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Pakistan's decision to close two border crossings with Afghanistan following a wave of deadly attacks has forced cross-border trade to grind to a halt.
Pakistan closed the Torkham and Chaman borders after Thursday's suicide attack at a sufi shrine in the southern Sindh province which killed at least 88 people.
The attack at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan was the worst attack on Pakistan soil since 2014 and the latest in a wave of violence last week that claimed more than 100 lives.
Most of the trucks from Afghanistan are carrying fruit and they can't stay here for long. Drivers are worried they will lose a lot of money if the crossing doesn't open soon. And it's the same situation on the other side as well."
The Torkham crossing is used by about 15,000 Afghans every day.
Pakistan had temporarily closed the crossing in June 2016 after deadly clashes in the area.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/chaos-pakistan-afghanistan-border-closure-170219080601681.html
Pakistan closed the Torkham and Chaman borders after Thursday's suicide attack at a sufi shrine in the southern Sindh province which killed at least 88 people.
The attack at the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan was the worst attack on Pakistan soil since 2014 and the latest in a wave of violence last week that claimed more than 100 lives.
Most of the trucks from Afghanistan are carrying fruit and they can't stay here for long. Drivers are worried they will lose a lot of money if the crossing doesn't open soon. And it's the same situation on the other side as well."
The Torkham crossing is used by about 15,000 Afghans every day.
Pakistan had temporarily closed the crossing in June 2016 after deadly clashes in the area.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/chaos-pakistan-afghanistan-border-closure-170219080601681.html