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.
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