Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to continue the ‘Dosti’ bus services that are suspended between the two countries in 2022 after more than five years, a step that will help reduce the tribulation of the travel people who live in all the borders of the two countries, according to a report Media on Monday.
The decision to continue the bus service at the beginning of next year was taken during a recent visit by the Afghan delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs while Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Bus services will continue from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to Jalalabad Afghanistan, while in the beginning of next year, The Express Tribune reported.
The top officials of the Afghan delegation said that the Final ahead for the awaited bus service from security services from the two countries.
“The Pakistani side welcomed the request of Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to resume Dosti bus services and assured that the most at the beginning of the following year, the bus service would continue,” the official was quoted by the Tribune Express newspaper.
Bus services between the two countries were suspended in 2016.
Resumption of services will help reduce pedestrian traffic at the border intersection and will facilitate Afghan civilians who live in or near Jalalabad, the report said the desire also expressed that desire to start the service Similar to Balochistan Province.
“Talks have occurred on the commencement of bus services between the two parties.
All tremendous problems have been handled”, the report said.
Pakistan, lately, has done many stepwill steps, including facilitating the movement of Afghanistan students.
The Afghan delegation has welcomed this movement, including the elimination of taxes on fresh fruit and shows flexibility in enabling wheat imports from India through Pakistan, added the report.
Afghanistan has been under the Taliban government since August 15 when the Afghan Hardline militant group overthrew the government elected President Ashraf Ghani and forced him to escape from the country and took it refuge in the UAE.