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Man Killed at the Torkham Border Was Not an Afghan National: Pakistan Embassy
[KhaamaPress] The Pak Embassy in Kabul dismisses reports of an elderly Afghan man attempting suicide by running himself under a trailer tire after Pak border guards refused him entry into Afghanistan.According to a statement issued by the Pakistain embassy in Kabul, the man in question was a Pak national and the father of Pak journalist Ali Shinwari. Sources from inside the Pak embassy in Kabul informed the Khaama Press News Agency that the elderly man who did away with himself at the Torkham border in eastern Afghanistan was a Pak national. The statement issued by the embassy of Pakistain after extending its condolences stated that "We (the embassy) have learnt that unfortunately father of a Pak media news hound came under a trailer at Torkham border today." The Pak journalist, Ali Shinwari, also confirmed to the Pak embassy in Afghanistan that the man at the Torkham border was his father and had killed himself as a result of mental illness. Earlier today, reports and videos of a man running into a car after Pak authorities demanded payment for allowing him entry into Afghanistan but he was unable to pay were widely circulated. Some media outlets identified the man as an Afghan national while others relied on sources contending that the man’s visa had expired. The Taliban  ...Arabic for students... officials have not yet commented on the incident, despite a statement from the Pak embassy confirming the man’s identity. Posted by: trailing wife 2022-07-03 |
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