He says all the injured received immediate attention and were shifted to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar, for treatment.
A Pakistani army soldier stands guard on the border with Afghanistan. PHOTO: ARCHIVE
Eight civilians, including women and children, were seriously injured after cross-border firing and shelling hit the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan on April 26 and 29, according to a press release issued by the office of deputy commissioner of South Waziristan lower region on Thursday.
The official statement said the bombing caused significant damage to civilian properties and several houses were destroyed in the affected area. The incidents were reported to have spread fear and panic among residents.
According to the press release, those injured on April 26 were identified as Rahimullah, 20, Zubair Bibi, 20, and Bibi Hawa, 28, all residents of Zawal Tehsil in Angoor Adda area.
On April 29, the injured included Muslima Bibi, 13, Sanab, 3, Sapna Bibi, 8, Irshad, 10, and Robina Bibi, 32, all from Kanki village in Zawal tehsil.
The deputy commissioner stated that all the injured received immediate medical assistance and were later shifted to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar for further treatment.
The press release added that residents and tribal elders have expressed grave concern over the incidents and have called for an immediate cessation of cross-border firing and shelling. He further stated that the authorities are taking all possible measures to protect the lives and properties of civilians in the area.
On Tuesday, security forces carried out retaliatory attacks on key locations, including the Ariana compound, Dabgai checkpoint, police headquarters and Zakarkhel post, which were destroyed.
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The Pakistan Air Force also attacked positions in Laghman province, destroying a weapons depot, the ABF battalion headquarters and the Nangarhar brigade. The sources further said that a Taliban outpost near the Mohmand sector was also destroyed, emphasizing that only Afghan military targets were attacked in accordance with international law.
On April 15, three civilians, including two children, were martyred and three others injured when Afghan Taliban forces carried out unprovoked shelling on locals in a border area of KP’s Bajaur district, according to state media.
The incident marked a new episode of cross-border aggression after a gap of more than a month, following Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to earlier unprovoked hostility from the Afghan side.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched in late February following fresh clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, after Afghan Taliban forces fired at multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation by Pakistan.
Since then, neighboring countries have intensified hostilities along the border. Clashes intensified after Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to Pakistani airstrikes on terrorist positions and subsided during a temporary ceasefire on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.
The escalation of tensions between the two countries followed a series of tit-for-tat actions over the past year.
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Pakistan previously carried out airstrikes against TTP camps and the Islamic State’s Khorasan province inside Afghanistan after a wave of attacks, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.
Islamabad has long maintained that TTP leaders operate from Afghan territory, a charge Kabul has repeatedly denied.
Tensions also rose after a series of explosions in Kabul on October 9 last year. Taliban forces subsequently attacked areas along the border with Pakistan, prompting Islamabad to respond with cross-border bombings.
The exchanges caused casualties and damage to infrastructure on both sides and led to the suspension of trade after the closure of border crossings on October 12, 2025.
