(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack launched from across the border in Afghanistan on a Bajaur Scouts vehicle in Bajaur tribal Agency of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, said Foreign Office.
A press release by Pakistan Foreign Office said that Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on a Bajaur Scouts vehicle at Ghakki Pass in Bajaur Agency. An officer and two soldiers embraced Shahaadat (martyrdom) in the attack while two soldiers were critically injured, it added. "A strong protest has been lodged with the Afghan side in Islamabad and Kabul. It has been reiterated that Afghanistan should eliminate the terrorist sanctuaries and not allow its territory to be used against Pakistan," said a Foreign Office press release.
The attack came at a time when Pakistan military launched a comprehensive operation 'Zarb e Azb' against the local and foreign militants in North Waziristan tribal region. The Foreign Office said, "At a time when a monumental effort is underway through operation "Zarb-e-Azb" to eliminate all terrorists and their hideouts, Afghanistan's cooperation remains essential for the success of our counter-terrorism endeavors."
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