AHMAD NABI
KHYBER
Customs officials at the Torkham border on Saturday asked an Afghan repatriated family to produce origin certificates for a donkey and a dog being taken to Afghanistan
The officials said the two animals were travelling in a vehicle carrying an Afghan family returning to Afghanistan.
However, customs officials at the export terminal insisted that the family produce origin certificates for both animals before they could be allowed to cross the border.
Customs officials maintained that animals could not be taken across the border without the required documentation.
It is to be stated here that the government banned the transportation of livestalk,domestic and pet animals across the border with repatriated Afghan families.
