Pakistan Army Delivers Crushing Response to Afghan Interim Government’s Unprovoked Aggression Along the Border; Multiple Afghan Checkposts Destroyed Following Civilian Casualties in South Waziristan, Say Security Sources
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: In response to the unprovoked aggression and shelling by the Afghan interim government forces across the Pak-Afghan border, the Pakistan Army has given a strong and decisive counter-offensive with a result of destroying several enemy checkposts along the border, security sources said.
The rise in violence is a result of the Afghan army’s killings of civilians in Angoor Ada of South Waziristan. Security sources confirmed that a mortar shell hit a residential house, causing the martyrdom of one civilian and injuring five others. When the innocent civilians were targeted by the government, it angered and outraged the local residents.
Pak-Afghan Retaliatory Action – Key Highlights
Immediate and stringent counter-strike: The Pakistan Army responded swiftly and decisively to the cross-border aggression, picking out targets of the aggressors and razing several Afghan check posts.
Casualties and Public Outrage: Local residents strongly condemned this spontaneous attack on residential neighbourhoods resulting in the loss of a civilian life and the wounded.
Security forces have reaffirmed the army’s presence along the border with Afghanistan is fully alert and ready to counter any hostile measures, and that the Pakistan Army’s comprehensive punitive action against the aggressors is underway, security sources said.