Following airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Barmal district of Paktika province, which left 46 dead and six injured, Pakistan defended its counterterrorism operations, and emphasised its commitment to protecting its citizens from threats like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), The Express Tribune reported.
The Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson further reaffirmed respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, stressing that operations are intelligence-based, with civilian safety as
a priority, During a weekly news briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, “Pakistan is committed to the security of its people.
Our security and law-enforcement personnel conductoperations in the border areas to protect the people of Pakistan from terror groups, including TTP. These operations are carefully selected and are based on authentic and concrete intelligence. We respect the sovereignty of Afghanistan,” The Express Tribune reported.
She added, “I would like to again underline that Pakistan’s counter-terrorism operations are carefully selected and are based on authentic and concrete intelligence, and protection
of civilians is always a key consideration in any such decision. As I said earlier, Pakistan respects the sovereignty of Afghanistan. We believe that Afghanistan should be able to reclaim its sovereignty and security, and the terror groups that threaten the security of
Afghanistan and Pakistan need to be combated by both countries.”
