ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said its cross-border military campaign has resumed after a temporary Eid pause, stressing that operations will continue until Afghanistan addresses support for terrorist networks operating from its territory.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Operation Ghazab lil Haq remains a targeted effort against terrorist infrastructure and leadership inside Afghanistan.
“Operation Ghazab lil Haq is ongoing. It is a precise, targeted military campaign directed against terrorist leadership and their support, command infrastructure, logistics networks and facilitators,” Andrabi said during a media briefing.
He confirmed that a temporary pause observed during Eid-ul-Fitr, announced following requests from friendly countries, has now ended.
“The pause has concluded… operations under Operation Ghazab lil Haq continue now until the objectives are achieved,” he said.
Andrabi said Pakistan had pursued diplomatic engagement with the Afghan Taliban for several years before launching military action.
“You cannot fault us for not exploring all avenues of peace. We did explore all avenues but violence and attacks from Afghanistan did not stop,” he said.
He noted that high-level engagements, including visits to Kabul by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, focused on connectivity, economic cooperation and humanitarian support, but failed to produce results on counterterrorism.
“Yet the Taliban regime’s connections with the TTP were not severed,” Andrabi said.
The spokesperson said international reporting has documented links between the Afghan Taliban and terrorist groups targeting Pakistan.
“UN reports have very categorically linked the TTP and other terrorist elements… with the Taliban regime. These connections have been well documented,” he said.
Andrabi added that Pakistan’s recent strikes targeted infrastructure used by such groups.
“We do not need any further proof for that,” he said.
Pakistan also said its military response has reduced the frequency of attacks inside the country.
“Terrorist attacks against Pakistan… have diminished sharply since we responded militarily,” Andrabi said, pointing to a downward trend in casualties.
“We have reasons to believe that our actions and strikes have decreased the ability of the TTP to… perpetrate attacks against Pakistan,” he added.
Andrabi said Pakistan remains open to peace but requires firm commitments from Afghan authorities.
“We hope that this window will enable the Afghan side to come with an unwavering commitment… that their territory would not be used to target Pakistan,” he said.
“This assurance… is their obligation under international law… and under the Doha Agreement,” he added.
He emphasized that Pakistan’s objective is stability rather than escalation.
“We have nothing against the people of Afghanistan. We do not want military action or strikes. We want peace and progress,” Andrabi said.
The remarks come after weeks of cross-border tensions, including drone incidents, artillery exchanges and Pakistani strikes targeting terrorist infrastructure.
Pakistan says the campaign is aimed at dismantling networks responsible for attacks inside the country, while maintaining that operations are conducted with precision and based on verified intelligence.
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