RAWALPINDI: Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred and five injured when they were fired upon from Afghanistan side in Kurram Agency.
According to a statement issued here by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the FC troops were carrying out routine surveillance along Pak-Afghan border for plugging of gaps and making necessary preparations for starting fencing in that area.
Pakistani troops are exercising maximum restraint so as to avoid any Afghan civilian casualties. Military engagement is underway to defuse situation.
