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At least four people, including two children, were injured in Pakistan after Afghanistan launched drones towards the country. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the news on Saturday, describing the drones as “rudimentary”. The attack came at a time when tensions between the two neighbouring states had been reignited.
On Friday evening, Pakistani security sources said two drones were intercepted at different locations adjacent to Rawalpindi, Dawn reported. Pakistan claimed that the drones were successfully brought down through electronic countermeasures.
The Pakistani military’s media wing said on Saturday that the drones were intercepted through “soft and hard kills” and did not reach their intended targets. According to the ISPR, two children were injured in Quetta, a civilian was injured in Kohat, and another was injured in Rawalpindi.
“These attacks were aimed at inducing fear in the public and reminding us of the terrorist mindset which drives the Afghan Taliban," the authorities said in a statement.
‘Operation Ghazab lil-Haq will continue’: ISPR
The Pakistani military said that while the Afghan Taliban “project victimhood to garner global sympathy”, on the other hand, they “actively target civilians through their terrorist proxies and their drones”. “Pakistan’s people and its Armed Forces are absolutely clear about the true nature and intentions of the terrorist militia-for-hire that rules Afghanistan,” said the statement by the ISPR.
The military also maintained that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq will continue till the Afghan Taliban address Pakistan’s core concern regarding terrorism originating from Afghan soil. “Pakistan’s Armed Forces stand steadfast in the fight against terrorism and its manifestations, like the drone attacks by the Afghan Taliban," the statement further reads.
However, it is pertinent to note that Afghanistan’s drone attack came just days after Pakistan conducted a strike on Kabul. The tensions between the two neighbouring states escalated after a failed ceasefire.
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