Islamabad, Pakistan – At least 16 Pakistani civilians have been wounded as fighting broke out between Pakistani and Afghan border forces for the second time in less than a week, a Pakistani medical official says.
An emergency was declared on Thursday at the main hospital in the Pakistani city of Chaman after heavy artillery firing started around midday (07:00 GMT) near the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing, Dr Akhtar Mohammed, an official at the hospital, told Al Jazeera.
