Chaman: (May 5, 2017) Exchange of firing between Pakistan and Afghanistan security forces near Chaman Border has stopped, while DGMOS’s of both the armies have established hotline contact and discussed the situation.
In a press statement, issued Friday afternoon, the Army’s media wing ISPR said the exchange of firing has stopped and Pakistan and Afghan security officials would be meeting on the Chaman crossing for a flag meeting.
The director generals of military operations of both armies also established hotline contact ahead of the flag meeting.
The statement said Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza had condemned Afghan forces’ unprovoked firing on Pakistani villagers and security forces while underlining to his Afghan counterpart that the Pakistani forces and civilians who had been attacked were well within Pakistani territory when assaulted.
He also asked the Afghan DGMO to limit their forces to their own side of the border and defuse the situation. The Chaman border had been closed soon after the hostile firing started.
During the day long unprovoked firing at least nine people, including four children, were killed and over 40 others injured as Afghan border forces opened fire on security personnel.
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