Pakistan Army has returned five more Afghan soldiers to the Afghanistan government's authorities, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Wednesday.

The soldiers were returned at 17:45 PST after the due procedure, the ISPR said.

The army had given Afghan troops safe passage into Pakistan near the Arundu Sector of the Pak-Afghan border in Chitral. After necessary clearance, the Afghan soldiers crossed into Pakistan.

The said soldiers have now been returned to Afghan authorities at their request," the ISPR added.