{"id":41947,"date":"2026-02-27T03:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41947"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:04:28","slug":"pakistan-delivering-decisive-response-after-afghan-aggression-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41947","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan delivering decisive response after Afghan aggression: defence minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said peace had been expected in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of NATO forces, but developments since then had undermined regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on X, Asif said, \u201cAfter the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was expected that there would be peace in Afghanistan and the Taliban would focus on the interests of the Afghan people and regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he stated that Afghanistan had instead become a hub for militant groups, asserting\u00a0that \u201cterrorists from around the world have been gathered there and militancy is being exported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also criticised the Taliban\u2019s internal governance, stating that Afghan citizens had been deprived of basic human rights. \u201cWomen have been deprived of rights that Islam itself grants them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u0646\u06cc\u0679\u0648 \u06a9\u06cc \u0627\u0641\u0648\u0627\u062c \u06a9\u06d2 \u0627\u0646\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0621 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u06cc\u06c1 \u062a\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u06a9\u06cc \u062c\u0627\u062a\u06cc \u062a\u06be\u06cc \u06a9\u06c1 \u0627\u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0645\u0646 \u06be\u0648 \u06af\u0627 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646\u064f \u0639\u0648\u0627\u0645 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0645\u0641\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0627\u0642\u06c1 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0645\u0646 \u067e\u06c1 \u062a\u0648\u062c\u06c1 \u0645\u0631\u06a9\u0648\u0632 \u06a9\u0631\u06cc\u06ba\u064f \u06af\u06d2\u06d4\u0645\u06af\u0631 \u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u06d2 \u0627\u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0648 \u06be\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0646\u06cc \u0628\u0646\u0627 \u062f\u06cc\u0627\u06d4 \u0633\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u062f\u0646\u06cc\u0627 \u06a9\u06d2 \u062f\u06be\u0634\u062a \u06af\u0631\u062f\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u06a9\u0679\u06be\u0627 \u06a9\u0631 \u0644\u06cc\u0627 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u062f\u06be\u0634\u062a \u06af\u0631\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0648\u2026<br \/>\n\u2014 Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) February 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The defence minister said Pakistan had made consistent diplomatic efforts to maintain normal relations. \u201cPakistan made every effort, both directly and through friendly countries, to normalise the situation and pursued comprehensive diplomacy,\u201d he said, adding that these efforts had failed to change the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to recent tensions, Asif said Pakistan was responding firmly. \u201cToday, when Pakistan was targeted with aggression, our armed forces are delivering a decisive response,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cOur patience has reached its limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted Pakistan\u2019s long-standing role in hosting Afghan refugees, saying the country had hosted millions of Afghans for decades and continued to provide livelihoods to many.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur forces are not from across the seas \u2014 we are your neighbours and fully capable of defending our country,\u201d Asif said, adding that Pakistan remained committed to protecting its sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive talk with Pakistan TV, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar confirmed Pakistan\u2019s Air Force carried out precise airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, destroying Taliban posts, brigade headquarters, ammunition depots, and logistic\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/J61ubB9n9C<br \/>\n\u2014 Pakistan TV (@PakTVGlobal) February 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come amid Operation Ghazab Lil Haq\u00a0launched by Pakistan in response to unprovoked attacks by Afghan Taliban forces along multiple points of the Pakistan\u2013Afghanistan border.<\/p>\n<p>Information Minister Attaullah Tarar confirmed that the operation has so far resulted in the deaths of at least 133\u00a0Afghan insurgents, injuries to over 200, and the destruction and capture of multiple Taliban posts.<\/p>\n<p>Significant targets, including ammunition depots, battalion headquarters, sector headquarters, tanks, artillery guns, and armored personnel carriers, have been destroyed during sustained retaliatory strikes.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said peace had been expected in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of NATO forces, but developments since then had undermined regional stability. 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