People gather on the Pak-Afghan Highway after it was closed following an intelligence alert. PHOTO: EXPRESS
The Pak-Afghan Highway was closed on Friday for traffic after intelligence agencies received a security tip-off. Long queues of vehicles were stranded for many hours.
Intelligence agencies reportedly alerted the political administration of Jamrud tehsil that 13 suicide bombers from a banned militant organisation had been sent to Jamrud tehsil through Afghanistan.
Hot line contact between Pakistan, Afghanistan established: ISPR
The Frontier Corps has started checking the vehicles amid tight security and khasadar forces were deployed at check posts of Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency. However, one suspected man was also handcuffed during the search operation by khasadar forces.
The Pak-Afghan Highway was inaugurated by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain in August, 2015.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2016.
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