Pakistan invites an Afghan Taliban envoy after four troops are killed in a TTP strike.
Following a terrorist strike from Afghan territory that targeted a military camp in North Waziristan and claimed the lives of four Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan has officially protested strongly with the Afghan Taliban government.
Pakistan’s serious concern over the ongoing presence and activities of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) elements operating from Afghanistan was expressed in a statement released on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which confirmed that the deputy head of the Taliban mission in Islamabad was called and given a demarche.
According to the Foreign Office, militants from the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, who are affiliated with Fitna al Khawarij, carried out the attack from the other side of the Afghan border. Pakistan strongly denounced the attack, calling it a blatant betrayal of the Afghan Taliban’s promises that their land would not be used against other nations.
The Foreign Office spokesperson claims that TTP militants’ favorable conditions in Afghanistan have made it possible for them to launch frequent cross-border assaults on Pakistani military installations and civilian areas near the Pak-Afghan border. Islamabad asked for swift action against the offenders and those who enabled them, as well as a thorough inquiry of the incident.
Additionally, Pakistan called on the Taliban authorities to stop using Afghan territory for terrorism against Pakistan and to take prompt, tangible, and verifiable action against all terrorist organizations operating out of Afghanistan, including their leadership.
Security forces in North Waziristan stop an attack on a camp, killing four soldiers.
Separately, Inter-Services Public Relations verified that Khawarij terrorists tried to infiltrate the perimeter of a security forces camp on Friday in the general vicinity of Boya, North Waziristan.
According to the military’s media branch, the infiltration attempt was thwarted by forces’ prompt and efficient response. The assailants’ last act involved smashing an explosives-laden car into the outer perimeter wall, which collapsed and damaged a mosque and other nearby civilian facilities.
The explosion damaged multiple nearby homes and injured fifteen local citizens, including women and children. During the subsequent gunfight, security personnel precisely attacked the attackers and killed all four terrorists.
During the fierce firefight, four troops bravely resisted and accepted martyrdom. They were identified as Sepoy Riffat, 32, from Layyah; Naik Khanwaiz, 38, from Mansehra; Havildar Muhammad Waqas, 42, from Kotli; and Sepoy Sufyan Haider, 25, from Vehari.
Contrary to the Afghan Taliban regime’s frequent assertions that such groups do not operate from their territory, ISPR claimed that terrorists based in Afghanistan planned and carried out the attack. Pakistan reaffirmed that it expects Kabul to fulfill its responsibilities by stopping Khawarij elements from using Afghan territory against Pakistan.
In order to protect the safety and security of its citizens, Pakistan maintains the right to hunt out and destroy terrorists as well as their affiliates and facilitators, according to the military statement.
Regarding the problem of cross-border terrorism, Islamabad has frequently voiced its concerns to Kabul. Attacks from across the border on Pakistani border posts in October prompted a strong Pakistani military response that led to significant militant losses. During those clashes, 23 Pakistani soldiers lost their lives.
Later, security troops targeted terrorist hideouts in Kabul and the Afghan province of Kandahar with precision attacks. Since then, the two parties have maintained a ceasefire that was negotiated by Qatar and Turkiye.
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