Cross-border attack: Two locals killed in Lower Dir
Afghan militants fire 5 mortars in Kharkai village, killing two locals and injuring another two.
LOWER DIR:
Two people were killed in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory in Lower Dir on Saturday, reported Express 24/7.
Sources say Afghan militants fired five mortars which struck Kharkai village in Lower Dir.
The mortars hit several houses in the village, killing two locals and injuring another two. However, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has not confirmed the attack.
Tension continues in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan along the tribal areas as cross-border attacks mounted by Afghan militants have increased in the past few months.
Pakistan has lodged protests against the attack with the Afghan government over the attacks.
Two people were killed in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory in Lower Dir on Saturday, reported Express 24/7.
Sources say Afghan militants fired five mortars which struck Kharkai village in Lower Dir.
The mortars hit several houses in the village, killing two locals and injuring another two. However, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has not confirmed the attack.
Tension continues in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan along the tribal areas as cross-border attacks mounted by Afghan militants have increased in the past few months.
Pakistan has lodged protests against the attack with the Afghan government over the attacks.