Pakistan orders pilgrimage organizers to halt travel via closed Iran-Iraq border crossing

PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s religious affairs ministry on Friday directed pilgrimage organizers, also known as Ziarat Group Organizers (ZGOs), to not send Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq via the Al-Sheeb border crossing in Iran, days after Baghdad closed the key route to review security measures and curb smuggling. Iraq closed the busy Al-Sheeb border crossing with Iran last week to review security and install detection equipment to stop the smuggling of prohibited materials, an Iraqi border official

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