PM orders to open Chaman border & let trucks crossover into Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has ordered to open the Chaman-Spin Boldak border & let trucks crossover into Afghanistan. In his tweet on Friday, the prime minister said that despite the global pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), Pakistan’s resolve to stand by and support the people of Afghanistan in their hour of need. He added that Pakistan remains committed to supporting our Afghan brothers and sisters. “I have given instructions to open the Chaman-Spin Boldak border & let trucks crossover into Afghanistan. In time of crisis, we remain steadfast with Afghanistan,” Imran Khan tweeted.

Despite global pandemic of COVID 19, we remain committed to supporting our Afghan brothers & sisters. I have given instructions to open the Chaman-Spinboldak border & let trucks crossover into Afghanistan. In time of crisis, we remain steadfast with Afghanistan.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 20, 2020

On March 2, Pakistan sealed Chaman border with Afghanistan due to fear of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The federal government took the decision after Kabul confirmed its first case of the coronavirus. While Pakistan has confirmed four cases so far but all of them had a travel history to Iran. The Pakistani authorities had initially decided to just screen people coming in to Pakistan via the Chaman border but later decided to completely seal the border. However, the Pak-Iran border in Taftan was sealed last week and still close.