SHARAN (Pajhwok): A Pakistani militiaman has been arrested for straying into the Gomal district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Saturday.
Information and Culture Director Mohammad Amin Hozaifa told Pajhwok Afghan News seven Pakistani security personnel illegally entered Afghanistan for firewood in Anzerai area on Thursday.
One Pakistani security official was arrested while six others managed to flee, the director said, adding detainee was being currently investigated.
A decision on his fate would be made soon, Hozaifa said, rejecting media reports that Afghan forces had detained seven Pakistani troops.
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