The Advisor to PM on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said in National Assembly that Pakistan shared 2600 kilometers long porous border with Afghanistan. Owing to cultural proximity, the cross-border movement was quite frequent as around 40,000 to 50,000 people crossed the border daily, however, most of the movements were regulated, he added.
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He said to streamline cross-border movement, Pakistan was implementing border management measures, including setting up gates and installation of wires at the border crossing points.
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Implementation (of the border managment measures) started on June 1 with setting up of border controls at Torkham where despite opposition from the Afghan side Pakistan had installed a 37-meter gate, he added.