KHYBER AGENCY: The Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Ahmad Butt, along with Inspector General of the Frontier Corps (IGFC) Major General Waseem Ashraf and Commissioner Peshawar Shahab Ali Shah, paid a visit to Torkham border on Tuesday to inspect operating departments at the border.
They visited the terminals of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Logistic Cell (NLC) and Immigration counter where they were briefed by the relevant officials of the departments.
Later, the officers met Afghan border forces at the zero point of the border and exchanged a gesture of goodwill.
During a media briefing, Khyber Agency Political Agent (PA) Islam Zeb said that the officers successfully negotiated with the Afghan side to improve trade relations between the two countries.
He revealed that, during the meeting, the officers decided to enforce quarantine restrictions on perishable goods including food items, imports from Afghanistan via Torkham were declared null and void and the custom office at Torkham was ordered to boost the clearance process to facilitate trade process.
PA said that additional entrance and exit points would be constructed to facilitate the local traders removing hurdles built in front of markets in the area.
Published in Daily Times, May 9th 2018.
