Ashrafuddin Pirzada
ISLAMABAD: An Afghan sentry employed at the Friend Ship Gate of Chaman Border crossing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan Province, opened unprovoked and indiscriminate firing at pedestrians moving from Pakistan to Afghanistan and killed two persons including a child, ISPR said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at the outbound gate located on the zero line. Resultantly, two innocent Pakistani citizens, including a 12-year-old child, embraced Shahadat, while another child was injured.
Pakistani troops exercised extreme restraint and avoided any exchange of fire in the presence of innocent passengers to avoid collateral damage.
Dead bodies of the deceased have been shifted to DHQ Hospital Chaman, and the injured child, who was immediately evacuated by security forces, is under treatment.
Afghan authorities have been approached to inquire about the reason for such an irresponsible and reckless act, apprehend, and hand over the culprit to Pakistani authorities.
IAG is also expected to exercise control over its troops and impart discipline to act responsibly in order to avoid recurrence of such incidents in the future.
Pakistan remains committed to contributing towards peace, prosperity, and development through positive and constructive bilateral relations. However, such unpleasant occurrences have the potential to harm the sincere intent and purpose.
