FC soldier martyred, two injured in firing from across Afghan border

Last updated on: 06 August,2020 05:05 am

According to ISPR, mortar and heavy weapons were used during the firing.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was martyred and two other sustained injuries in firing from across the Afghan border on Wednesday.

According to a statement of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), mortar and heavy weapons were used during the firing in Bin Shahi area of Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Earlier on July 30, the reports of casualties and injuries had emerged from Chaman where protestors stormed a border post at Pak-Afghan border.

According to Levies officials, the protestors of a sit-in had stormed a border crossing at Friendship Gate at Pakistan-Afghanistan’s Chaman border, vandalising a quarantine centre.