Pakistan has taken a significant humanitarian step by returning the body of a member of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

According to the report, the deceased had recently drowned in a river in the Lalpura area of Afghanistan, and the body was carried by the Kabul River into Pakistan.

Soldiers from the Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa North recovered the body from the river.

Pakistan promptly informed Afghan authorities and facilitated the return of the body via the Torkham border.

The Islamic Emirates and Afghan officials expressed their gratitude to the Pakistani army for their swift and compassionate assistance.