(Karachi) Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has said that unfortunate rise in violent incidents on both sides of Pak-Afghan border is meant to "derail Afghanistan peace process".

In a tweet on Thursday, he said: "Pakistan earnestly believes that both countries deserve peace and progress. Together we will defeat all spoilers."

Unfortunate rise in violent incidents on both sides of Pak-Afghan Border is meant to derail Afghanistan Peace Process. #Pakistan earnestly believes that both countries deserve peace and progress. Together we will defeat all spoilers.

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) September 10, 2020

Earlier on July 30, at least two people were killed and 20 injured after firing on protesters who stormed a quarantine centre at the border gate over not being allowed to enter Afghanistan.

A day after the incident occurred, Pakistan said that the firing incident at its border with Afghanistan was an act of self-defence to protect the local population.