Islamabad, Feb 12 - Two Pakistani nationals were killed by Afghan security forces when they tried to lay a landmine near the border, media reports said Saturday.

The Pakistanis tried to plant a landmine in Maroof district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province Friday night before being shot dead by the security forces, the Afghan media reported quoting officials of that country.

However, the relatives of the victims claim that Afghan soldiers intruded into Pakistan's Zhob district in two vehicles and seized the men before killing them later.

Locals said the Afghan troops raided the house of tribal elder Saadullah Kakar and took away two people on suspicion of having links with the Taliban, Xinhua reported Saturday.

The Zhob district is in southwestern Balochistan province. (IANS)