Tragic Incident at Afghan Border: Security Personnel Killed in Firing

A security personnel was killed during a firing incident at the Afghan border in Khyber District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The shooting occurred at Shahi Kot, where a Frontier Corps paramilitary soldier later succumbed to his injuries. Pakistani troops retaliated against the unprovoked Afghan attack.

A security personnel was killed due to firing near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.

The incident occurred at Shahi Kot, in the Khyber district of the province. A Frontier Corps paramilitary soldier was killed due to the firing. The soldier was injured and later succumbed to his injuries, officials said.

He succumbed to his injuries when there was a firing from the Afghanistan side on a Pakistani border post at Shahi Kot. The Pakistani troops also retaliated promptly to the unprovoked firing from the Afghan side, officials said.

(With inputs from agencies.)