Pakistani military returns body of drowned Islamic Emirate member to Afghanistan

The Pakistani military on Wednesday returned the body of a member of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan who had been swept away by a river, sending it back through the Torkham border crossing, Express News reported.

The member of the Afghan Taliban government drowned in a river in Afghanistan's Lal Pura area, and the body drifted into Pakistan. Troops from the Frontier Corps Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa North retrieved the body from the river.

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The Pakistani military contacted Afghan authorities and, after necessary formalities, respectfully returned the body to Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate praised the high standards and professional integrity of the Pakistani military.

The Pakistani military expressed condolences to the family of the deceased member of the Islamic Emirate. The family also thanked the Pakistani military for the return of the body.