SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: The Pak-Afghan border crossing at Angoor Adda in South Waziristan was reopened on Wednesday after successful talks between the district administration officials and the elders of the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe.

The border crossing with Afghanistan was closed after local traders and residents staged protest demonstrations against a ban on some ‘unauthorised’ commercial activities in the area.

Assistant commissioner, Wana, Yasir Salman Kundi and additional assistant commissioner Dr Sadiq Ali along with district police officer Attiq Wazir held talks with the Ahmadzai elders, ulema and the protesters.

Officials said that some of the demands of the locals were accepted by the district administration, after which the border crossing was opened.

Published in Dawn, October 20th, 2022