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Pakistan announces Eid pause in Op Ghazab ISPR DG rubbishes Afghan regime’s
lil-Haq against Taliban regime, terrorists claims, says Pakistan targeted drone
storage facility in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: In the light Ghazab lil-Haq (Righteous In these strikes, the Pak-Afghan tensions 2025 when the Afghan Inter-Services Public intelligence and supported say that Pakistan was
Fury) last month after Pakistan’s forces destroyed Taliban regime opened Relations (ISPR) Director by recorded evidence.
of Islamic norms, Pakistan the Taliban regime’s drone storage and technical The recent escalation of unprovoked gunfire at General (DG) Lieutenant He revealed that Indian fighting a war against
unprovoked actions along support infrastructure several border points. General Ahmed Sharif drones were used by the
announced on Wednesday the Pakistan–Afghanistan and ammunition storage tensions between Pakistan The Afghan forces' firing Chaudhry has rubbished Afghan regime against terrorism imposed on it.
border. sites in Kabul and was aimed at helping the Afghan regime’s claims Pakistan recently.
a temporary pause in the Sharing brief summary Nangarhar, which were and Afghanistan follows Khawarij formations cross about civilian casualties The ISPR chief said that “Pakistan is fighting a
of losses by Fitna Al being used by the Afghan the border into Pakistan. in recent Pakistani strikes, the Afghan Taliban regime
ongoing Operation Ghazab Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban and terrorist Pakistan’s retaliatory Islamabad, however, back saying that the Kabul is sheltering militants in war against terrorism,
Taliban regime, the elements to carry out then had agreed to an attack was aimed at state infrastructure, saying
lil-Haq against terrorists information minister said attacks against innocent actions in response to initial ceasefire at Kabul's targeting ammunition and that Pakistan was fighting and this war has been
that 707 terrorists have Pakistani civilians, he request. The countries a drone depot. a war against terrorism
and their support been killed and 938 added. suicide bombings in then later reached a Speaking on Geo News imposed on it. imposed on us by terrorists
injured so far. Meanwhile, Inter-Services ceasefire deal in Qatar, programme Capital Talk, "The Afghan Taliban
infrastructure in He said that Afghan Public Relations (ISPR) Islamabad, Bajaur, and which was mediated by the military spokesperson regime has hidden terrorists and their handlers,” he
Taliban regime’s 255 Director General (DG) Doha and Turkiye. said that Pakistan targeted in government buildings,"
Afghanistan in the posts have been destroyed Lieutenant General Bannu, all of which were Under the agreement, an ammunition site and he said. said, adding that militant
and 44 captured. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry terrorism from Afghanistan a drone storage facility The ISPR chief said that
backdrop of the upcoming The minister added that has revealed that traced back to militants on Pakistani soil was to in Kabul based on verified the Afghan Taliban regime groups were India-sponsored
237 tanks, armoured India-supplied drones be stopped immediately. intelligence. has maintained links with
festival of Eid ul Fitr. vehicles and artillery were used by the Afghan based in Afghanistan. The two sides then further “Our intelligence was terrorist groups, including and funded.
guns have been destroyed, regime against Pakistan held follow-up discussions accurate; we targeted an a son of Osama bin Laden.
The halt in operations and that 81 terrorist and recently. Islamabad, which has in Turkiye which did not ammunition site in Kabul,” “The Afghan Taliban Referring to recent terrorist
support infrastructure Speaking on Geo News deliver the desired results the ISPR DG said, adding regime is a terrorist
for Eid from Thursday sites across Afghanistan programme Capital Talk, repeatedly urged Kabul due to stubbornness from that the site contained organisation that has incidents in Pakistan, the
were effectively targeted the ISPR rubbished the the Afghan side, as Kabul “missiles and drones.” taken control of the country,
to Monday had been by air. Afghan regime’s claims to prevent its soil from used the Istanbul talks “When the ammunition and this is what the United military spokesperson
He maintained that on about civilian casualties to malign Pakistan rather exploded, flames continued Nations is also saying.
requested by "brotherly the night of March 16, in recent Pakistani strikes, being used by terrorist than address Islamabad's burning for a long time, They are in contact with said: “A blast took place
Pakistan armed forces saying that the Kabul core concern of terrorism which were seen by people his [Osama bin Laden]
Islamic countries" Saudi targeted Afghan military attack was aimed at organisations to carry emanating from Afghan in Kabul,” he said. son Hamza and have asked in a mosque in Tarlai,
installations in Kabul targeting ammunition soil. The military spokesperson him to come to Afghanistan.”
Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, and Nangarhar. and a drone depot. out attacks, conducted maintained that evidence Osama bin Laden was where worshippers and
was available to support killed in a US raid in
said Information Minister intelligence-based strikes the claim. “We have records Abbottabad on May 2 by innocent children were
and footage confirming Navy SEALs. The US
Attaullah Tarar. targeting seven terrorist that we targeted the accused the al-Qaeda chief martyred. The attacker
ammunition site,” he said. of perpetrating 9/11 attacks
"Pakistan offers this camps and hideouts The ISPR chief reiterated on New York that killed came from Afghanistan.”
that Pakistan’s actions over 3000 people in 2001.
gesture in good faith and belonging to Fitna al were based on credible The DG ISPR went on to He added that five militants
in keeping with the Khawarij (FAK) — a term killed in an attack on
Islamic norms," he wrote used for the banned Wana Cadet College were
on X. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Afghan nationals.
He warned: "In case of (TTP) — its affiliates and He emphasised that
any cross-border attack, the Daesh-Khorasan, Pakistan’s actions were
drone attack or any along the directed against militants,
terrorist incident inside Pakistan-Afghanistan not civilians. “We did not
Pakistan, (operations) border last week. target Afghans; we targeted
shall immediately resume The recent border tensions terrorists,” he said, adding
with renewed intensity." reignited months after that 81 strikes have been
The security forces the two countries agreed carried out against terrorist
launched Operation to a ceasefire in October infrastructure in
Pakistan offers mediation to de-esca- Pakistan extends airspace Afghanistan.
The spokesperson said
late regional tensions as war intensifies closure for Indian air- the Taliban regime was
spreading misinformation.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan TV said weapons used “Pakistan is involved in “They make false claims
included Khorramshahr talking with various
has expressed readiness 4 and Qadr missiles, both partners, and we have craft by another month and later delete posts,”
with multi-warheads. always wanted for this
to play a mediatory role Israel and the US have balance in relations to Lt Gen Chaudhry said.
said preventing Iran from remain, and I think we
in de-escalating regional developing a nuclear are able to play a mediation Indian airlines remained launched unprovoked
weapons programme was role with the countries in barred from Pakistan's attacks on multiple
tensions as the conflict one of the goals of the the region”, he added. skies as Islamabad extended Pakistani cities. Iran confirms Larijani martyred in Israeli
attacks they launched The Middle East continued the closure of its airspace In response, Pakistan's
involving the United more than two weeks ago, with no let-up in sight as by another month. armed forces launched a strike as senior US official quits over war
which martyred the Iran responded to the The Pakistan Airports large-scale retaliatory
States, Israel and Iran country's supreme leader Israeli-US attacks with Authority (PAA) issued military action, "Operation
and many other top wide-ranging strikes on a fresh Notice to Airmen Bunyanum Marsoos", and
intensifies, Information officials. its Gulf neighbours. (Notam), stating that the targeted several Indian PARIS/WASHINGTON/TEH of the Zionist enemy”, saying the United States
The targeted killings took Gulf Arab states have country's airspace will military targets across
Minister Attaullah Tarar place as the US-Israeli faced more than 2,000 remain closed to multiple regions. RAN: Iran confirmed late referring to Israel. needs no help after allies
war on Iran shows no signs missile and drone attacks Indian-registered aircraft Pakistan downed seven
said. of de-escalation. on US diplomatic missions until April 24. Indian fighter jets, including on Tuesday that its security Reza Pahlavi, the eldest rebuffed his calls to join
Speaking to Al-Jazeera and military bases, as well Pakistan has kept its three Rafale, and dozens
Iran targeted Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Tarar as oil infrastructure, ports, airspace shut to Indian of drones. After at least chief Ali Larijani has been son of Iran’s last shah ousted efforts to reopen the Strait
emphasised Pakistan’s airports, ships and flights since April 23, 2025, 87 hours, the war between
with missiles carrying pivotal role as a regional residential and commercial a move that has resulted the two nuclear-armed martyred in an Israeli strike by the revolution that of Hormuz.
partner with a deep buildings, and most of in losses amounting to nations ended on May 10
cluster warheads in commitment to diplomatic them aimed at the United billions of rupees for with a ceasefire agreement hours after Israeli Prime brought the Islamic republic Trump said most US allies
stability in the Middle Arab Emirates. Indian airlines. brokered by the United
retaliation for Israel's East. Saudi Arabia will host a Pakistan closed its airspace States. Minister Benjamin to power, called for peaceful had rejected his push to
He expressed a sincere consultative meeting of for Indian airlines in a While India's aviation
assassination of its security “desire to participate in foreign ministers from a tit-for-tat move after New industry has faced heavy Netanyahu and Defence Chaharshanbe Suri escort ships through the
de-escalating the situation” number of Arab and Islamic Delhi suspended the losses, the impact on
chief, Ali Larijani, and in Iran and to prevent countries in Riyadh on critical Indus Water Treaty Pakistani aviation has Minister Israel Katz said celebrations and for people crucial waterway, with
further instability. Because Wednesday evening to amid heightened bilateral been minimal.
Basij Commander of these longstanding ties, discuss ways to support tensions following the This is not the first time Larijani has been to “avoid any tension, French President Emmanuel
he said, Pakistan has regional security and deadly Pahalgam attack Pakistan has imposed
Gholamreza Soleimani. remained ready to step stability, the kingdom's in Indian Illegally Occupied such restrictions. Airspace “eliminated”. confrontation, or even Macron saying his country
in and help wherever foreign ministry said. Jammu and Kashmir closures were previously
Iran's Supreme National possible. (IIOJK). enacted during the 1999 Earlier in the day crowds approaching” security would “never” do so until
Following Pakistan's Kargil conflict and the
Security Council, which decision, India also shut 2019 Pulwama crisis, both gathered in Iranian cities forces in the streets. Reza the situation was calmer.
its airspace to Pakistani instances in which India
Larijani led as secretary, airlines on April 30. faced greater aviation after authorities called for Pahlavi announced a new “I think Nato is making a
On May 6-7, 2025, India disruptions than Pakistan.
said Larijani's son and nationwide rallies to defy committee on Monday to very foolish mistake,” Trump
his deputy, Alireza Bayat, enemy “plots”. lay the groundwork for a told reporters as he hosted
were also killed in an While a senior US future truth commission Irish Prime Minister Micheal
Israeli attack on Monday counterterrorism official in Iran and named a Nobel Martin in the Oval Office.
night. resigned to protest the Peace Prize winner to lead “I’ve long said that I wonder
The attack overnight on US-Israeli war against Iran it. whether or not Nato would
Tuesday killed two people and said the Islamic Iran’s judiciary chief Gholam ever be there for us. So this
in a neighbourhood close Republic posed no imminent Hossein Mohseni Ejei was a great test.”
to densely populated Tel threat to the United States. warned that if anyone But Trump insisted that
Aviv, where there are also The Iran rallies came on a disrupted public security Washington was ready to
key military facilities, night usually marked by over the upcoming Nowruz go it alone against Iran,
bringing the death toll in Persian new year (Nowruz) holidays, “they will face saying that even Nato allies
Israel from the war to at festivities. Large crowds strict legal action and there had agreed that the Islamic
least 14. A statement by rallied from the early will be no tolerance or republic needed to be
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary evening in the capital forgiveness for these confronted over its nuclear
Guard Corps read on state Tehran and other cities, elements.” State TV reported program. “We don’t need
Asian markets rise as oil dips amid many waving the Iranian six people were arrested too much help. We don’t
Russia says ready to flag, images on state TV over accusations of being need any help,” Trump said.
showed. “ringleaders of the Asked if he would reconsider
US-Iran tensions supply oil to Pakistan It had earlier broadcast a monarchist terrorist the US relationship with
message from authorities network” planning unrest NATO as he has suggested
Mostly markets in Asia costs. people were killed by urging people to join on Tuesday. It did not give in the past, Trump said it
edged higher on Wednesday In a bid to ease traffic missiles near Tel Aviv.
while oil prices dipped, through the crucial Strait, Israel also hit a central ISLAMABAD: Russia has to political and diplomatic religious groups across the further details. was “certainly something
tracking a tech-driven US forces dropped several Beirut neighbourhood as engagement in line with
surge on Wall Street. The 5,000-pound (2,250 kg) it looks to take out expressed willingness to the United Nations Charter. country for a “popular While US President Donald that we should think about”
uptick comes amid bombs on "hardened Hezbollah. He criticised the use of
escalating U.S.-Iran Iranian missile sites" near Rystad Energy estimated supply oil to Pakistan force against Iran, saying gathering to neutralise the Trump lashed out at but added: “I have nothing
tensions: Washington hit the coast, Central Command just 12.5 million barrels it had escalated the crisis
Iranian missile sites near said. per day of Middle Eastern amid Iran war disruptions, and contributed to regional potential plots of elements “foolish” Nato over Iran, currently in mind.”
the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has sought to extract oil remains online, down instability. The ambassador
Tehran responded by a heavy toll on the global from the 21 million per contingent on request. also denounced the Major crackdown on money laundering,
targeting neighboring oil economy in retaliation day pre-war base. assassination of Iran’s
exporters. for the US-Israeli attack, "But the 12.5 million bpd “We are ready to supply Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Despite ongoing conflict including by driving up figure is not secure," Ali Khamenei and
and crude holding around the cost of oil. Rystad said. "If the oil to Pakistan if a formal described the US-Israeli hawala-hundi networks launched
$100 a barrel — a potential US President Donald (Hormuz) situation persists, attacks on civilian
catalyst for renewed Trump on Tuesday fumed the drop in departures request is made, but so infrastructure as serious ISLAMABAD: The federal must be sent strictly the formation of a joint
inflation — traders are that allies, which have could start feeding through violations of international
moving back into equities largely distanced themselves into additional export far no such request has law. government on Tuesday through banking channels working group of the State
following initial steep from his war, were not losses in the weeks ahead, Referring to the broader
losses. lining up to help escort as producers face growing been received,” Russian conflict involving Iran, approved an aggressive and other legally approved Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
However, analysts warned tankers through Hormuz. difficulty moving crude the ambassador said the
the positive mood could The attacks came as Israel out of the Gulf." Ambassador Albert P. escalation followed US nationwide crackdown mechanisms. and the Federal
fade if the crisis drags on announced it had killed Still, oil prices fell, with and Israeli actions.
and energy costs spiral security chief Ali Larijani, West Texas Intermediate Khorev told reporters He reiterated Russia’s against money laundering The process of sending Investigation Agency
with Hormuz — through a key force leading Iran losing more than one call for dialogue, respect
which a fifth of global oil since the death of Supreme percent to sit around $95, here on Tuesday. for sovereignty and and the hawala-hundi money abroad through (FIA). The group will
and gas flow — effectively Leader Ayatollah Ali while Brent dipped 0.8%, consideration of the
closed by Iran. Khamenei in the first though it was still holding Declaring energy a key security interests of all networks operating across money changers will also regularly review progress
That comes with central strikes of the war. above $102. regional states.
banks increasingly in a Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia And stocks continued to avenue for expanding On the Russia-Ukraine the country, reports Geo be streamlined to eliminate on all relevant matters
bind as the need for lower intercepted six drones defy gravity following conflict, Khorev said the
interest rates to support and Kuwait’s air defences gains on Wall Street that bilateral cooperation, the situation on the front line News. loopholes and ensure linked to combating illegal
the economy goes up responded to a rocket and were helped by tech giants currently favoured Russian
against the prospect of drone attack, authorities including Apple and envoy said Pakistan could forces amid intensified The approval was given complete transparency. financial flows.
rising prices, which would from both countries said Amazon. Ukrainian strikes on
need higher borrowing Wednesday, while two benefit from the prevailing Russian territory and in a high-level special The ministers emphasised During the session, the
civilian infrastructure.
global situation caused meeting chaired by Interior that the entire mechanism SBP governor briefed
by Iran war oil disruptions. Minister Mohsin Naqvi for foreign remittances participants on the current
On regional tensions, he and Finance Minister will be made transparent system of fund transfers
said Russia maintained Muhammad Aurangzeb. and foolproof . All illegal through banking channels.
long-standing military The meeting resolved that channels used for The meeting was attended
and technical cooperation strict action will be taken transferring funds abroad by the FIA director general,
with Iran, but described against major business will be discouraged at the SBP governor, and the
the evolving Middle East figures and institutions every level, they said. federal finance secretary.
situation as complex and involved in illegally A strong resolve was Separately, the Federal
uncertain. transferring funds abroad. expressed to take firm Investigation Agency (FIA)
Khorev condemned Officials agreed that no action against big money foiled an attempt to
reported US-Israeli leniency would be extended launderers, with the smuggle women abroad
airstrikes on civilian to individuals or entities ministers reiterating that in Karachi, taking 33
targets in Iran, including engaged in money the business of hawala-hundi women belonging to various
a strike on a girls’ school, laundering or hawala-hundi would not be tolerated districts of Punjab into
terming them operations. It was decided under any circumstances. custody, a spokesperson
unacceptable, and called that overseas remittances The meeting also approved said.
for restraint and a return
