Zeeshan Ahmed, Monitoring Desk:
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has taken strong and decisive action against terrorism. Early Sunday, the Pakistan Air Force carried out precision airstrikes that destroyed seven terrorist camps and hideouts linked to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — locally called Fitna al-Khawarij — and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) right along the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shared the news on X, making it clear this was no random operation. It came as a direct response to the heartbreaking wave of suicide bombings that have rocked Pakistan in recent days, including the devastating attack on an Imam Bargah in Islamabad, blasts in Bajaur and Bannu, and yet another suicide bombing in Bannu on Sunday itself — all during the holy month of Ramadan.
Pakistani intelligence says it has rock-solid evidence that these attacks were planned and directed by TTP leaders safely based inside Afghanistan. Both the Afghanistan-based TTP factions and ISKP have openly claimed responsibility for the killings.
While Pakistan has always pushed hard for peace and stability in the region, the government has drawn a firm line: the safety of our people comes first — no compromises.
“These strikes were a carefully planned, intelligence-based retaliation against confirmed terrorist targets,” the ministry said, stressing that the action was selective and proportionate.
Despite Islamabad’s repeated diplomatic requests, the Afghan Taliban regime has done little to nothing to stop these groups from using Afghan soil as a launchpad for attacks on Pakistan. The statement urged the interim Afghan government to finally live up to its responsibilities and stop allowing terrorists to operate from its territory.
Pakistan also called on the international community to step up and pressure Kabul to honour the commitments it made in the Doha Agreement — a move that’s vital for lasting regional and global security.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry praised the Pakistan Air Force for delivering justice to the victims.
“These strikes are an answer to the tears of every mother who has lost her son defending our homeland,” he wrote on X.
Chaudhry added a clear warning: “Pakistan wants peace, but we will never compromise on the security of our land and our people. Whoever looks at us with evil intent will be destroyed — no one will be spared.”
This bold cross-border action shows Pakistan’s zero-tolerance policy: terrorism from Afghan soil will not be tolerated, and the country is ready to defend its citizens at any cost.
