ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday declared that the informalceasefire arrangement with the Afghan Taliban regime is on the verge ofcomplete breakdown, with terrorist attacks originating from Afghan soilcontinuing unabated.
Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch told reporters that the understandingreached with Kabul never constituted a formal ceasefire but rather anAfghan commitment to prevent its territory from being used for attacks onPakistan.
She accused Afghan nationals and terrorist organisations of persistentlytargeting Pakistani security forces and civilians, rendering thearrangement meaningless in its current form.
Military analysts noted that recent attacks claimed by the bannedTehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other groups have shown no significantdecline since the temporary reduction in hostilities earlier this year.
Security sources indicated that Pakistan’s leadership is weighing targetedoperations against terrorist sanctuaries inside Afghanistan if the attacksdo not cease immediately.
The latest surge in violence follows multiple incidents along the DurandLine where Pakistani border troops have come under fire from across theborder in recent weeks.
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Islamabad has repeatedly conveyed its concerns to the Talibanadministration through diplomatic channels, demanding concrete actionagainst TTP leadership reportedly sheltering in Afghanistan.
Defence experts believe any Pakistani military response would likelyinvolve precision airstrikes or limited cross-border raids similar toprevious operations.
The deteriorating security situation has once again highlighted the fragilenature of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations despite shared ideologicalaffinities with the Taliban government.
