Canada Global(Web News)The participants of a month-long sit-in at the Chaman border crossing ground against the strict visa system introduced by Pakistan blocked the highway to Kandahar, suspending trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan. went
According to reports, protesters blocked the highway in Chaman, partially suspending transit trade and other imports and exports. Commercial activities between the border crossing ‘Friendship Gate’ are completely suspended.
Not a single truck left or came from Afghanistan on Tuesday due to the closure of the main highway connecting Chaman to Kandahar.
Hundreds of protesters blocked the road leading to Friendship Gate and refused to allow any vehicle to load.
Balochistan caretaker information minister John Achakzai has confirmed that the border crossing is open for refugees returning to Afghanistan.
He said that according to the security personnel posted at the border, the trucks carrying goods going to Afghanistan are using other routes to get there.
John Achakzai said that the government is engaged in solving the problem through discussions with the leaders of the All Parties Traders Alliance, the provincial government has assured him that the government will provide alternative employment to those involved in illegal cross-border trade
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the All Parties Traders Alliance, supported by various political parties, has been protesting in Chaman for the past few months against the decision to regularize the crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan through a documentary system.
