KOTAL – Trade activities at the Torkham border remained suspended on the second consecutive day on Friday.
The suspension came as negotiations between the protesting custom clearing agents and officials of the customs department did not bear fruit.
A local clearing agent, Naseeb Khan expressed that scores of trucks loaded with goods remained stranded on both sides as the customs officials could not convince the clearing agents and transporters.
‘The official team assured the clearing agents that their immediate grievances would be removed at local level while other demands related to the federal government would be taken up with Islamabad,’ Naseeb added.