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Pak-Afghan border Torkham remained closed for the fourth consecutive day affecting import and exporters with huge amount of losses every day.
Torkham custom association president Mujeeb Khan Shinwari told The News that several rounds of talks between border officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan held today(Monday). He said they also met with custom collector Moteen Alam who was also part of the negotiation team with Afghan border officials.
Quoting custom collector Moteen Alam, Mujeeb Khan Shinwari said that they were hopeful to reopen the border today(Tuesday). He said Pakistani authorities have reached to a consensus with Afghan officials regarding the border issue.
Custom association president said an everage they export 2.5 million dollars goods per day and import Rs540 million goods from Afghanistan. He said not only traders were in losses but Pakistan and Afghan national exchequer were hitting a huge revenue losses.
Mujeeb said earlier the other day secretory commander Pakistan Army also met with a high official delegation arrived from Kabul to help resolve the issue.
Trader Qari Nazeem Gul said jot only trade suffered but thousands of pedestrians, laborers also being suffer due to the border closurea.He said around eight hundreds laborers who were the bread winner have also lost their jobs.
Qari Nazeem Gul appealed both the countries to resolved the issues through table talks. He said trade must be kept free from politics. He said patients with chronic diseases including cancer,kidney and other serious patients must be permitted to travel to Pakistan on the humanity grounds. He urged for free trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
