ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan closed on Tuesday its consulate in Peshawar over alleged “harassment” of its diplomatic staff, Afghan sources said. “We closed the consulate because of mistreatment of some diplomats in Peshawar this morning by security personnel,” the source said. The move came as Pakistan was set to introduce border management system at Torkham. A senior security official said on Monday the first border management system at Torkham, Khyber Agency would become functional from June 1 after which people without a valid passport would no longer be allowed to cross into Pakistan. The decision was part of a comprehensive project to secure the Durand Line. After Torkham, the remaining seven entry points into Pakistan from Afghanistan – right from Arandu in Chitral to Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan – will be built in the same manner, subject to funding and other modalities involved, the official added.
