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Pakistani authorities seize arms near Afghanistan border
Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec 22: Pakistani authorities have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, an official said today.
Peshawar, Pakistan, Dec 22: Pakistani authorities have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, an official said today.
"Heavy weapons were recovered during a routine search," Shafirullah, a local administration official told reporters in the tribal town of Kurram in Parachinar district, 105 kilometres southwest of Peshawar.
He said that security personnel found weapons when they searched goods loaded on camels in the Salih Khana area near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, but the smugglers fled.
"The seized cache include 139 anti-personnel mines, 10 rocket launcher shells, 38 rocket launcher chargers, 39 anti-personnel mine fuses and other small weapons," Safirullah said.
"We are sure that the seized arms and ammunition were intended for use in sabotage activities in Pakistan," he said.
Bureau Report
He said that security personnel found weapons when they searched goods loaded on camels in the Salih Khana area near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, but the smugglers fled.
"The seized cache include 139 anti-personnel mines, 10 rocket launcher shells, 38 rocket launcher chargers, 39 anti-personnel mine fuses and other small weapons," Safirullah said.
"We are sure that the seized arms and ammunition were intended for use in sabotage activities in Pakistan," he said.
Bureau Report