Afghan forces kill three Pakistanis

Afghan workers setup a barbwire fence over the protective earth barrier around the forward operating base of the US Army's 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, 8-1 Cavalry Squadron under the Nato-led ISAF on October 4, 2009 in Spinboldak in southern Afghanistan, close to Pakistan border. — AFP

QUETTA: Afghan border security personnel shot dead three Pakistani nationals for illegally crossing into their soil from the Pakistani border town of Zhob, DawnNews reported.

According to official sources, three Pakistani nationals, who were shepherds by profession, had crossed over into Afghan territory on Thursday without any legal documents.

The three had entered Afghanistan from a point in between the Qamar Din Karez and Badini areas of the Pakistani border town of Zhob when they were shot dead by Afghan forces.

Their bodies were later brought to Pakistan by Afghan authorities and were handed over to their families. — DawnNews