- Pakistan has launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban after “unprovoked firing” from across the border
- The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) conducted airstrikes targeting military installations in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has acknowledged that these strikes took place
- DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Afghan Taliban need to make a “clear choice” between terror organisations and Pakistan; over 270 Afghan Taliban operatives and terrorists have been killed while 12 of Pakistan’s troops have been martyred
- China calls for ceasefire, UK urges de-escalation; Turkish and Saudi foreign minister hold phone call with FM Dar
- Leaders across the political spectrum, including President Zardari, PM Shehbaz Sharif, and opposition PTI leaders, have issued statements of support for the military
PM Shehbaz briefed on Afghanistan situation at GHQ
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been given a detailed briefing on the Afghanistan situation at the army’s General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, according to a statement issued by the PM’s Office.
The statement quoted the PM as saying: “There should be zero tolerance towards the collusion between Fitna-al-Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban, and their malicious activities. The acts of Afghan Taliban and Fitna-al-Khawarij against Pakistan are unacceptable.”
He affirmed that the armed forces of Pakistan, under the leadership of Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, were prepared to defend the country at all times.
“Pakistan knows how to defend itself against any aggression,” he said, and lauded the professional capabilities of the armed forces for repelling the attacks on borders.
“The entire nation is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the armed forces for defending the country,” he said.
