KHYBER AGENCY, Aug 11: Transporters, traders and people from different walks of life breathed a sigh of relief after the Pakistan-Afghan highway was opened on Friday night for all types of vehicular traffic after three days of closure.
The highway was closed after the people of Naiki-Khel, a sub-tribe of Zakhakhel, blocked the road over a land dispute three days ago.
Officials said that the tribesmen who blocked the road had been handed over to the political administration in Landi Kotal.The administration after the dispute had closed the road for two days, demanding the handing over of the perpetrators.
The tribesmen of Zakhakhel assured the administration that after the return of their leaders from the Pakistan-Afghan grand jirga, problems of the road closure would be solved forever.
The closure of the highway had caused traffic jams and created a number of problems for commuters.—APP
