Pakistani Border Police reopened the Turkham border gate on Thursday after an apology from Afghan authorities.
Pakistani officials say the Turkham border was closed after an Afghan border police insulted a Pakistani border police.
According to Pakistani officials, Afghan authorities apologised for the misbehavior of the Afghan police towards the Pakistani border police, and that the border was reopened.
Meanwhile, Pakistan border officials added that its borders with Afghanistan will be closed from 10th to 12th of this month, as Pakistan is to hold parliamentary elections on May 11th, and the border will be closed for security reasons.
Crossing from both sides of the border will be forbidden during the mentioned period and the Afghans should not try to travel to Pakistan, officials said.
It comes after Pakistani police closed the Torkham border crossing into Pakistan in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday and set a deadline for Afghans.
Pakistan’s border police said that within the next three days they will not allow any Afghans even those who bear refugee documents, to enter Pakistan without passport.
Meanwhile, a number of Afghan residents called on the government to solve the problem with the Pakistan government.
Pakistani border police said that only Afghans holding passports can enter Pakistan and those Afghan refugees who are living in Pakistan must be issued passports within three days, otherwise they will not be allowed to enter Pakistan if they leave.
Previously four Afghans died after the Pakistani police closed the Torkham border.