Pakistan-Iran travelling gate "Raahdari" at Taftan area of Chagai district will remain closed for the next sixteen days from Saturday. The people who had recently crossed through this gate and their permits expired would be allowed to return back to their homes from both sides. Earlier in February, Iran's Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost called for opening new gates on the border to enhance bilateral trade and people-to-people contacts between the two countries. The ambassador had proposed the crossing points at Mand-Pishin and Gabd-Rimdan, saying that these two points have immense potential to improve relations between two countries.