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March 17, 2025

Tahir Khan

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Pak Afghan jirga makes progress, Torkham could be opened anytime: member

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghan elders and traders made progress in a joint Jirga held on Monday to discuss the reopening of Torkham, a key border crossing for trade and pedestrians, a Jirga member said. Torkham was closed on Feb 21 after a controversy surfaced over constructions on both sides near the border. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan told a weekly press briefing on March 13 that the Afghan side had carried out an illegal and unilateral construction activity within the Pakistani territory at two points along the Pakistan border. On their part, Afghan Taliban officials insisted that they