The Torkham border crossing is set to open on Wednesday after successful talks between Pakistani and Afghan authorities, bringing a 25-day closure to an end.

A flag meeting was held between the Pakistan and Afghan officials in the customs station on the Afghan side on Wednesday. Both sides agreed to immediately open the border for commercial activities at 4 pm on Wednesday.

While medical patients will be able to begin crossing the border immediately, the border will only be opened for pedestrians by Friday.

 Syed Jawad Hussain Kazmi, who led the Pakistani delegation, said on Tuesday that both sides had held successful negotiations allowing the border to reopen.

Kazmi also said that the Afghan side had agreed to halt the construction of check-posts in the zero-point of the area, which had originally set off the dispute.

The Torkham border is one of eight border crossings between the two countries and is used by thousands of commercial vehicles and pedestrians to cross in both directions.

The issue began on February 21, when Pakistani authorities asked their Afghan counterparts to stop the construction of a check-post in the zero point area of the border.

However, instead of halting construction, the Afghan side had taken up positions forcing Pakistan to close the border and evacuate its staff. Intense clashes using heavy weaponry had followed in the days after.

Multiple rounds of talks were held between the two sides but a resolution could not be found until Tuesday. The Pakistani delegation had faced the challenge of internal differences as well.