ISLAMABAD: A soldier was injured in an ambush by militants from Afghanistan along the border between the two countries late on Friday night, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The military’s media wing said that terrorists from the Afghan side of the border opened fire on a military checkpoint in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the statement, the ISPR said Pakistan has “consistently been requesting Afghanistan to ensure effective border management”. “Pakistan strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan,” it said. The soldiers were working on fencing along the border in the district, the ISPR said in a statement on Wednesday.

Source: Pakistan Today May 08, 2021 09:56 UTC