PESHAWAR: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved three projects of about 120 million rupees, Radio Pakistan reported.
The projects are related to ensuring round the clock operationalization of Pak-Afghan border at Torkham for trade and business activities.
The decision of keeping the border open was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Khyber district earlier this month.
Torkham border
Torkham is an Afghan city and a major border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, located along the international border between the two countries.
It connects Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the busiest port of entry between the two countries, serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site.
Highway 7 connects Torkham to Kabul through Jalalabad. On the Pakistani side, the border crossing is at the end of the N-5 National Highway, which connects it to Peshawar in the east and further connects it to Islamabad by other routes.
