In this regard, commodities will be prioritised by Afghan authorities. Pakistan had assured the Afghan side that it would adopt a facilitative approach towards border movements as well as Afghan transit and trade.... Pakistan had opened the Torkham border for pedestrians following the foreign minister's visit to Kabul. Pakistan has also removed procedural restrictions on the movement of people between the two countries.... These restrictions were imposed due to Covid-19 and recent political ch

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday stressed upon the Afghan leaders to achieve a “ negotiated political settlement at the earliest ” as US forces withdraw from the country, saying such a measure would bring peace, stability and prosperity in Afghanistan.In a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Haneef Atmar on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Dushanbe, Qureshi reaffirmed Pakistan’s “ consistent support ” to a peaceful and united Afghanistan, which is