QUETTA: Pakistan has closed all its border crossings with neighbouring Iran for an indefinite period, provincial officials said on Monday as Israel and Iran trade intense strikes and threaten further attacks.“Border facilities in all five districts – Chaghi, Washuk, Panjgur, Kech and Gwadar – have been suspended,” said Qadir Bakhsh Pirkani, a senior official in Balochistan province, which borders Iran. Crossing into Iran “has been suspended until further notice,” said Atta ul Munim, an official at one crossing in Chaghi district. However, there was “no ban on trade” activities at the border and Pakistani nationals needing to return to their country from Iran can cross, he added. “We’re expecting around 200 Pakistani students coming today,” Atta said.Pakistan, the only Muslim-majority country with nuclear weapons, said on Friday it “stands in solidarity with the government and people of Iran” against strikes by Israel, which both Islamabad and Tehran do not recognise. afp
