The Torkham Border will be opened next Saturday and Sunday (July 3 and 4) for Afghan students studying in Pakistani universities on scholarship for their entry into Pakistan.
According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, the permission has been granted to Afghan students currently stuck in Afghanistan to travel to Pakistan for continuation of their studies under Allama Iqbal Scholarship Programme.
The statement further said that all the students will be required to provide negative report of the PCR Test from Afghanistan.
It further said that antigen test for coronavirus will be conducted at the entry point and the students will undergo 10 days mandatory quarantine provided by government of Pakistan.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Health recorded 1,531 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 80 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total cases now stand at 115,615 while death toll is 4,730.
