The Khyber district administration on Thursday directed all Afghan nationals to immediately acquire their national passports and conduct their businesses in accordance with the law, Dawn reported.

The assistant commissioner of Landi Kotal, Afrasiyab Zubair, and additional assistant commissioner Shahabuddin held a meeting with local elders, informing them that Afghan nationals holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards must also possess national passports stamped with valid Pakistani visas. Officials warned of legal action against violators after the August 31 deadline, Dawn added.

Meanwhile, a Landi Kotal resident, Abu Bakar, accused Tehsildar Taimur Afridi of unlawfully detaining his brother, Hazrat Ali, over a monetary dispute. Addressing a press conference at Landi Kotal Press Club, he alleged, "Tehsildar Taimur Afridi fraudulently implicated my brother Hazrat Ali in a monetary dispute and held him in illegal detention after calling him to the local police station," according to Dawn.