ISPR warns Afghan side of heavy cost amid border firing
Gunfire closed the busy Torkham crossing for nearly five hours, a civilian died near Angoor Adda, and the military said Kabul could not absorb the cost of unchecked terrorism.
Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged fire on Sunday at Torkham and in the Angoor Adda area of Lower South Waziristan.
Torkham closed for nearly five hours after about an hour of light-arms fire over disputed construction near the Zangali check post.
One civilian was killed in mortar shelling near Angoor Adda; Pakistani officials reported no casualties on their side of the border.
ISPR chief Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan could impose a heavy cost if terrorism from Afghan soil continued.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington shared Pakistan’s concerns about cross-border attacks originating from Afghanistan.