ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Saturday that its recent cross-border strikes were carried out in self-defence to protect citizens and prevent imminent terrorist attacks, warning of a decisive response to any future aggression.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi described the overnight operation as intelligence-based and “selective,” targeting seven identified militant camps and hideouts along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. According to officials, the strikes focused on locations in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, killing more than 80 militants.
Andrabi said the action followed repeated attacks on law enforcement personnel and civilians in frontier regions. He stressed that the operation was proportionate and executed with “utmost caution” to avoid civilian casualties.
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Islamabad cited repeated condemnations by the United Nations Security Council of terrorist attacks against Pakistan, including the Feb. 6 assault on an imambargah in Islamabad, as part of the broader security context.
Pakistan rejected criticism from India, accusing New Delhi of supporting militant groups such as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Andrabi said Islamabad possessed “concrete evidence” of Indian involvement in sponsoring terrorism and warned that any future threats would be met “swiftly and strongly.”
He also urged Afghan Taliban authorities to prevent militant activity from Afghan soil and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to regional peace while maintaining readiness to defend its sovereignty.
