Afghan army again fires 6 mortars into Pakistan

MIRANSHAH: At least six mortar shells were fired from the Afghanistan side of the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday that landed in Pakistan’s bordering areas in North and South Waziristan Agency (NWA), but no loss of life reported.

Sources said that four mortar shells fired from Afghanistan landed at Bangidar in Tehsil Ghulam Khan of North Waziristan here, while two mortar shells were also fired into South Waziristan from Afghanistan. Fortunately, no loss of life reported in both the incidents

Earlier also Afghan forces had fired mortar shells into Pakistani territory several times. Only last week six mortar shells were fired from across the border from a check-post of Afghan National Army, landed near the Pakistani check-post in Ghulam Khan Sector in North Waziristan Agency (NWA).