Since the last Eid ul Fitr, 52 civilians have been martyred and 84 injured due to cross-border shelling and indiscriminate targeting of civilians by the Afghan Taliban regime.
MOFA Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi revealed that cross-border aggression and terrorist infiltration attempts from the Afghan side have continued unabated despite Pakistan’s goodwill gesture of a temporary pause, announced in March 2026.
Since then, indiscriminate and unprovoked cross-border attacks by the Afghan Taliban and terrorist activities by Afghan Taliban-supported Indian proxies inside Pakistan have resulted in the martyrdom of fifty-two civilians and eighty-four injuries.
Pakistan has categorically rejected the social media statement of the British Special Representative regarding the recent situation on the border with Afghanistan, terming it contrary to ground realities.
Responding to media queries, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said the post by the British representative SRA is one-sided and completely ignores the real causes of the ongoing border tensions. He stressed that such statements undermine Pakistan’s unparalleled sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and do not reflect an objective perspective.
Tahir Andrabi stated the following. “We have seen the social media post by the British SRA regarding developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The one-sided remarks are devoid of a deeper understanding of the situation along the border’ he added.
He said that Pakistan, while exercising restraint, has responded effectively by precisely targeting Afghan Taliban posts and terrorist support infrastructure, while also thwarting multiple infiltration attempts from the Afghan side. Afghan claims of civilian casualties due to Pakistan’s responses lack evidential credibility, he viewed.
Such unwarranted remarks, without linking them to the root cause of terrorism, do not offer a balanced and objective perspective, he added. We urge a better understanding of regional dynamics, Pakistan’s principled stance, as well as the unparalleled sacrifices rendered by the people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.
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