KHAR, Bajaur: A mortar shell fired by Afghan forces landed on a residential home in the Lehti Tari Pasha area in Salarzai tehsil of Bajaur, close to the Pak-Afghan border. The attack, resulted in the martyrdom of four brothers and left one person critically injured.
In the aftermath of the attack, the local security commander visited the affected family’s home to offer condolences and share in their grief. The commander, accompanied by local elders, area residents, and security personnel, met with the grieving family to express solidarity and offer support during this difficult time.
The commander spent time with the victims’ relatives, assuring them of the country’s unwavering support in this moment of tragedy. He also conveyed heartfelt condolences and expressed deep sympathy for their loss.
Local security authorities confirmed that immediate steps were taken following the incident. Additional security forces have been deployed in the area to ensure the safety of the region and to prevent any further unfortunate events from occurring in the future.
Four civilians martyred in Afghan Taliban provocation across border
Earlier, four civilians were martyred, and a person was injured in Afghan Taliban unprovoked firing across the border near the Bajaur area.
According to sources, four people were martyred when a projectile was fired at a house in the Leti Tari Pasha area of the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur’s Salarzai tehsil. While one person was injured.
Sources say the mortar shells were fired from Afghanistan, targeting civilians.
The sources identified the deceased included Sajid, Ayaz, Riaz and Muaz, all four were brothers.
The injured person was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital. and panic spread in the border areas after the mortar attack from across the border continued.
After suffering defeat at the hands of the Pakistani army, the Afghan Taliban began attacking civilian populations.
Mortar shells fired by the Afghan Taliban fell in the border area of Salarzai and its surroundings in Bajaur.
There is strong anger among the people of Bajaur against the attack by Afghanistan. Pakistan’s armed forces are giving a befitting reply to the cowardly attacks of the Afghan Taliban.
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