PHOTO: ISPR
An army officer was martyred on Saturday in cross-border firing in Rajgal, Khyber Agency,
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Lieutenant Arsalan, 22, was deployed as the officer commanding the newly-established border
post in Rajgal, Khyber Agency when he was hit by militant firing from across the border
between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Lt Arsalan was the only brother of three sisters.
Earlier in May this year, at least 10 people, including women, children and a Frontier Corps
(FC) man, were killed and 47 injured after Afghan border forces resorted to ‘unprovoked’ firing
at Pakistani troops guarding a census team.
The incident occurred in the Killi Luqman and Killi Jahangir villages of Chaman, which straddle
the border and have been a source of controversy between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kabul
claims the villages are part of the war-torn country’s Spin Boldak district, an assertion Pakistan
flatly denies.
Pakistani forces deployed in Chaman returned fire and injured two Afghan security officials.
Both sides rushed reinforcements to the border and Pakistani authorities closed the Chaman
crossing indefinitely once again. Pakistan had closed the border with Afghanistan for a month
after a series of terrorist attacks across the country left around 100 people dead.
Source:The Express Tribune, Published: September 23, 2017
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique. PHOTO: File
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Saturday that India was the biggest exporter of
terrorism in the region.
Expressing his views on the social media website Twitter on Saturday, the railways minister
demanded that the UN and all civilised nations should take notice of India’s “barbaric actions”.
He also tweeted a picture of Lieutenant Arsalan, 22, the officer commanding the newly-established
border post in Rajgal, Khyber Agency martyred in cross-border firing earlier in the day with a
couplet praising his sacrifice and bravery.
Rafique also pointed out Indian forces’ recent ceasefire violations along the working boundary that
left at least six civilians dead and dozens others wounded. He added that the unbridled Indian
troops were involved in all kinds of state and non-state sponsored terrorism.
Earlier, the Foreign Office said that the deliberate targeting of civilians was deplorable and contrary
to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws. “Despite calls for restraint,
India continues to indulge in ceasefire violations,” it added.
Source:The Express Tribune, Published: September 23, 2017
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