Tag: #Border
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All Five Afghan Border Crossings made Operational for Truck Movement: Envoy
All five Afghan border crossings have been made operational for truck movement.
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Pakistan reopens Kartarpur Corridor with 200 pilgrims a day amid COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (APP):Pakistan on Monday reopened the Kartarpur Corridor allowing maximum 200 pilgrims per day amid the current coronavirus situation. Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui told media persons here that the Kartarpur Corridor was reopened on the eve of death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, initially for Sikh Yatrees and Nanak Namlevas only. “Three…
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North Waziristan: Ghulam Khan border with Afghanistan opened
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Information Adviser Ajmal Wazir has announced that the Ghulam Khan border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan has been reopened from today. According to the details of Baaghi TV, the two-way freight traffic will continue 24 hours a day, six days a week. In a statement, he said that the Pak-Afghan border has…
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Nepal deploying troops to the Indian territories: Report
Nepal has started deploying troops to the Indian territories included in its map. According to reports, things are getting harder and harder for India every day. On the one hand, a huge defeat from China and on the other hand, a weak country like Nepal has also started warning India. ‘Who is responsible for the…
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Indian soldiers killed but worrying silence from Modi and Army Headquarter, former Home Minister
Indian soldiers killed but worrying silence from Modi and Army Headquarter, former Home Minister expresses anger. According to the reports of Baaghi TV, the Modi government is silent on the killing of an Indian soldier by the Chinese army in Ladakh, and has not yet made a statement on which the opposition parties have started…
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Canada-US border expected to be closed by Saturday: Trudeau
Ottawa, March 20 (AFP/APP): The Canada-US border is expected to close to non-essential travel by Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. “We are continuing to work on the fine-tuning of the agreement between Canada (and) the United States, I think it’s almost there,” Trudeau told a news conference Thursday from his home. The Canadian leader…
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US customs officers need ‘reasonable suspicion’ for searches: judge
New York, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): US customs officers cannot search the computers and phones of people arriving in America unless they have “reasonable suspicion,” a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a decision praised by rights activists. Eleven travelers whose electronic equipment was searched for no apparent reason filed a complaint against the United States government…
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Iron Curtain to green haven: A mountain village transformed
Gabrene, Bulgaria, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): Where 30 years ago barbed wire guarded the Bulgarian border, tourists now hike in a nature park filled with rare flora and fauna, part of a surprising legacy of the Iron Curtain which once ran across this region. Sweet chestnut forests and meadows cover the northern slopes of the Belasitsa…
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India’s decision on border likely to cause more frictions with China: experts
BEIJING, Nov 1 (APP): Chinese officials and experts have slammed India’s unilateral move to change the China-India border status by formally establishing two new union territories in the Kashmir region, saying that the move challenges China’s sovereignty and warning that India’s decision risked border frictions despite bilateral ties developing on a progressive track. China voiced…
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Southern Niger reels after Nigeria closes borders
Dan Issa, Niger, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): “Nothing crosses into Nigeria and nothing comes out. It’s hermetically sealed,” said Amadou Idi, sitting in a makeshift shelter to keep out of the rain, and reflecting on the downturn in his luck. “We twiddle our thumbs and pray.” Idi’s job is a transiting agent — to get goods…