Afghanistan, Aug. 9 -- Pakistan has reportedly decided to reopen its major border crossings and transit routes with Afghanistan after nearly 300 days of restrictions that have disrupted bilateral trade, stranded cargo and imposed heavy costs on businesses and transporters on both sides.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made the decision during a meeting with senior government officials and representatives of the country's business community, according to the Pakistani newspaper Minute Mirror.
The reported decision calls for the reopening of major border crossings and transit routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan and measures to remove obstacles to bilateral trade and facilitate the movement of commercial goods.
The meeting als...