CHAMAN: Pakistani Security Forces on Friday repelled Afghan Taliban unprovoked firing at the Chaman border in Balochistan, the security sources say.
The security sources say that Afghan Taliban opened unprovoked firing at the Chaman border near Bab Dosti on Friday late at night. However, Pakistan’s security forces’ effective retaliation silenced the ATT aggression at the border.
Security sources indicate that the retaliatory action taken by Pakistani forces is both effective and disproportionate. This response aims to halt the ongoing exchange of fire and enhance border security. Initial reports suggest that there have been casualties on the Afghan side, and several checkpoints have sustained significant damage.
Sources say that firing at the border continued from both sides.
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Six units of United Nations aid shipments have arrived at the Torkham and Jamrud for distribution to Afghanistan. Once approved by officials, these containers will be handled accordingly. Customs officials report that two of the shipments are located at the Torkham gate and four are situated at the Jamrud gate. The shipments include medicines and medical supplies.
The aid shipments form a component of Pakistan’s initiatives aimed at supporting Afghanistan amid a lengthy scarcity of food and medical supplies exacerbated by the shutdown of trade channels between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the last 50 days.
Pakistan has chosen to reopen the Torkham and Chaman border crossings to enable the United Nations organisations to assist Afghanistan. This choice comes after discussions with Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs driven by the lack of food and medical supplies, in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Commerce has addressed the Director-General of Afghan Transit Trade and the Member of Customs Operations at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), notifying them about the approval to permit aid via the borders. The communication stated that the decision followed a recommendation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to open the borders for UN relief shipments to deliver supplies to the Afghan population.
According to the agreement, aid shipments from UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the United Nations Population Fund will be processed in stages.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told local news channel that the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has been partially opened on humanitarian grounds to allow for the delivery of UN aid. While there is no issue with the Afghan people, border trade remains closed for now.
