Additionally, around 1,000 trailers are waiting on the Afghan side of the border to enter Pakistan. Another driver said they are in a deep trouble and the perishable goods loaded on their trucks has started rotting and decaying. Zahidullah feared that if their trucks were not allowed to cross the border the business community would bear losses worth billions of rupees. “We have written letters to Prime Minister Imran Khan and high officials of Pakistan Army requesting them to allow us to cross the border,” he added. On March 20, Premier Imran ordered opening of the border at Chaman “despite the global pandemic” to support Afghan “brothers and sisters” as the novel coronavirus crept into the region.

Source: The Express Tribune March 29, 2020 21:00 UTC