Goodwill gesture: Angoor Adda crossing handed to Afghanistan
ISPR says purpose-built crossing facility handed over to Kabul to strengthen brotherly relations between two countries
Pak-Afghan security officials at Angoor Adda with purpose-built Xing facility in the background. PHOTO: ISPR
Pakistan on Saturday handed over a border crossing facility in South Waziristan to Afghan authorities as a goodwill gesture.
According to an official statement, the ‘purpose-built’ crossing facility at Angoor Adda was handed over to Afghan authorities “to strengthen brotherly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan and … to improve border management.”
Pakistan Army hands over Angoor Adda border crossing facility to Afghan forces
“This gesture will act as a catalyst to bring momentum for establishing peace and stability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” the statement said. It added that both sides, during the handover process, “reiterated that all border-related issues will be amicably resolved through mutual consultations subsequently.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2016.
According to an official statement, the ‘purpose-built’ crossing facility at Angoor Adda was handed over to Afghan authorities “to strengthen brotherly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan and … to improve border management.”
Pakistan Army hands over Angoor Adda border crossing facility to Afghan forces
“This gesture will act as a catalyst to bring momentum for establishing peace and stability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” the statement said. It added that both sides, during the handover process, “reiterated that all border-related issues will be amicably resolved through mutual consultations subsequently.”
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2016.