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strike on Salala check post in
Mohmand... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
agency, DawnNews reported.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that the accused Afghan commander conspired on the instructions of Indian and Afghan intelligence to dismantle Pakistain's ties with US and NATO.
According to the published report, Pak military officials were probing the incident on their own and also handed few details of the investigative report to their NATO counterparts across the border on Monday.
Pak officials demanded action against the accused Afghan National Army commander by NATO officials in Afghanistan.
Pakistain's investigative report did not indicate involvement of any American officials in the attack.
According to the report Afghani troops, without any prior notice, were patrolling an area at Pak-Afghan border which required 72 hours prior notice to Pak forces.
The troops deployed at Salala check post opened fire on Afghan patrol team considering them bully boyz and subsequently NATO air defence helicopters, came to afghan team's rescue, attacked the Pak post.
According to Pakistain officials, Afghans knew exact location of the post hence calling NATO for help was a pre-planned scheme.
However the ISPR rebuffed the BBC report calling it inaccurate.