News Desk
October 1, 2026
A soldier keeps watch at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman, Balochistan — AFP
Pakistan carried out “well-planned and calibrated” air strikes against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, the information ministry said on Thursday.
In a post on X, the ministry said the strikes were carried out in continuation of Operation Ghazab lil Haq and Pakistan’s resolve to eliminate terrorists, their networks and supporters.
It said the aerial strikes targeted the hideouts and safe havens of terrorist organisations it referred to as
Fitna al Khwarij and
Fitna al Hindustan, and resulted in the deaths of “multiple terrorists”.
The state uses the term
Fitna al Khawarij for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and refers to designated Balochistan-based groups as
Fitna al Hindustan to highlight India’s role in terrorism and destabilisation across Pakistan.
The statement added, “Based on credible intelligence, selective targeting of terrorist camps and hideouts at two locations belonging to
Fitna al Khawarij, Fitna al Hindustan and their affiliates has been carried out in Afghanistan with precision and accuracy.”
The ministry said the targets were destroyed, with initial reports suggesting that 22 terrorists had been killed.
“Large quantities of weapons and ammunition stored at these hideouts were also destroyed,” it said.
The ministry added that Pakistan had always stressed regional peace and stability, but held that the safety of Pakistani citizens remained the “foremost priority”.
The statement expressed concern that Afghanistan “continues to remain a hub of terrorism. The threat to Pakistan emanates from Afghanistan”, adding that, keeping in view the fact, the strikes had targeted terrorist hubs and “maximum precaution” was taken to ensure “no collateral damage”.
It added that Pakistan’s counter-terrorism campaign Ghazab lil Haq will continue at “full pace to wipe out the menace of foreign-sponsored and supported terrorism from the country”.