Pakistan warns Kabul as Torkham fire shuts crossing
Military officials threaten a heavy cost for Kabul after Sunday gunfire closed Torkham for nearly five hours and mortar shells killed a civilian near Angoor Adda.
Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire at several border points on Sunday, briefly closing the busy Torkham crossing.
One civilian was killed in mortar shelling near the Angoor Adda crossing in Lower South Waziristan.
Torkham reopened after about five hours once both sides agreed, through intermediaries, to stop construction near the border.
ISPR chief Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Pakistan is ready to impose a heavy cost if terrorism from Afghan soil continues.
The United States backed Pakistan’s concerns about cross-border attacks and offered to help ease tensions.