F.P. Report
QUETTA : Caretaker Minister for Information, Jan Achakzai, has said that introducing “single-document regime” on all international border crossing with Afghanistan was the decision of the state of Pakistan and its implementation would be ensured, said a statement issued here on Sunday.
Travelling on all international border crossing with Afghanistan would be on visa and passport, said he, adding, “Protesters of sit-in staged in Chaman should know that “single-document regime” would be implemented”. He said, “We are ready to provide all the facilities for promotion of border trade between the two neighbouring countries Pakistan and Afghanistan, but no compromise would be made on single-document regime”. Achakzai said that “single-document regime” was compulsory on all international border crossings in all the countries, hence, he added that the state of Pakistan also decided in the best interest of the country to implement “single-document regime” on all international border crossings with Afghanistan in order to monitor travelling along the border effectively.
It is pertinent to mention that Afghans were travelling to Pakistan without visa at certain border crossings using “Tazkirah”, a special permit used for decade under the British era easement rights which aimed at facilitating dividing families and tribes on both sides when Britain demarcated the border known as Durand Line. In order to get rid of British era system, government of Pakistan decided to implement a “single-document regime” to regulate the movement of people and goods on all international border crossing with Afghanistan.
