The world, as I had known it, ended for me then and there when I saw the blood-stained clothes of my innocent kids, narrated Abdul Hadi with tears in his eyes, the ill-fated father of the two kids who lost their lives when Afghan forces attacked their village in Chaman on Friday.
Eight-year-old Nazia and nine-year-old Fareedullah were playing when a mortar shell hit their mud-walled house in Killi Ghazni, located almost two kilometres from Pak-Afghan border.
“I was in Chaman bazar when my mobile phone rang. I was told that a mortar shell hit my house,” Hadi said while describing the horrific scenes, his family had gone through.
“The mortar shell fired by Afghan border force also injured my other son and three nephews,” said Hadi as he burst into tears while narrating his ordeal.

The mortar shell also damaged his mud-walled house located near the Afghan border. The four injured children were rushed to Quetta for medical treatment. The doctors described the condition of the kids, aged between seven to ten years, as out of danger.
"When I reached home, the injured kids were being shifted to the hospital," he recalled the movement as his voice cracks as result of sheer agony he was facing.
Abdul Hadi, 48, drives a rickshaw, commonly known as a Zarang, on rent in Chaman and his family is living in extremely poor conditions.
Poverty reflected from the quality of clothes worn by the injured kids and the condition of the poorly constructed mud-walled house.
"I want peace and no further bloodshed," he cried while concluding the tale of his ordeal.

At least nine people were killed and over 40 others injured as Afghan border forces opened fire on security personnel guarding a census team in Balochistan's Chaman area on Friday.
Chaman Civil Hospital's medical superintendent Dr Akhtar had said that five children and three women were among those killed.
"Since April 30, Afghan Border Police had been creating hurdles in [the] conduct of census in divided villages of Killi Luqman and Killi Jahangir in Chaman area, on Pakistani side of the border," the military's media wing had said.
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Very very sad.
Very painful to see the loss of father and see the level of poverty and lifestyle.
I think we must topple this fascist government and extriminate presence of their cohorts and bring some sane government in Kabul.
SAD INDEED FOR FAMILIES ALONG THE BORDER.
Hope the govt helps them get through this...but alas they are busy hiding their corruption.
Seal Pakistan Afghanistan border for ever please.
Very sad development but even worse response
A Mistake by Afghan Border Force.
I have a doubt and a big question on the preparedness of our forces to secure our borders . What took us so long to retaliate ? The prompt response could have saved many live . A hell lot of money which we pay as a tax is spent on our forces and we expect a prompt and befitting response with full force to such violations .
@Saad Zia. Please don't comment on forces' preparedness. They are only prepared for tweeting and taking over