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KURRAM: Pakistan’s Kharlachi and Borki areas in Kurram district bordering Afghanistan came under gunfire attack from Afghan side, claiming one life and injuring nine others.
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According to information gathered by MM News, clashes first took place on Saturday between local tribes and the Afghan Taliban on the Pak-Afghan Borki-Kharlachi border area over “illegal constructions” by Afghanistan. Later, local said a ceasefire was reached with the cooperation of tribal elders, Afghan officials, and Pakistan Army officials.
However, it was learnt that armed clash took place again the other day when Afghan side resumed work with a pair of excavators at the same place. The tribal leader said that there was anger and unrest among the local population, who were now demanding immediate measures by the officials to respond to Afghan attackers since the incident was direct aggression against Pakistan’s integrity.
He said that shelling from the Afghan side on locals was still ongoing and people were expressing concerns about the risks of injuries to innocents.
Meanwhile, federal minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sajid Hussain Turi has condemned the cross-border firing incident by Afghan side, and called for an immediate ceasefire and said the people of Kurram and the Pakistan Army knew well how to “protect their land and befittingly respond to any aggression”.