ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to respond with full national resolve and unity to what official sources described as an “open war” by the Afghan Taliban regime following a series of deadly terrorist attacks allegedly originating from across the border.
According to security sources, recent incidents — including an attack on a Frontier Constabulary convoy in Bannu, the burning of Constabulary personnel, the martyrdom of DSP Asad Mahmood in Shakardara (Kohat), and a suicide bombing in Bhakkar — amount to direct aggression against the state of Pakistan.
Officials termed these attacks, which occurred during the holy month of Ramadan, as evidence that the perpetrators have no connection with Islam or Pashtun traditions.
They said the militants were pursuing extremist and self-styled ideologies at the cost of innocent human lives.
Sources further stated that despite Pakistan’s repeated demands to the Afghan Taliban authorities to stop sheltering and supporting what it calls “Fitna al-Khawarij,” there has been no meaningful action.
Instead, they alleged that the Afghan Taliban regime’s conduct reflects open hostility, challenging Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Pakistan, the sources said, will respond to this declared war with complete national determination and collective unity.
Security forces, backed by public support, are fully committed to neutralizing all elements threatening the country’s national security.
They emphasized that the ongoing wave of violence, allegedly backed by Afghanistan and India, requires political forces in Pakistan to rise above partisan interests and confront terrorism with a unified strategy.
National security, dignity, and the protection of citizens’ lives and property must take precedence over political or personal considerations, officials added.
According to the sources, security forces and law enforcement agencies continue to make sacrifices while defending Pakistan’s internal and external frontiers.
These sacrifices, they noted, are strengthened by the unwavering support and solidarity of the Pakistani nation.
Officials concluded that the “handful of terrorists,” allegedly acting on the directives of external handlers, would be decisively defeated through national unity, traditional resolve, and coordinated security operations.
No immediate response has yet been issued by the Afghan Taliban authorities regarding these allegations.