KHYBER: Prolonged closure of Torkham border and subsequent suspension of trade with Afghanistan have dealt a heavy blow to trade activities in Landi Kotal bazaar, with traders declaring it the worst business slump since last October. In the historical Landi Kotal Bazaar, locally known as Sarai, a large part of the local population has lost major sources of earnings due to the continuous border closure. Famous for the traditional mutton karahi and seekh tikka among food lovers, the bazaar also used to attract customers from across the country for genuine imported goods brought in from Afghanistan until the mid-1970s. However, the shifting of businesses by local traders to Bara in late 1970s reduced the Landi Kotal Bazaar to a…

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