PESHAWAR: The local tribesmen have ended their protests after they were assured by the authorities that the Torkham border crossing would now be open for general public. Yesterday, local leader Malik Darya Khan Afridi, MPA Shafiq Sher Afridi, Torkham Border Trade Union President Farman Shinwari and other leaders held talks with security forces officials at Torkham Border Zero Point. During the meeting, the agreed to keep the border open for pedestrians, after which the protest sit-in at Torkham border was ended peacefully. He said that it is the rights of local people to have free access to cross the border crossing to earn their living. The Torkham border is currently open for pedestrian traffic only one day a week due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has severely affected the livelihoods of people on both sides of the border.

Source: Pakistan Today September 27, 2020 18:56 UTC