Overview
- Authorities in Khyber ordered immigration and customs staff to report at 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 1 to process Afghan citizens returning via Torkham.
- Officials said two-way commercial traffic at the Pakistan–Afghanistan crossing remains suspended.
- The route had been closed to all movement since Oct. 20 because of heightened bilateral tensions.
- Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said Pakistan’s principled stance has been acknowledged internationally and by neighboring countries.
- Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a Telangana minister at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad by Governor Jishnu Devo Verma, with local reports saying he is likely to get the Minority Welfare portfolio and the BJP filing a complaint alleging the move seeks to influence voters before the Nov. 11 Jubilee Hills by-election.