Civil and military border forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan have today (Monday) agreed to reopen the Chaman border for all trade and communication, JEE News reported.
The border crossing – known as the Friendship Gate – will be reopened more than a week after a terrorist attack by the Afghan side killed a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier.
The Chaman border was closed on November 13 after unidentified gunmen opened fire on Pakistani security forces from inside Afghanistan, killing one FC personnel and injuring two others.
However, after discussions at several flag meetings, officials from both sides agreed to reopen the border today. In the latest emergency flag meeting, they also agreed to thwart the coup and deploy unarmed personnel from both countries.
In the meeting, the Afghan delegation condemned the shooting incident and promised to arrest and punish those involved.
A 10-member delegation from Pakistan also participated in the meeting.
Rabbani Demanded to Call a Joint Session of Parliament on Attack
People’s Party Senator Raza Rabbani on Sunday called a joint session of the Parliament to give a briefing on last week’s terrorist attack on Pak-Afghan border crossing in Chaman.
The senator said that there has been an increase in terrorist activities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, while progress in negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is unclear.
Rabbani called for a joint session of the Parliament and said that a special briefing should be given on the terrorist attack on the Friendship Gate and the progress on the talks with the TTP should be shared.
He also called for a briefing on the increase in terrorist activities in the two provinces and asked that a notification be issued for amendments in the rules for the appointment of the chairman and reforms in the Parliamentary Committee on National Security.
Pakistan has called on the Taliban to ensure that it follows through on promises that it will not harbor international militants. The Taliban deny harboring militants.
