MIRANSHAH
The Afghan army fired at least 23 mortar shells into Pakistan on Thursday, media reported military sources as saying.
The mortar shells were fired in the Ghulam Khan area of North Waziristan Agency from the Afghan National Army flag post, sources said.
The incident took place on Thursday, but no loss of life was reported until filing of this report.
The Pakistani government has demanded Kabul to halt ‘provocative and unacceptable activities’ along the border.
Pakistan has been lodging “protest” with the Afghan government through military and other channels.
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 Islamabad and denials by Kabul.
