File image of a view of the Afghan border from the Pakistani fort of Ghulam Kilay Khan, in Pakistan.
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Pakistan has quickly closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan on account of security threats, till additional discover, officers mentioned on Sunday (June 29, 2025).
The Ghulam Khan border has been closed after Saturday’s (June 28, 2025) suicide assault in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district and skirmishes within the province, bordering Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official mentioned.
“Following the attack, a curfew has been imposed in North Waziristan, and the border (Ghulam Khan) has been shut down for an unspecified period,” he mentioned.
At least 13 security personnel have been killed and three others injured within the suicide assault.
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Abidullah Farooqi, spokesperson for the Interim Afghan Government’s Border Forces, confirmed the closure on Sunday (June 29, 2025), stating that Pakistani authorities haven’t supplied a transparent clarification for the transfer.
“Pakistani officials have merely instructed vehicles at the crossing to use alternative routes,” Mr. Farooqi mentioned in an announcement.
In a separate press launch, the provincial administration of Khost province of Afghanistan mentioned officers on the Ghulam Khan crossing have been knowledgeable by Pakistani authorities on Saturday (June 28, 2025) night that the route can be quickly closed on account of ongoing security threats.
The assertion additional famous that no particular timeline has been supplied for the reopening of the border, and the closure will stay in impact till additional discover.
The Ghulam Khan crossing, positioned in Khost province, is a important commerce and transit level between the 2 international locations, significantly for items travelling to and from Pakistan’s North Waziristan area.
Afghan authorities have urged residents, merchants, and travellers to keep away from the route and as a substitute use different crossings, corresponding to Torkham or Spin Boldak, till the scenario is resolved.
Published – June 29, 2025 07:56 pm IST