Pakistani Prime Minister praises security forces’ operations against “Kharijites” | news

On Sunday, Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif praised the security forces for their success in carrying out operations against what he called the “Kharijite Sedition” organization in North Waziristan and the city of Kurram, and for killing 25 “terrorists” in conjunction with renewed clashes near the border with Afghanistan.

Shehbaz Sharif praised 5 security personnel who were “martyred while fighting terrorists during operations” and expressed his condolences to their families. He also said, “The entire nation salutes the security forces.”

It was the army The Pakistani army announced today that 5 soldiers and 25 militants were killed in clashes Near the border with Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister reiterated his determination to completely eliminate all types of terrorism in the country.

It is noteworthy that the Pakistani Taliban movement often targets security forces throughout the country, especially the former tribal areas in the northwest of the country adjacent to the borders of Afghanistan.

Earlier, the Public Relations Department of the Pakistani Army said that two large groups of militants attempted to infiltrate from two different locations on the border with Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, located in the northwest of the country.

The Pakistani statement added that at least 25 militants, including 4 “suicide bombers,” were killed during these confrontations.

The cross-border attacks, a source of chronic tension in Pakistan and Afghanistan, come at a time when officials from the two countries are meeting in Istanbul for talks on establishing lasting peace following the recent ceasefire agreement.

A Qatari-brokered truce

Earlier this month, the two countries witnessed the worst border clashes in decades, before a Qatari-brokered truce was reached.

The second round of talks began yesterday, at a time when Islamabad warned that its failure could lead to “open war.” It is still unclear how long negotiations will continue in Istanbul.

The Pakistani military said that the timing of these infiltration attempts “raises doubts about the intentions of the interim Afghan government with regard to dealing with threats emanating from its territory.”

He referred to the Doha Agreement, calling on the Afghan government to “fulfill its obligations and prevent the use of its lands in hostile actions against Pakistan.”

Kabul denies accusations of harboring militants, and says the operations Pakistani military violates Afghan sovereignty.

At the same time, US President Donald Trump said that he would resolve the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan “very quickly.”

In statements on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, Trump said that his administration had ended 8 wars within 8 months, adding, “I heard that Pakistan and Afghanistan have started a new conflict, but I will solve it very quickly.”