At least one person was killed and another eight were injured on Saturday evening during a violent clash between the Frontier Corps (FC) and protesters along the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman.
Violence erupted between the FC and protesters near the border, where a large number of daily wage workers, also known as “Laghris”, have been staging a prolonged sit-in against the introduction of visa and passport requirements.
The protesters accused the security forces of resorting to unprovoked firing.
However, the officials vehemently denied the claim. The body of a young man, who lost his life in the clash, was shifted to the Chaman district headquarters hospital.
The injured people were also rushed there for medical treatment.
An emergency was declared at the hospital after the people injured in the clash were taken there.
Security was tightened in and around the Pak-Afghan border in the aftermath of the violent clash.
Political parties, traders, and Laghris observed a shutter-down strike in Chaman to lodge their protest against the incident.
The protesters also blocked the main Quetta-Chaman highway at the Kozhak Pass against the clash.
Senior security officials reached the area and negotiated with the protesters.
The situation remains tense in the bordering town of Pakistan with Afghanistan after the clash.
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