The Afghan Taliban opened unprovoked fire along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in the Khyber district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, prompting an immediate and effective response from security forces, a government official said on Tuesday.
In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, the prime Minister’s spokesperson for foreign media, Mosharraf Zaidi, said that firing was initiated from the Afghan side in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors.
He said that the Pakistani forces “responded immediately and effectively”, adding that the exchange brought the situation under control, “silencing the Taliban aggression”.
The government official warned that any further provocation would be met with a swift and severe response. The spokesperson reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to safeguarding citizens and defending the country’s territorial integrity.
