LANDIKOTAL:Security forces took control of the Torkham border's gate;
banning illegal mobility across the border from
tomorrow(Friday),officials said.
Official sources said that taking security concerns into
consideration FC personnel had been deployed at the border and took
the Torkham border gate into FC's control.The FC personnel have
replaced Khasadars from the main gate and sent them to the other
possessions in Torkham,the source confirmed."Only those who holding
valid travel documents would be allowed from Friday to cross the
border",said the official.
Meanwhile,Afghan border officials in the reaction of the border
closure hold an urgent meeting to discuss the step taken by Pakistani
border security forces.When a political administration official in
Landikotal contact said that tribal people would be exempted of the
conditions required.