Traders protest closure of Pakistan-Iran border points

QUETTA: A shutter-down strike was reported in various border towns of the Rakhshan and Makran divisions in protest against the restrictions on border trade and the closure of border points along the Pakistan-Iran border.

The closure has disrupted the supply of Iranian petroleum products and goods into Pakistan, leading to widespread unrest and rendering thousands of people jobless.

The Rakhshan and Makran Border Trade Alliance had called for a complete shutdown in towns such as Washuk...