ISLAMABAD, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan introduced a new mechanism on Wednesday that requires Afghans to carry valid travel documents for crossing the border.
Pakistani officials said they have put in place the new border management system to check illegal cross-border movement as militants also take advantage of the loose control.
Spokesman for the Pakistani embassy in Kabul Akhtar Munir told Xinhua that nearly 20,000 people cross the Torkham border daily, a large majority of them without passports and visa because of relation for the locals on both sides of the border.
Some Pakistani experts suggest that people living 5 miles (approximately 8 km) on both sides could cross the border without any documents under an agreement.
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