{"id":41911,"date":"2026-02-26T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41911"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:04:28","slug":"pakistan-giving-effective-response-to-fresh-unprovoked-fire-by-afghan-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41911","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan giving \u2018effective\u2019 response to fresh \u2018unprovoked fire\u2019 by Afghan Taliban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Security forces have given \u201can immediate and effective response\u201d to \u201cunprovoked action\u201d from Afghan Taliban along the Pak\u2013Afghan border on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Afghan Taliban miscalculated and opened unprovoked fire on multiple locations across Pakistan-Afghanistan border in K-P which is being met with immediate and effective response by Pakistan\u2019s security forces,\u201d the federal information ministry stated in a post on microblogging site X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Afghan Taliban regime unprovoked action along the Pakistan\u2013Afghanistan border given an immediate, and effective response.<\/p>\n<p>Afghan Taliban miscalculated and opened unprovoked fire on multiple locations across Pakistan Afghanistan border in KP which is being met with immediate, and\u2026<br \/>\n\u2014 Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting (@MoIB_Official) February 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>It added that Taliban regime forces are being delivered punishment in Chitral, Khyber, Mohmand, Kurram and Bajaur sectors. \u201cEarly reports confirm heavy casualties on Afghan side with multiple posts and equipment destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ministry reiterated that Pakistan will take all necessary measures to ensure its territorial integrity and the safety and security of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes a day after the Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing, prompting security forces to respond immediately and halt the exchange along the international border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Torkham and Tirah sub-sectors. Pakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately and effectively, silencing the Taliban aggression,\u201d said Mosharraf Zaidi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s spokesperson for foreign media.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts view the recent incidents of terrorism originating from Afghanistan \u2014 including the attack on a Federal Constabulary convoy in Karak district few days ago, the burning of constabulary personnel, the martyrdom of DSP Asad Mehmood in Shakardara (Kohat), and the suicide attack in Bhakkar \u2014\u00a0as an open war by Afghanistan against the state of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, these suicide attacks during Ramazan reflect that these terrorists have no connection with Islam or Pashtun traditions. For them, innocent human lives hold no value in pursuit of their malicious and self-styled ideology, they added.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of responding to Pakistan&#8217;s consistent demand to stop the patronage of &#8220;Fitna al-Khawarij&#8221;, the Afghan Taliban regime&#8217;s blatant aggression against Pakistan is equivalent to challenging Pakistan&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan will respond to this declared war by the Afghan Taliban regime with full national resolve and unity. Pakistan&#8217;s security forces, backed by complete public support, are determined and united in eliminating all elements that threaten national security.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security forces have given \u201can immediate and effective response\u201d to \u201cunprovoked action\u201d from Afghan Taliban along the Pak\u2013Afghan border on Thursday. \u201cThe Afghan Taliban miscalculated and opened unprovoked fire on multiple locations across Pakistan-Afghanistan border in K-P which is being met with immediate and effective response by Pakistan\u2019s security forces,\u201d the federal information ministry stated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41911\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}