“We exercised utmost caution to prevent any harm to civilians,” FO spokesperson says; adds that strikes were "proportional, based on careful planning with necessary due diligence".
Strikes occur in response to recent suicide bombings in Pakistan; Info ministry announces "intelligence-based selective targeting" of camps and hideouts belonging to TTP and ISKP.
FO expresses concern that TTP “operates with impunity from Afghan soil”; tells Afghan Taliban regime to take "immediate, concrete and verifiable" measures.
Not only have Afghan Taliban failed to prevent these activities, they have "sheltered, actively supported, and collaborated" with terrorists, says envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad.
Premier says "what is good for Afghanistan is good for Pakistan, and vice versa"; notes terrorism resurged after 2018; laments lack of development in KP.
The choice is not between talking and striking, but between a clear strategy and a costly stalemate that drains lives, resources and political focus year after year.
Says there is potential for bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan, but it can only be realised with written commitments from Kabul to end cross-border terrorism.
