Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi warned the Afghan Taliban on Wednesday that Pakistan would never tolerate attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty, after the Angoor Adda firing killed one person and injured five members of a family.
Kundi issued the warning on the morning after the incident, in a post on X. He condemned what he called unprovoked and blatant aggression by the Afghan Taliban regime against civilian homes and Angoor Adda Bazaar in Lower South Waziristan.
“I salute Pakistan’s armed forces for their swift, forceful and decisive response. Let the Afghan Taliban regime have no illusions: Pakistan will never tolerate attacks on its people or violations of its sovereignty,” he said.
He added that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had sacrificed thousands of lives in the fight against terrorism, and that no one would be allowed to threaten its people or undermine its security. “Any aggression against Pakistan will be confronted with unwavering resolve. Our armed forces have the full backing of the nation to defend every inch of our soil, and no threat or hostile act will weaken our determination to protect Pakistan,” he said.
Adviser to the KP Governor on Information and Public Relations Samar Haroon Bilour also reacted on X. She said the “cowards” had once again struck at night, and added: “They will have to face consequences.”
Angoor Adda firing: what happened on Tuesday night
The firing took place on Tuesday night, when Afghan security forces opened fire on Pakistan Army border posts and residential areas in the Angoor Adda border area. A mortar landed on a house, killing one local resident and injuring five members of a family.
The Lower South Waziristan deputy commissioner confirmed the casualties in a post on X, and said several shops were also damaged in the firing. In a post at around midnight, he said Pakistan’s forces on the border had responded effectively and heavily.
According to officials, the firing came from posts located inside Afghan territory, and targeted Pakistani border posts with sniper, small and heavy weapons. Sources said Pakistani forces then launched an immediate retaliatory action, engaging multiple Afghan Taliban border posts, mortar positions and defensive bunkers with small and heavy arms, including artillery. The sources described the response as intense and accurate, and said it forced the Afghan Taliban to abandon their posts and flee.
Feature Pakistan reported the incident itself in its Angoor Adda border incident report. The governor’s statement is the first senior political reaction to that incident, and it shifts the story from the exchange of fire to the political message that followed it.
Why Angoor Adda matters for border residents
Angoor Adda is one of the most important and sensitive crossings along the Pak-Afghan border. It serves as a key trade route and one of the main points of public movement between the two countries. That is why firing that hits homes and a bazaar carries weight beyond the military exchange: it disrupts trade, frightens the local tribal population and puts civilians in the line of fire.
Dawn’s reporting notes that violations from the Afghan side have become a routine matter, with Afghan forces often resorting to unprovoked firing without any reason. For residents of Lower South Waziristan, the pattern means that a border crossing they depend on for movement and trade can turn into a danger zone at night, with little warning.
A strained border relationship behind the warning
The warning also sits inside a wider and worsening border relationship. Ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been strained in the past few years, as Islamabad continues to voice concern over cross-border terrorism.
September saw another bout of conflict between the two sides. On September 21, in response to major terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan conducted what it called calibrated airstrikes in the border region against terrorist hideouts, with the government saying more than 28 terrorists were killed. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described the action as part of Operation Ghazab lil Haq, which was launched on the night of February 26 in response to unprovoked cross-border firing by the Afghan Taliban.
