Firing between Pak-Afghan forces at Torkham border

[Najeeb Shah]

that gate has to be constructed at all costs , why the hell does it say it stopped in that post ?

we cant back down now

 

[]_. 0 ]< ! 3*]

Actually they knew if we control the border then there will be no way left for rats to be entered in Pakistan.The one that are already in Pakistan will die of hunger.

 

[IceCold]

WASHINGTON (Dunya News) – US State Department on Wednesday has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to reduce tension at the Torkham border.

During a press briefing in Washington, State Department spokesman John Kirby said that they are watching the tensions at Torkham border very closely and are in touch with officials on both sides.

He said that US continue to urge a calm resolution to the tension.

“We obviously don’t want to seeclashes; we don’t want to see violence; we don’t want to see it get worse,” he said.

Unprovoked firing by Afghanistan forces is intermittently continuing on the third day and has claimed the life of a Pakistani army officer Major Ali Jawad.

Major Ali Jawad lost his life on Tuesday while under treatment, a day after he was injured in unprovoked Afghanistan firing.

Two more personnel have also been injured in the clash on Tuesday evening.

The neighbouring country resorted to coercive methods during construction of a gate at Torkham border which is aimed at keeping a check on cross-border movement in light of different terror attacks across the country by terrorists that entered Pakistan through the route.

According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the gate at the Torkham border was being constructed at least 37 metres within the country’s territory.

ISPR Director General Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa stated that the gate was required to check documentation and interrogate the ones crossing the border, if necessary.

In the recent past, evidence collected at different targeted sites in Peshawar and other cities suggested terrorists’ movement into Pakistan from Afghanistan.

So finally US is awaken after their puppets are getting thrashed properly. A middle finger is in order for the US and a dhanda for the Afghans.

 

[Windows 10]

india has had 10 very major and over 50 minor conflicts against its own population sects

Care to share that ?

 

[barbarosa]

Pakistan should cell the border with Afghanistan for ever.

 

[sady]

We don't need to jump up and down, construct the gate and if they again attack keep a buffer zone in between. In the end we dont need Torkham crossing as much as Afghanis do. Lets see for how many days they can keep up with this. Important thing is not to over do it. With power comes responsibility!

 

[saiyan0321]

TORKHAM (Web Desk / AFP) – Undeterred by Afghan forces’ unprovoked firing, the Pakistani authorities have resumed construction of gate at Torkham border today (Wednesday) while the security men on both sides of the border remain alert.

Pakistan has dispatched more troops and weapons to the volatile border amid an escalation in tension between the two neighbors. Curfew is still imposed in the area.

The fighting erupted along the Torkham border on Sunday night and continued erratically over the next two days, apparently after Afghan forces objected to the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side.

The conflict prompted bitter recriminations on both sides, with Islamabad and Kabul summoning each other s diplomats to lodge strong formal complaints.

A Pakistani military officer was also killed and 18 others, many of them civilians, were wounded in unprovoked firing by Afghan forces.

Pak Army justified the construction of the gate at Torkham, saying "terrorists" were using the busy crossing point.

"In order to check movement of terrorists through Torkham, Pakistan is constructing a gate on (our) own side of the border as a necessity to check unwanted and illegal movement," the military said in a statement on Monday

Torkham is one of the major crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where hundreds of trucks and thousands of people cross the border daily through the Khyber Pass.

The border was closed over similar clashes last month, but was reopened after an understanding was reached between the two countries.

The Pakistan-Afghanistan border has long remained porous and disputed. Afghanistan has blocked repeated attempts by Pakistan to build a fence on sections of the roughly 2,200-km (1,370-mile) long frontier, rejecting the contours of the boundary.

Last month, Pakistan build a border post between Pakistan’s South Waziristan and Afghanistan’s Paktika province and handed it over to Afghan officials.

Hours later, Afghan authorities shut the post, saying that the actual border lay about a kilometer inside Pakistani territory.

unaffected however, 3G service is not functioning


TORKHAM (Dunya News) – Army has barred movement beyond Machni checkpost in light of threat to lives of the civilians at Torkham border owing to unprovoked Afghan firing since Sunday night, reported Wednesday.

Tension at Pakistan-Afghanistan border is persisting however, firing stopped after 10:00pm last night. Another two security personnel are said to have been injured in the crossfire taking the toll to over 15 and one casualty, martyr Major Ali Jawad.

According to the locals, security forces had advised them to turn off lights at houses because chances were Afghan forces would target the lit spots last night.

Pakistani forces retaliated to Afghan aggression last night and reportedly, clouds of smoke covered Shamshad, Gumurg and Sheraz Qilla areas of the neighbouring country.

Political administration advised locals in Landi Kotal area, using megaphones, to not step outside their houses.

According to the locals, cellular services are unaffected however, 3G service is not functioning.

Afghanistan had resorted to firing and shelling against Pakistan citing construction of a gate at the border. Inter-Services Public Relations reported that the gate was within Pakistani territory and was being constructed to curb cross-border movement of operatives of banned outfits.

Afghanistan had earlier disputed fencing of the border as well as according to Ashraf Ghani-led government, it is against an agreementbetween the two neighbours.

A Major named Ali Jawad succumbed to injuries from Afghan shelling on Tuesday while under treatment at a hospital. Sources stated that he was inspecting artillery when he was injured.

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif attended funeral prayer of the martyr and served as a pallbearer.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a statement said that late Ali Jawad’s sacrifice would not go in vain. He embraced martyrdom while defending his country, he acknowledged.

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stated that revenge shall be taken over the martyrdom of Major Ali Jawad Changezi.

In a message posted on a social media website, Asif stated that enemies of Pakistan want it to lose the progress made in war on terror in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.

In the recent past, evidence collected at different targeted sites in Peshawar and other cities suggested that terrorists crossed border from Afghanistan to enter Pakistan.

Chief Minister Pervez Khattak had stated after Charsadda’s Bacha Khan University was attacked in January that attackers belonged to Afghanistan. He urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to raise the issue with Afghanistan government.

Earlier this week, while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Foreign Affairs, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry said that terrorists from Afghanistan take shelter in camps set up by Pakistan for Afghan refugees.

Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghan refugees despite difficulties, he added.

 

[M.SAAD]

The gate will be built at all costs !

 

[Devil Soul]

Pakistan resumes construction of Torkham border gate

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Undeterred by Afghan forces’ unprovoked firing, the Pakistani authorities have resumed construction of the gate at Torkham border on Wednesday (today) while the security men on both sides of the border remain alerted.

Pakistan has dispatched more troops and weapons to the volatile border amid an escalation in tension between the two neighbors. Curfew is still imposed in the area.

The fighting erupted along the Torkham border on Sunday night and continued erratically over the next two days, apparently after Afghan forces objected to the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side.

The conflict prompted bitter recriminations on both sides, with Islamabad and Kabul summoning each other’s diplomats to lodge strong formal complaints.

A Pakistani military officer was also killed and 18 others, many of them civilians, were wounded in unprovoked firing by Afghan forces.

Pak Army justified the construction of the gate at Torkham, saying “terrorists” were using the busy crossing point.

“In order to check movement of terrorists through Torkham, Pakistan is constructing a gate on (our) own side of the border as a necessity to check unwanted and illegal movement,” the military said in a statement onMonday.

Torkham is one of the major crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan, where hundreds of trucks and thousands of people cross the border daily through the Khyber Pass.

The border was closed over similar clashes last month but was reopened after an understanding was reached between the two countries.

The Pakistan-Afghanistan border has long remained porous and disputed. Afghanistan has blocked repeated attempts by Pakistan to build a fence on sections of the roughly 2,200-km (1,370-mile) long frontier, rejecting the contours of the boundary.

Last month, Pakistan build a border post between Pakistan’s South Waziristan and Afghanistan’s Paktika province and handed it over to Afghan officials.

Hours later, Afghan authorities shut the post, saying that the actual border lay about a kilometre inside Pakistani territory.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...-resumes-construction-of-torkham-border-gate/

 

[Kambojaric]

The Al Jazeera correspondent importantly states that Pakistan comes under fire every time its forces try to build the gate and has to "retaliate" to initial firing from Afghanistan. It is so obvious who is the aggressor here. Shame on Afghanistan!

 

[Wolfhound]

You and I both know that the facts on the ground are pretty muddy and we don't know for a fact what started the Torkham episode.
ISPR will tell you that it was the Afghans while the Afghan NSC will tell it was the Pakistani side.The only thing we know is that there will be no winners at the end of the day and needs diplomatic solution.

If you are referring to aggression in general in that case anything the Afghan state deams against its territorial integrity or national interests is an aggression, be it from Pakistan, India, China or the US will be dealt with severely.

With what exactly are you going to deal us with? The shitstain you call an army? Which is so good that even the mighty American's haven't been able to properly train them, forget training what weapons do you have? Your inventory is laughable at best, What are you guys gonna do, drive on the border with your all powerful Humvee's and get blown to shit?

 

[Kashmir92]

We would react the same as Afghanistan if India built the gate in JAK.

 

[Najeeb Shah]

ahahahaha A-team is delusional

this was not even the main deal that killing your army officials

these were mainly border patrol and fc xD

go home bro you are drunkkkkkkkkk

 

[Royal Blue007]

the best option for afghanistan is to be divided up among its neighbours .... it will bring peace simple ....

@A-Team
Look at your innocent neighborhood and their well wishes

 

[Imran Khan]

pakistanis are scared as always talks condemn BS and respect of law lolzz . everyone in killing firing bombing pakistan since last 15 years but they have never stand up once . i have no hope from pakistani forces or gov .