Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: live updates

ISLAMABAD: Security forces have destroyed an Afghan Taliban post in an area adjoining the Zhob sector as part of an ongoing operation against militants, sources said on Thursday.

According to the sources, the action was carried out under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, during which Pakistani forces targeted positions linked to the Afghan Taliban and the terrorist group Fitna al-Khawarij.

The post was demolished during the operation, forcing the militants affiliated with Fitna al-Khawarij to flee the area, the sources added.

Security sources said operations against militants in the Zhob sector are continuing.

Security forces have targeted Afghan Taliban posts in the Tull sector along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border as Operation Ghazab lil-Haq continues.

According to security sources, the Pakistan Army destroyed Afghan Taliban positions located near the border during the operation. The forces also targeted militants belonging to Fitna al-Khawarij

Security sources added that the Pakistan Army is delivering a strong and decisive response to cross-border aggression.

Pakistan's security forces targeted Afghan Taliban posts numbered 2 and 3 in the Zhob sector along the Pak-Afghan border as Operation Ghazab lil-Haq continues against Taliban regime and Fitna al-Khawarij.

According to security sources, the strikes forced the Taliban to abandon their positions along with weapons and equipment. The military also recovered Russian-made heavy grenade launchers from the vacated Taliban posts.

Security sources said that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq remains ongoing and will continue until its objectives are fully achieved.

Pakistani security forces are continuing retaliatory operations against the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Arandu and Kurram sectors, security sources said on Tuesday.

According to the sources, the Pakistan Army destroyed several key posts and operational centres during the ongoing action in the border areas.

The sources said Afghan Taliban operatives abandoned a number of positions and fled during the attacks and subsequent exchange of fire.

They added that Pakistani forces are targeting terrorist hideouts and military installations being used by militants across the border as part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, which remains ongoing.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar rejected claims by the Afghan defence ministry spokesperson about battlefield successes against Pakistan, calling them propaganda.

Speaking to foreign journalists, the minister also dismissed reports by the Afghan Taliban administration and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan regarding alleged civilian casualties.

Tarar said information provided by the UN agency based in Kabul relies heavily on data from the Taliban government.

He further said that there was coordination between the Afghan Taliban regime and several terrorist organisations operating from Afghan soil, adding that joint attacks by the Afghan Taliban and TTP were evidence of this nexus.

The minister said Pakistan had responded promptly and effectively to all attacks and had accurately targeted terrorists and their facilitators, including Afghan Taliban military positions.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistan has not targeted any civilian areas in Afghanistan, adding that the country’s actions are based on intelligence regarding terrorist hideouts.

Speaking to journalists from foreign publications in Islamabad, Tarar said Pakistan is conducting operations against terrorist infrastructure and their support networks operating from Afghan territory.

He said Pakistan’s actions are focused solely on dismantling terrorist bases and logistical systems used to launch attacks across the border.

The minister also rejected claims by the Afghan authorities regarding civilian casualties, saying the figures being circulated by the Afghan regime were “imaginary and not worthy of serious comment.”

Armed forces are carrying out effective ground and aerial operations against the Afghan Taliban and elements of Fitna al-Khawarij under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, security sources said.

According to the sources, security forces destroyed the ammunition depots at the Shaheen Base in Paktika during the ongoing operation.

Security officials said that hideouts and military installations belonging to the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij are being targeted along the border as part of the operation.

They added that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq underway in full swing and will continue until its objectives are fully achieved.

The Pakistan Army targeted a post of the Afghan Taliban near the Shawal area adjoining South Waziristan, security sources said.

According to the sources, the action forced members of the Afghan Taliban and militants belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to flee the area.

The sources added that the post used by the militants was later destroyed with explosive material during the operation.

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said he was unaware of any backdoor diplomacy with Afghanistan, saying no significant effort was being made in this regard.

Speaking to Geo News, he said that Pakistan has tried for three years to live as a good neighbour with Afghanistan and made repeated efforts to resolve issues through dialogue.

He criticised the Afghan Taliban regime for supporting terrorism, saying, "Pakistan's proscribed TTP is effectively an Afghan franchise. Without Afghanistan’s backing, they would have been eliminated long ago."

He said the Afghan Taliban regime's approach is "unacceptable now, was unacceptable before, and will remain so."