Pak-Afghan border firing a minor incident: army
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, Jan 6, IRNA - The military authorities in Pakistan have described the incident of firing on Pakistan-Afghanistan border earlier this week as one of "minor tactical nature". The military authorities advised the media to avoid interpreting and blowing up such incidents out of proportion, local newspapers reported on Thursday. Reports had said that as many as 15 Afghan soldiers were killed while one security personnel on Pakistan side also lost life. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release said that on January 2 and 3 unknown elements from inside the Afghan territory resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani troops which resulted in killing of one soldier while three others were injured. "Pakistani troops while exercising maximum restraint had to respond in self-defense after which the firing stopped. The situation was normal and no untoward incident had taken place afterwards," an army statement said. The ISPR has denied some reports of tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan after the incident. Meanwhile, press reports quoting a US official said that the clash was a "misunderstanding". MHA/TSH/1430/1412
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