Govt will brief parliament on Afghanistan airstrikes, says Tariq Fazal

Tariq Fazal Chaudhry – (Web Desk) – Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, told lawmakers on Monday that the government would brief Parliament on Pakistan’s recent airstrikes inside Afghanistan, stressing that Pakistan has every right to defend itself against terrorism. Speaking in the House, he said intelligence-based operations targeted terrorist training camps in three Afghan provinces, adding that authorities have strong and credible evidence linking attacks in Pakistan to safe havens across the border.

He said Islamabad had repeatedly informed Afghan officials about militant camps and cross-border infiltration, but no meaningful action was taken. Referring to talks held in Doha, he claimed the Afghan side even demanded Rs10 billion in exchange for relocating terrorist sanctuaries. “Our only demand is to stop infiltration from Afghanistan,” he said, adding that the Taliban had not given any assurance to end militant activities.

He further said the government had already shared its official stance in the Senate of Pakistan. He added that recent attacks in Tarlai, Bannu, and Bajaur showed similar patterns, indicating links to militants operating from Afghan territory.

He stressed that Pakistan’s defence had been secured through the sacrifices of its citizens and soldiers, warning that the country would respond to terrorism rather than “pick up bodies.”

Chaudhry said that terrorism was no longer confined to tribal areas but had spread across Pakistan, with terrorist organisations entering through the Pak-Afghan border and carrying out operations inside the country from safe havens in Afghanistan.

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He added that Pakistan had identified these elements and shared the evidence with the Afghan government on multiple occasions, urging authorities in Kabul to take action against terrorist groups, including the TTP’s Fitna Khawarij, but lamented that no positive response had been received so far.