ISLAMABAD – Afghan Charge d’ Affaires was summoned to Foreign Office todayand a strong demarche was made over the latest incident of firing on aPakistan military contingent engaged in completion of fencing of Pak-Afghanborder.
In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Office strongly condemning the attack,said it was underscored that the Afghan side is responsible for securingthe areas on its side of the border, as mutually agreed on severaloccasions.
Pakistan once again called upon the Afghan government to do the needful tosecure the border areas, especially along the sensitive points, to maintainthe level of cooperation needed to effectively counter terrorist elementsin their areas.
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The unprovoked firing resulted in martyrdom of three Pakistani soldierswhile seriously injuring one of them.
