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Pak soldier injured from afghan firing at Torkhum gate

PESHAWAR (APP): A Pakistani solider was injured when Afghan security forces resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani side at Torkhum gate in Khyber Agency.
According to ISPR, at about 2120 hours last night Afghan Security forces resorted to unprovoked firing on Pakistani side at Torkham Gate.
A Pakistani soldier was injured due to Afghan firing. Pakistani security forces responded to Afghan firing effectively.
It may be mentioned that Torkham is the most frequented crossing point at Pak-Afgn Border and recently even most of the terrorists have been found using this gate for entry.
In order to check movement of terrorists through Torkham, Pakistan is constructing a gate on own side of the border as a necessity to check unwanted and illegal movement.