By ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s military said on Wednesday that it had intercepted and destroyed four drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan into Balochistan, accusing the Afghan Taliban authorities of supporting militant groups operating against Pakistan.
In a statement, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said the drones crossed the border on 30 June and were detected by Pakistan’s air defence systems before being brought down using counter-drone measures.
The ISPR alleged that the drones had been launched by the Afghan Taliban authorities as part of their support for militant organisations operating from Afghan territory. The allegation has not been independently verified, and there was no immediate response from the Afghan authorities.
The military said the drones were intercepted before they could cause any damage and described the operation as evidence of Pakistan’s operational readiness. In strongly worded remarks, the ISPR accused the Afghan Taliban of attempting to divert attention from domestic challenges and urged them to stop what it described as the sponsorship of terrorism and instead pursue peaceful relations with neighbouring countries.
The statement warned that any future cross-border incidents threatening Pakistan’s sovereignty would be met with what it described as a swift and decisive response under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq. The statement follows a diplomatic démarche lodged by Pakistan with the Afghan authorities earlier this week after a militant attack on a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi.
Pakistan has also said its security forces carried out intelligence-based operations and precision strikes against alleged militant camps in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region, claiming that 29 militants were killed. Those claims have not been independently verified.
