PM Shehbaz Sharif deplores unprovoked firing by Afghan forces

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif condemned the Afghan Border Forces’ unjustified shooting at Chaman, which caused several Pakistani residents to lose their lives and injured more than a dozen others.

Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, called the shooting incident regrettable in a tweet and encouraged the interim Afghan administration to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

Unprovoked shelling & fire by Afghan Border Forces at Chaman resulting in martyrdom of several Pakistani citizens & injuring more than a dozen is unfortunate & deserves the strongest condemnation. The Afghan Interim government should ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) December 12, 2022

At least six Pakistani citizens were killed and 17 others were injured as Afghan soldiers shelled over the border in Chaman, Balochistan, close to the Pakistan-Afghan border.

Details indicate that five Pakistani citizens were killed when Afghan security personnel opened fire on them close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan.