Said that all the injured received immediate treatment and were shifted to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar for treatment
A Pakistani army soldier stands guard on the Afghan border. PHOTO: FILE
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 South Lower Waziristan Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Thursday.
The official statement said the bombings caused significant damage to civilian property, with several houses destroyed in the affected area. These incidents are said to have caused 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 said all the injured people were given immediate medical assistance and were later shifted to Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar hospitals for further treatment.
The press release added that locals and tribal elders expressed grave concern over the incidents and called for an immediate end to cross-border firing and shelling. He further said that authorities were taking all possible measures to protect the lives and property of civilians in the area.
On Tuesday, security forces carried out retaliatory strikes on key sites, including the Ariana complex, Dabgai checkpoint, police headquarters and Zakarkhel post, which were destroyed.
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The Pakistan Air Force also targeted positions in Laghman province, destroying an arms depot, the ABF battalion headquarters and the Nangarhar brigade. Sources further said that a Taliban post near Mohmand sector was also destroyed, stressing that only Afghan military targets were hit, in accordance with international law.
On April 15, three civilians, including two children, were killed and three others were injured when Afghan Taliban forces carried out unprovoked shelling on residents in a border area in KP’s Bajaur district, according to state media.
The incident marked a new episode of cross-border aggression after a hiatus of more than a month, following Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to unprovoked hostility from the Afghan side.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched towards the end of February following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, after Afghan Taliban forces fired on several sites, provoking rapid military retaliation from Pakistan.
Since then, neighboring countries have engaged in an escalation of hostilities along the border. The clashes intensified after Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to Pakistani airstrikes targeting terrorist positions and eased during a temporary ceasefire to mark Eidul Fitr.
The escalation of tensions between the two countries follows a series of retaliatory actions over the past year.
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Pakistan had earlier carried out airstrikes against camps in the TTP and Islamic State’s Khorasan province in Afghanistan after a wave of attacks, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.
Islamabad has long maintained that TTP leaders operate from Afghan territory, an allegation that Kabul has repeatedly denied.
Tensions also increased after a series of explosions in Kabul on October 9 last year. Taliban forces then targeted areas along the Pakistani border, 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 border crossings closed on October 12, 2025.
