Cross-border shelling by Afghanistan worries Pak

Pakistan on Monday conveyed its ‘deep concern’ to Afghanistan over an incident of cross-border shelling by Afghan forces that killed four civilians, including two children. Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani conveyed the Pakistan government’s deep concern to the Afghan Ambassador over the ‘unprovoked border shelling by the Afghan forces on Sunday evening’ that killed four civilians, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office. Jilani condemned the attacks and said they are ‘unhelpful and unproductive, and would only vitiate the conducive environment that Pakistan is trying to create for promotion of peace and stability in the region’.