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Torkham crossing stays shut for second day

by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023• Islamabad, Kabul discussing matter at ‘high level’• Offices, residential quarters near border point vacated• Trucks containing fruit, vegetables returned due to possible delaysKHYBER: The Torkham border crossing remained closed for a second day on Thursday after clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces, leading to a build-up of trucks laden with goods. The border crossing — the main transit point for travellers and goods between Pakistan and…

Gunmen attack Harnai DC, torch coal-laden trucks

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, June 28th, 2023QUETTA: A group of gunmen attacked the convoy of the Harnai deputy commissioner and torched coal-laden trucks in Ziarat on Tuesday. According to officials, the attackers blocked the Harnai-Ziarat road and intercepted the trucks, carrying coal from the Sharag coal field to Punjab. They looted cash from the drivers and torched the trucks. The attackers also opened fire on the convoy of the Harnai deputy commissioner Arif Zarkoon…

Nepali trucks being stopped at Tatopani border point:

By Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, May 02, 2023The writer is a business reporter for The Kathmandu Post covering markets.Chinese authorities have issued a new rule under which Nepali trucks are not allowed to cross the border at Tatopani and their cargo has to be transferred to Chinese trucks for onward transport to points in Tibet, officials said. Nepal’s exports through the Tatopani border point resumed on Monday after eight years, and three goods-laden…