Pak says Wagah border crossing open for Afghan traders

From Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Sep 11 (PTI) Pakistan has said it has notstopped Afghan traders to move their goods to India throughWagah border crossing, days after Afghanistan President warnedto stop transit facility to Central Asia for Pakistanitraders. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani had reportedlythreatened to stop transit facility for Pakistan if Afghanbusinessmen were not allowed to trade with India throughWagah. Reacting to his statement, Foreign Office spokesman NafeesZakaria told media that under an agreement with Afghanistan,India cannot send its goods to Afghanistan through Pakistanbut Afghanistan can sell goods to India via Pakistan. "Pakistan is fulfilling its commitment to the Afghanpeople by providing them a trade transit facility," he toldBBC Urdu yesterday. Ghani reportedly told UK’s special envoy for Afghanistanand Pakistan, Owen Jenkins, in Kabul on Friday that ifPakistan did not allow Afghan traders to sell goods in Indiathrough Wagah, then his country would not allow Pakistanis touse transit facility for Central Asia. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have beenvolatile due to allegations by both sides of cross bordermilitancy. PTI SH SUA AKJSUA