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| Afghan army fires mortar shells into Pakistan |
| 2011-07-04 |
| PESHAWAR/MULTAN: Afghan forces fired 10 mortar shells on Sunday that landed 800 metres inside Pakistan’s South Waziristan Agency, security sources said. “No loss of life or damage to property was, however, reported,” they added. “Afghan National Army fired 10mortar shells on civilians in Angoor Adda area (last Pakistani town on border with Afghanistan) between 1030 hours to 1300 hours at Saturday night,” sources spoke on the condition of anonymity. They said Pakistan lodged “protest” with the Afghan government through military and other channels. Angoor Adda has been hit regularly by the NATO and Afghan forces, which remain in the hot pursuit of fleeing Taliban.” However, firing from across the border leads to civilian casualties and Pakistani forces off and on return the fire,” sources elaborated. Recent cross-border shelling triggered protests by Kabul and denials by Islamabad. Responding to firing by Afghan forces into Pakistan’s territory, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the government had taken up the issue, and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and the foreign secretary visited Kabul to discuss cross-border shelling by Afghan security forces. Talking to reporters in Multan, he said, “The government of Pakistan has protested over border violations and taken up the matter with the Afghan government at diplomatic level.” |
| Posted by:Steve White |