Both said that the State of Pakistan would not compromise its peace, stability and territorial integrity.
President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discuss the political, economic and security situation during a meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Photo: Express
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that there would be no compromise in the defense of the country and that every aggression would receive an appropriate response, according to the state broadcaster. Radio Pakistan.
In separate statements, they said the State of Pakistan would not compromise its peace, stability and territorial integrity.
The president said no one should be under the misconception that Pakistan would be coerced through pressure or intimidation. He said the nation and the armed forces were “like a wall of rock” to protect the integrity of the homeland and its borders.
He said the armed forces’ response capability was comprehensive, timely and decisive, and they had the ability to uproot the enemy’s evil intentions.
Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan did not want confrontation, but warned that if anyone considered Pakistan’s peace as a weakness, they would face a strong response.
He said that for the last five years, the “ungrateful Taliban regime” had been involved in terrorist acts against Pakistan through TTP terrorists.
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He said diplomatic efforts and the involvement of sister countries had failed to put the “criminal gang” on what he described as the right path.
The president said the group had crossed the international border and challenged the integrity of Pakistan.
He said Pakistan, as a responsible State, had adopted diplomatic channels and made serious efforts to bring the group on the path of moderation with the help of brotherly countries, but no positive progress had been made.
The prime minister said that the people and the armed forces were always ready to protect the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. He said the armed forces were committed to not permit any threat to the peace and security of the country and were fully capable of defeating aggressive designs.
Shehbaz Sharif said that under the leadership of Chief of Defense Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the armed forces were performing their duties in national spirit. He said the armed forces were equipped with professional capabilities, quality training and an effective defensive strategy, and were fully capable of confronting any internal or external challenge.
The prime minister said Pakistan had always promoted peace, but made it clear that the integrity of the country would not be compromised and that the armed forces would resolutely confront any aggression. He said the entire nation supported the armed forces.
Pakistani security forces launched “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,” carrying out air and ground strikes against Afghan Taliban positions in Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia and Nangarhar after what officials described as unprovoked cross-border aggression. According to security sources and Prime Minister’s spokesman Mosharraf Zaidi, at least 133 Taliban fighters were killed and more than 200 wounded, while 27 posts were destroyed and nine captured.
The operation targeted major militant infrastructure, including two corps headquarters, three brigade headquarters, ammunition depots and a logistics base, and officials said more than 80 tanks, artillery pieces and armored vehicles were also destroyed. In addition, Pakistani troops took control of five Afghan outposts in the Paktia region, opposite South Waziristan.
The attacks were a response to Taliban firing and drone attempts along multiple sectors of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, including Torkham, Bajaur, Mohmand and Kurram. Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and three injured during the clashes. The government described the military action as a “strong and decisive response,” while Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that Pakistan would continue to thwart any aggression and safeguard its territorial integrity.
