Implementation of passport requirement for Afghan drivers at Torkham border started
Implementation of passport requirements for Afghan drivers of cargo vehicles at Torkham border has started.
Customs officials say that drivers without passports have been barred from entering Pakistan.
Officials said that hundreds of cargo vehicles coming to Pakistan from Afghanistan have been stuck, Afghan authorities have also stopped Pakistani cargo vehicles from entering Afghanistan in response.
Customs officials say commercial activities have been suspended on both sides at the Torkham border crossing, with passport visa requirements for cargo vehicle drivers already in place.
Afghan security officials say Afghan drivers should be exempted from the passport visa requirement