Pakistan warns pilgrims going to Iraq against closing the Cheba border. The spokesman of the Ministry of Religious Services of Pakistan announced that "Al-Shib" (Haba) border, as the only land crossing between Iran and Iraq, has been blocked since October 21 (October 22) and all traffic through this route is completely disabled. Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs has advised pilgrims in Iran to enter Iraq only by air through Baghdad and Najaf international airports.