Pakistan lodges protest over cross-border attack from Afghanistan

About 100 terrorists entered the Pakistani territory on September 16 from Khost and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with Afghanistan over an attack launched by terrorists from across the Durand Line into North Waziristan.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Office on Wednesday, serious concerns were conveyed to Afghanistan on the developing threats from the recently established sanctuaries across the border in Khost and Paktika provinces.

“It was reiterated that at a time when Pakistan authorities were busy in an offensive against militants as part of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, all possible cooperation was expected from the Afghan side, which must take tangible steps to eliminate these sanctuaries, safe havens to avoid recurrence of such attacks.”

The Foreign Office further said that about 100 terrorists had entered Pakistani territory on September 16 from the recently established sanctuaries across the border in Khost, Afghanistan, which is right opposite North Waziristan.

The statement added that the attack was successfully repulsed by Pakistan’s military troops, inflicting casualties to the terrorists who fled back to Afghanistan, leaving behind three dead bodies.

Four Pakistani military soldiers were killed in the attack.