NCOC decides to ban inbound pedestrian movement from Afghanistan, Iran Published On The reviewed policy will have no effect on existing cargo trade movement ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – In view of restricting new variants of COVID-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Center (NCOC) has decided to cease the inbound pedestrian movement from Afghanistan and Iran from Wednesday with exception to Pakistani nationals desirous to return. The NCOC took this decision, while reviewing Land Border Management policy with Afghanistan and Iran to ensure regulated inbound pedestrian movement and effective management of COVID protocols at Border Terminals (BTs). The forum reviewed the policy in view of the emergence of various variants and to restrain import of any new mutation to Pakistan.