BAJAUR: Bajaur Aman Jirga headed by Sahibzada Haroon Rashid has termed the cross-border attack act of cruelty, urging both the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve their issues through dialogue.

Talking to reporters during his visit to the Bara Laghari area to express sympathy with the family of the victims of Wednesday night’s cross-border attack, Mr Rashid said the unnecessary conflict was against the interests of the neighbouring countries.

“The ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not in the favour of either country or their people, or indeed the entire Muslim world,” he added.

Accompanied by a number of political workers and Bara Laghari chief Malik Shaheen Khan, Mr Rashid, who is also the head of the JI’s local chapter, asked the leadership of both Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve the conflict through negotiations end the hostilities afflicting the people of both countries.

Victims of mortar attack laid to rest in Bara Laghari

Sahibzada Haroon Rashid also told reporters on the occasion that Wednesday’s cross-border attack had hit the same family that had lost its two members in a similar attack last February.

Meanwhile, two women and a child who were martyred in a mortar shell attack from the Afghan side in the border area of Lowi Mamund tehsil were laid to rest here on Thursday.

The victims, who belonged to the same family, were buried in their ancestral graveyard in Bara Laghari area in the presence of scores of residents including political and social activists and their relatives.

Earlier, people from different walks of life attended the funeral prayers in large number.

A number of political and religious figures and elders, speaking on the occasion, condemned the incident

in strong words, which also left two persons wounded.

They were of the view that the people of entire Lowi Mamund in general and the residents of Bara Laghari in particular were not ready to accept such cross-border attacks anymore, as the locality had seen multiple such assaults since February last, leaving at least five civilians killed and several others wounded.

Calling the cross-border attacks in the region unacceptable and a serious threat to the community, they called for an immediate end to firing from Afghan forces.

Meanwhile, besides several political and social figures, a number of officials of the administration, security forces and police also visited the locality to express sympathy with the bereaved family.

Published in Dawn, April 17th, 2026