Torkham border shut after mortars fired from Afghanistan.

In an abortive attempt from the hostile Afghanistan two mortar shells were fired in to the Khyber tribal district on Wednesday forcing the administration to temporarily close the Pak-Afghan border at Torkham.

0n Wednesday two rockets fired from the Afghan side of border that landed in Pakistan's area though no casualty or damage was reported. Foreign Office confirmed.

The FO spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said Torkham border has been closed in view of security concern adding the Pakistan has raised the matter with senior Afghan officials regarding the cross-border rocket attack.

According to reports the mortar shells fired from an unidentified location from Afghanistan side exploded at a rain stream in Khyber district near Torkham border.

The officials said that Torkham border was temporarily closed for travelling yet it would be reopened soon.

The border crossing according reports, was reopened for the travellers on foot while it was closed for 12 hours for the...