Afghan apology: Friendship Gate reopens
Nine new NADRA centres have also been set up at the gate for registration and verification of people crossing border
Afghan nationals wait at the Smart Verification Alert System kiosk of NADRA at the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman on Thursday. The Friendship Gate finally opened after 12 days when Afghan security officials tendered an apology for the burning of Pakistani flag and effigy of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Afghan soil. PHOTO: INP
CHAMAN:
The Friendship Gate on Pak-Afghan border in Chaman reopened on Thursday after a closure of over 12 days. Nine new NADRA centres have also been set up at the gate for registration and verification of people crossing border.
Muhammad Safdar, a senior official of a paramilitary force deployed at the gate told APP, that the border was opened at 7am following a decision taken in the flag meeting held between officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces in Chaman last night.
The Afghan officials handed over a letter of their senior officials to Pakistani officials, through which, the Afghan government condemned the act of burning Pakistani flag and pictures and effigy of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Wesh Mandi area of Afghanistan on August 18.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2016.
The Friendship Gate on Pak-Afghan border in Chaman reopened on Thursday after a closure of over 12 days. Nine new NADRA centres have also been set up at the gate for registration and verification of people crossing border.
Muhammad Safdar, a senior official of a paramilitary force deployed at the gate told APP, that the border was opened at 7am following a decision taken in the flag meeting held between officials of Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces in Chaman last night.
The Afghan officials handed over a letter of their senior officials to Pakistani officials, through which, the Afghan government condemned the act of burning Pakistani flag and pictures and effigy of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Wesh Mandi area of Afghanistan on August 18.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 2nd, 2016.