Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: live updates

Pakistan has rejected one-sided remarks of the British Special Representative for Afghanistan regarding developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and said that terrorist activities by Afghan Taliban-supported Indian proxies have resulted in the martyrdom of 52 civilians and 84 injuries.

“Pakistan, while exercising restraint, has responded effectively by precisely targeting Afghan Taliban posts and terrorist support infrastructure, while also thwarting multiple infiltration attempts from the Afghan side. Afghan claims of civilian casualties due to Pakistan's responses lack evidential credibility,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.

At least three civilians were injured when Fitna al-Khawarij targeted a cricket ground using a quadcopter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, said security sources.

The unprovoked act of aggression occurred in Mamond area while a cricket match was in progress, they added.

Bajaur deputy commissioner noted that during March and April, mortar shells were fired in Mamond and Salarzai, resulting in the martyrdom of three women and six children.

Security forces are responding effectively and targeting militant positions and their supporting infrastructure, security sources said.

At least nine civilians, including women and children, were martyred in six cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district since February, the deputy commissioner (DC) said on Thursday.

The DC stated that operatives of the Afghan Taliban regime targeted the civilian population in Mamund and Salarzai areas of the tribal district along the Afghanistan border via firing and mortar shelling, resulting in multiple fatalities.

The victims included three women and six innocent children who were martyred. Moreover, 12 people sustained injuries and eight residential units were destroyed in the unprovoked attacks from the Afghan side, the statement read.

It added that the district administration and security forces responded promptly and effectively, providing immediate relief to affected families.

Authorities were closely monitoring the situation in Bajaur and vowed all-out steps to ensure public safety, the DC said.

Local authorities shared more details of damage caused by Afghan Taliban shelling and firing in Angoor Adda. The incidents reported on April 26 and April 29 targeting civilian areas.

According to South Waziristan Lower deputy commissioner, the cross-border firing and shelling resulted in the destruction of multiple houses in the border region.

He said at least eight people, including women and children, were injured in the attacks.

The injured were immediately given first aid before being shifted to hospitals in Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar for further treatment, the deputy commissioner added.

Afghan Taliban carried out shelling in the Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan, targeting a civilian settlement along the Pak-Afghan border, security sources said.

Mortar shells were fired from across the border on April 29, landing in residential areas, the sources said.

One of the shells reportedly struck the home of residents Karim Khan and Rahmatullah, injuring five members of the same family.

Medical Officer Dr Ashfaq confirmed that five injured individuals, including three children, were brought to the hospital for treatment, the security sources added.

At least five people, including a woman and four children, were injured after Afghan Taliban regime forces resorted to unprovoked shelling in South Waziristan district, security sources said.

The sources said that the Afghan Taliban regime once again targeted civilian population in Angoor Adda, located in the South Waziristan district.

Mortar shells fired from across the border landed on the homes of local residents Karim Khan and Rahmatullah in areas adjacent to Angoor Adda, the sources added.

Resultantly, four children and a woman were seriously injured, the sources said, adding that they were rushed to Wana's DHQ Hospital for treatment.

They said that Afghan Taliban and affiliated Khawarij elements are continuously targeting innocent civilians to advance their malicious objectives.

In response to the unprovoked aggression, the Pakistan Army launched a strong and effective retaliatory operation, targeting multiple Afghan Taliban positions along the border. The sources added that following this response, Afghan Taliban personnel abandoned their posts and fled.

They said that the Afghan Taliban regime has persistently targeted civilian populations inside Pakistan, while the Pakistan Army is responding in a befitting manner by precisely striking only military targets.

The sources further stated that "Operation Ghazab lil-Haq" will continue until all designated objectives are achieved.

Security forces responded to unprovoked cross-border aggression by Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij in the Chaman sector, destroying checkposts and vehicles, said sources.

The retaliatory action compelled Afghan Taliban and allied elements to retreat, the security sources said, and added that security forces remain firmly committed to defending the country and ensuring its territorial integrity.

They further stated that Operation Ghazab lil Haq will continue until all designated objectives are achieved.

Pakistan’s military, in response to unprovoked aggression by Afghan Taliban forces and Fitna al-Khawarij along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, carried out retaliatory strikes on multiple Afghan positions in the Chaman sector.

According to security sources, Pakistani forces are continuing “full-scale actions” under the operation against Afghan Taliban aggression, with several enemy posts destroyed.

Sources said Pakistani troops successfully targeted the Sarshan, Al-Marjan and Edhi posts, as well as an Afghan vehicle and other installations during the operation.

Security sources said Pakistan’s armed forces remain unwavering in their resolve to defend the homeland and would foil the designs of terrorists and their facilitators.

“The designs of terrorists and their patrons will be reduced to dust,” security sources said, adding that Operation Ghazab Lil Haq would continue until all designated objectives are achieved.