Op Ghazab Lil Haq will continue until Taliban stops supporting terrorists: state media

A senior Pakistani security official said on Monday that “Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq” would continue until the Afghan Taliban government offered a guarantee that it would stop facilitating terrorist groups to attack Pakistan, the state broadcaster reported. Radio Pakistan reported.

“’Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq’ will continue until the Afghan Taliban government provides verifiable assurances to Pakistan that it will stop facilitating Fitna al-Khwarij and Fitna al-Hindustan“the official told reporters.

‘Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq’ was launched on Thursday night after fresh clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, as Afghan Taliban forces fired on multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation. Pakistani security forces killed 435 Afghan Taliban fighters and destroyed 188 tanks and vehicles during the operation. More than 630 Afghan operatives were injured, 188 tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, 31 Afghan outposts were captured, and 51 locations across Afghanistan were targeted by successful airstrikes.

The official said the Afghan Taliban “will have to decide whether to support Pakistan or terrorist groups operating from their soil.”

The duration of the operation will depend entirely on the actions taken by the Afghan Taliban authorities, he added, stressing that Pakistan is “in no hurry to conclude the operation.”

The official accused the Afghan Taliban government of sponsoring various terrorist groups “as proxies,” claiming they were sabotaging regional peace.

He said the Taliban were promoting a “war economy under the guise of a distorted religious ideology, the real motive of which is vested interests and financial gains.”

According to the official, Pakistan was targeting terrorist safe havens and facilitators in Afghanistan, describing them as legitimate targets under the right of self-defense.

He stressed that the operations were not indiscriminate and were limited to specific infrastructure used to support militant groups.

So far, the official said more than 180 checkpoints had been destroyed and more than 30 key locations had been taken under control, which he said were being used as launch pads by terrorists.

The official said Pakistan’s actions had received a positive response from “oppressed Afghan communities and minorities.”

He clarified that Pakistan “has nothing to do with any change of government in Afghanistan,” calling it an internal matter of the Afghan people.

On Iran, the official said Pakistan was following a balanced policy and Tehran had appreciated the stance of Islamabad, which he said also had the support of China and Russia.

He said Pakistan had expressed reservations over Iran’s attacks on “brotherly Arab countries” and reiterated that Islamabad wanted a stable and peaceful Iran.

The official dismissed suggestions that Pakistan could be the next target of regional escalation, calling such claims “baseless and contrary to the reality on the ground.”

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He added that Pakistan and Iran cannot be considered identical in terms of military capabilities, foreign policy or internal conditions.

He said Pakistan remained committed to a strong foreign policy based on mutual respect and trust, and was fully capable of defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Citing what he described as “Marka e Haq” and Pakistan’s long war against terrorism, the official said the military, with public support, would foil “all nefarious plots of the enemy.”

He condemned what he called propaganda aimed at creating chaos and emphasized that Pakistan valued its long-standing strategic relations with Saudi Arabia.

Regarding a proposed International Stabilization Force for Gaza, he said the details had not yet been finalized and any decision on Pakistan’s participation would be taken by the government after consultations.

The latest escalation of tensions between the two countries follows a series of tit-for-tat actions over the past year.

Pakistan previously carried out airstrikes against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps and the Islamic State’s Khorasan province inside Afghanistan after a wave of attacks in Pakistan, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.

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Islamabad has long maintained that TTP leaders operate from Afghan territory, a charge Kabul has repeatedly denied.

Tensions also rose after a series of explosions in Kabul on October 9 last year. Taliban forces subsequently attacked areas along the border with Pakistan, prompting Islamabad to respond with cross-border bombings. The exchanges caused casualties and damage to infrastructure on both sides and led to the suspension of trade after the closure of border crossings on October 12, 2025.