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| Afghanistan |
| Pakistan closes Chaman, Kharlachi crossings with Afghanistan over elections |
| 2018-07-25 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] Pakistain has closed two crossing points along the Durand Line with Afghanistan in a bid to help improve the security for the elections which will kick off on Wednesday. The Embassy of Pakistain in Kabul in a statement said that the Chaman and Kharlachi crossing points have been closed due to the elections. The statement further added that Chaman and Kharlachi crossings will remain closed for two days but the Torkham gate will remain open during the elections. The officials in Pakistain have said that the decision to close the crossing points along the Durand Line has been taken to ensure security during the elections. This comes as the country witnessed violence during the election campaigns that claimed the lives of scores of people. The Pak Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group and the ISIS loyalists claimed responsibilities for the recent string of attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... provinces of Pakistain. Millions of people are expected to vote for the candidates who are competing for 272 seats in the Provincial Assembly. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Too many AFIs voting? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-07-25 19:19 |