Pakistan on Thursday temporarily closed the Chaman border crossing – the second-largest commercial border point with Afghanistan – due to security threats, said the country’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, according to AP.
“We will be closing the Chaman crossing for a while,” Ahmed said, but did not specify how long the border would be shut. “Our forces are present at the border. We are proud of our security institutions for the service they are rendering for the security of the country.”
The border crossing links Pakistan’s Chaman town with Spin Boldak district in the Afghan province of Kandahar. The border crossing is used for trade between the two countries.
Pakistan’s decision to shut its borders came amid fears of refugee influx after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.
Reports said that four people had died in a stampede as huge crowds gathered at the border crossing point. There are videos on social media that showed people jostling to…
