Pakistan summoned Afghanistan’s governor of affairs in Islamabad on Friday and “strongly condemned” recent unprovoked cross-border shelling by its border security forces.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Pakistan was strongly condemned for the recent incidents of unprovoked shelling by the Afghan Border Security Forces in Chamanspan Boldak area, which resulted in loss of life, injuries and damage to property. . a statement.
Islamabad reiterated to the Afghan side that the protection of citizens is the responsibility of both countries and it is necessary to prevent the recurrence of these incidents.
“It was agreed to use established institutional mechanisms in this regard. Pakistan is committed to maintaining brotherly relations with Afghanistan. The spokesman said that peace on the Pak-Afghan border is fundamental to this objective.
Situation returned to normal at Chaman border.
A day after the clashes, the Pakistan-Afghanistan border at Chaman was functioning normally amid a high security alert, security officials told JEE News on Friday, adding that with the opening of the border crossing at Dosti Gate. A ceasefire is in effect.
On Thursday, one person was killed and 15 people were injured due to unprovoked firing by the Afghan border forces on a civilian area on the Pakistani side.
According to the local administration, after the clashes, the border area was evacuated and emergency was imposed in DHQ Chaman.
Levies officials reported that the Afghan side fired several rounds of artillery at the civilian population around the Bogra Road and Custom House areas. He further said that the Pakistani forces have given a full response to the Afghan shelling.
Officials had said that during the repair of the fence in Sheikh Lal Mohammad sector of the border, clashes broke out due to the intervention of Afghan forces.
Afghanistan apologized.
This was the second time within a week that the Afghan border forces resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing using heavy weapons on a civilian area in Chaman, Balochistan.
The border was reopened after the neighboring country apologized for the incident at the behest of Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif.
The statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that 6 people were martyred and 17 injured during the previous attack.
According to the media wing of the army, the Afghan border forces used artillery and mortars in the attack.
The ISPR said that the Pakistani troops on the border gave a strong response to the unprovoked aggression, but refrained from targeting innocent civilians in the area.
On December 2, Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Kabul, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, survived an assassination attempt.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said there was an attack on the embassy compound in Kabul targeting the head of mission, but “by the grace of Allah, the head of mission is safe”.
However, a Pakistani security guard guarding soldier Asrar Muhammad Nizamani was seriously injured in the attack, the Foreign Office said.
