Pakistan fires multiple rounds of mortar on Kunar province of Afghanistan

Pakistan has fired multiple rounds of mortar on Kunar province of Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, according to local news agency Pajhwok Afghan News. According to reports, the shelling has inflicted no human loss, but a number of residential homes have been damaged. The Pakistani troops have fired some 200 rounds of mortars on the Sheltan district in the province in the last three days.

پاکستان بر ولایت کنر ده ها موشک پرتاب کرده است: By خان ولى سالارزى on 20 August 2019 اسعد آباد (پژواک، ۲۹ اسد ۹۸): مسئولین حکومتی کنر میگویند که ارتش پاکستان، بار دیگر بر ولسوالی شلطن این ولایت، دو صد موشک پرتاب کرده و به مردم خسارات مالی وارد کرده است.… https://t.co/axOh7LTCsg pic.twitter.com/gyW6LEgSzC

— Pajhwok Afghan News (@pajhwok) August 20, 2019

The firing has been reportedly carried out to target the suspected hideouts of jihadi militant groups including Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Some sources have reported that the shelling from across the border has been going on for the past few days and has even started spreading fear.

There has been no official reaction from Pakistan in this connection, however, in the past, it claimed to target suspected militants in this shelling.