JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Nearly 50,000 patients were allowed to enter Pakistan through the Torkham crossing for treatment without passport and visa during the past six months, an official said on Wednesday.
These patients travelled to Pakistan without visa and passport under a special procedure and agreement between the two countries, officials say.
Torkham Commissioner Maulvi Sidiqullah Khalid said many facilities had been provided in areas of transit and transportation and corruption had been done away with and as a result government’s revenue had increased.
He said 800 to 1000 transit trucks crossed Torkham gate on a daily basis, which . . .
