Short report pause in fighting between Pak-Afghan forces to identify, retrieve body at Torkham
Published on March 12, 2026
KHYBER: Pakistan and Afghanistan frontier protection military team on Thursday agreed on a short report pause amid ongoing confrontations to identify
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Short report pause in fighting between Pak-Afghan forces to identify, retrieve body at Torkham
KHYBER: Pakistan and Afghanistan frontier protection military team on Thursday agreed on a short report pause amid ongoing confrontations to identify and collect a dead body lying at Zero Point at Torkham for the last few days.
However, the body, identified by Afghan representatives as a national, could not be retrieved from the location due to delayed consultation among the Afghan representatives and the time for the pause in fighting lapsing, sources informed Dawn .
They stated that local locals had spotted the body and documented it to the protection representatives, while videos and pictures of the dead body were also shared on social press.
Sources stated that soon after, protection representatives from both countries agreed to constitute delegations of local influentials to identify and remove the dead body from the frontier crossing.
The Pakistan side comprised eight persons, including Malak Tajuddin, Shah Khalid, Murad Hussain, Mufti Ejaz, Saeed Khan, Qari Nazeemgul, Mulana Aaqib and Qari Jihad Shah.
From the Afghan side, the official group comprised 11 persons, including Haji Madtyaar Shinwari, Malak Maula Khan Shinwari, Raees Gul Majeed, Malak Waali Khan, Malak Gul Rehman, Qari Baseer, Mautabar Khan, Mufti Asadullah, Darya Khan, Malak Shahzar and Malak Hilmand.
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