A whole bunch of vans, many loaded with perishable items, had been blocked at a key Pakistan border crossing with Afghanistan on January 16. Citing safety issues, Islamabad has demanded Afghan truckers have visas earlier than passing the Pakistan checkpoints. It has led to days of site visitors jams on either side of the Torkham border crossing, an important commercial-goods hyperlink. The brand new boundaries are a part of escalating safety tensions between the 2 international locations.
