Islamabad, February 24 Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of "unprovoked firing" along the border on Tuesday, while warning of a severe response to any further such attacks.
The firing came just days after Pakistan launched airstrikes against the alleged hideouts of the terrorists inside Afghanistan in response to recent attacks within the country.
Mosharraf Zaidi, the Prime Minister's spokesperson for international media, said in a post on X on Tuesday that the "Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors."
He said that Pakistan's security forces responded immediately and effectively to the firing, "effectively neutralizing the Taliban aggression."
He warned that "any further provocation will be met with immediate and severe response," and added that "Pakistan will continue to protect its citizens and safeguard its territorial integrity."
Earlier, the Afghan Taliban had vowed to respond to the air attacks.
On Sunday, Pakistan claimed to have killed 70 terrorists in military strikes targeting at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation to recent rebel attacks in the country.
"Afghanistan has long been exporting terrorism. Pakistan is taking all necessary measures to protect the lives and property of its citizens," Pakistan State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry told Geo News.
Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have deteriorated due to the alleged failure of Kabul to prevent terrorists from using its territory to attack Pakistan.
Last year, in October, the two sides were briefly engaged in armed conflict in which 23 Pakistani soldiers and over 200 Afghan Taliban soldiers were killed, according to the Pakistani army.
