activists, supporters and traders, blocked the main highway connecting Quetta with Kandahar and announced that they will not end their sit-in until the government withdraws the decision.
Protesters camped on the highway and disrupted traffic on the Pak-Afghan border.
This resulted in significant disruptions in the movement of trucks and other vehicles carrying import and export goods.
The border authorities allowed Pakistani and Afghan passengers to cross the border by showing Pakistani identity cards and Afghan Tazki.
Haji Jamal Khan Achakzai, leader of the Pashtun Khwa Milli Awami Party, said that the government’s decision to make visas and passports mandatory for crossing the border will leave thousands of people unemployed in Chaman and other adjacent areas.
