Pakistan on Friday summoned the Afghan Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad to lodge a strong protest over the recent incidents of “unprovoked cross-border shelling” by the Afghan Taliban forces in the Chaman-Spin Boldak area. The deteriorating situation has led critics to question Pakistan’s Afghan policy as there have been calls for reviewing the strategy. The first sign Pakistan was now taking a more hard-line stance was the Foreign Office summoning the Afghan envoy. Read Afghan Taliban administration, Myanmar junta not allowed into United Nations for now“The Afghan Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad was called into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The recent border clashes erupted reportedly after the Afghan border forces tried to prevent Pakistani authorities from repairing a part of the fence along the border.

Source: The Express Tribune December 16, 2022 12:18 UTC