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ISLAMABAD, April 23 (KUNA) At least ten miscreants and a Pakistani
soldier were killed in an exchange of fire between miscreants and Afghan
forces Wednesday, said the Pakistani military in a statement.
According to the press statement of Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR),
miscreants attacked check post at Daud Qilla on Afghan side of the border in
the wee hours of Wednesday.
Reportedly, eight to ten miscreants were killed in the exchange of fire, it
said, adding that Pakistan's checkpost at Nawa pass on Afghan Border also came
under fire.
The Frontier Corps (FC) troops responded with fire. However due to
misunderstanding some exchange of fire took place between Afghan National Army
troops and FC troops on the border.
One FC trooper was killed and another wounded, according to the military
statement.
When the Afghan National Army troops also approached Pakistani check post
in search of miscreants, "they were informed that neither the miscreants had
come towards our check post nor they were firing from that location," it said.
Till receipt of last information, a meeting was being held between the two
local military commanders to resolve the issue, the ISPR statement added. (end)
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