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Pakistan Partially Reopens Torkham, Steps Up Customs Graft Probe, Clerics Press Parties, Azharuddin Joins Telangana Cabinet

Authorities restrict passage to returning Afghans, keeping trade closed.

Overview

  • Khyber’s deputy commissioner summoned immigration and customs staff for 7 a.m. as Torkham reopens solely for Afghan nationals returning home.
  • Two-way commercial traffic remains suspended at the key crossing, which had been closed for all movement since 20 October according to local reporting.
  • In the ‘Ducky Bhai’ bribery case, six NCCIA officers were produced in a Lahore court after Rs 4,25,48,000 was recovered and inquiries into assets beyond declared income began.
  • At the 44th Channab Nagar Tahaffuz‑e‑Khatm‑e‑Nubuwwat conference, speakers urged parties to require candidate pledges and demanded the removal of Ahmadis from sensitive posts.
  • Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn into the Telangana cabinet by Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, with Indian reports indicating he is expected to receive the Minority Welfare portfolio before a 11 November by‑election as the BJP filed a complaint.