'Everything necessary will be done': Military spokesman reaffirms Pakistan's right to self-defence against Afghanistan-based terrorism

'Everything necessary will be done': Military spokesman reaffirms Pakistan's right to self-defence against Afghanistan-based terrorism.

Key points

• News Desk Published October 1, 2026 Updated October 1, 2026 09: 53pm.
• After unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban from throughout the border, Pakistan introduced Operation Ghazab lil Haq against terrorist hideouts, on the night of February 26.
• Pakistan has seen a surge in terrorism since the banned Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) concluded its ceasefire agreement with the administration in November 2022, vowing to rise attacks.
• A demarche was additionally delivered to the Afghan side on Sept 26 on account of the Sept 23 airspace violation by drones, the Foreign Office stated.
• In this session, he went on, the Afghan Taliban agreed to coordinate, and the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) additionally requested Gul Bahadur for manpower.

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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry remarked on Thursday that Pakistan had the right to self-defence and "everything that is necessary will be done" in response to terrorism emanating from Afghanistan.

In response, the administration labelled the group as Fitna-al-Khawarij (FAK) and directed the apply of the term khariji for attackers.

Notably, the military spokesperson's assertion came during a press briefing that was mainly focused on rebutting Indian media reports that an individual wanted in connection with the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack last year had been killed during an "encounter" in occupied Kashmir.

When asked regarding terrorism and attacks from Afghanistan, he stated: Our policy is particularly clear that there is no compromise on the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and any threat to the security and stability of Pakistan.

"Pakistan has a right to self-defence, and come what may, everything that is necessary will be done. I hope that gives you an idea as far as the perspective of the armed forces is concerned."

"What we will do and when we will do (it) with the Afghan Taliban regime is up to us to decide, " the DG ISPR remarked in response to a question regarding the recent rise in strikes on Afghanistan. "They have made their choice of abetting and sponsoring terrorism."

He continued that the question that should be asked by the international media was where was Bashir Zeb – "an international terrorist of an internationally recognised terrorist organisation" – and Noor Wali, "the khariji".

"Why are there Afghans who are part of the formations coming and exploding here? What is Afghanistan doing regarding it? That is the relevant question, " he remarked.

In practice, the spokesperson continued that to safeguard Pakistan's citizens, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, "whatever needs to be done, we will do it, at the time and place and (via) the method that we think is most feasible".

He stressed, nevertheless, that "Pakistan has secured nothing against the Afghan individuals, absolutely nothing. The difficulty is with this Afghan Taliban regime".

He termed the Afghan Taliban regime "non-inclusive", "non-representative" and "non-elected", adding that as a "forced" regime, it required a status of insecurity and oppression in which such regimes thrived.

"So for that, they have gathered all the terrorist organisations of the world, the whole alphabet – the whole soup is there, " he remarked, listing Al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-continent (AQIS), the militant Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), FAK, and Fitna al Hindustan.

He additionally raised the question of an Aug 26 gathering headed by the governor of Kandahar, Mullah Shirin, and involving Al-Qaeda, Bashir Zeb, Gul Bahadur and the Afghan Taliban, in which, Chaudhry noted, they coordinated how to combine their forces as they were being "beaten out of hell" individually.

"What is common between BLA and Fitna al Khawarij? Nothing, " Chaudhry remarked, adding that the Baloch were egalitarian and gender equal, especially in the south. By contrast, he remarked, the TTP treated women "as fodder, as cattle".

"What is common amongst them? Funds. The Afghan Taliban, who are sheltering them, " he stated, adding, "Any country will do everything to safeguard its citizens."

Islamabad has repeatedly pressed the Taliban administration in Kabul to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil, particularly those linked to the banned TTP, that are employed for attacks in Pakistan. Authorities say those appeals have gone unheeded.

According to a UN Security Council-mandated monitoring report – covering the period from Dec 16, 2025 to June 9, 2026 – Afg­han Taliban's continued backing for TTP has contributed to a rise in the frequency and lethality of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, even as Kabul has taken some initial steps to rein in the group.

Meanwhile, the report additionally pointed to growing operational and facilitation linkages among TTP, Al Qaeda, ISKP and BLA.

After unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban from throughout the border, Pakistan introduced Operation Ghazab lil Haq against terrorist hideouts, on the night of February 26. September witnessed another bout of conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

On Sept 21, in response to recent major terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan conducted "calibrated" airstrikes in the border region with Afghanistan against terrorist hideouts, with the administration saying more than 28 terrorists were killed.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described the action as part of Operation Ghazab lil Haq. It was introduced on the night of Feb 26 in response to unprovoked cross-border firing by the Afghan Taliban.

Days afterwards, Pakistan shot down eight drones rolled out from throughout the border that had entered Pakistani airspace near the Torkham border and Kohat. According to It was additionally, the Afghan Taliban engaged in unprovoked firing the night before near Kurram as security forces foiled an attempt by terrorists to cross into Pakistan.

In retaliation to the drone incursion, Pakistan conducted "precision aerial and drone strikes" in 10 locations throughout Afghanistan.

For context, a demarche was additionally delivered to the Afghan side on Sept 26 on account of the Sept 23 airspace violation by drones, the Foreign Office stated.

On Thursday, Pakistan again carried out "well-planned and calibrated" airstrikes against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, the information ministry remarked. It resulted in the deaths of "multiple terrorists".

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