In a transfer that has pushed South Asia’s fragile stability to the brink, Pakistan’s army, below Military Chief Normal Asim Munir, launched airstrikes close to Kabul, Afghanistan, late final night time. Islamabad claimed the operation focused Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Noor Wali Mehsud, allegedly chargeable for a current lethal assault on Pakistani forces in Orakzai.
Nonetheless, inside hours, TTP launched an audio message purportedly from Mehsud, denying stories of his loss of life and declaring himself alive.
In at the moment’s DNA, Zee Information Managing Editor Rahul Sinha analysed how the current airstrike on Afghanistan has left Pakistan’s so-called “counterterror operation” below scrutiny- its largest blunder.
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The Taliban authorities in Kabul swiftly condemned the strikes, calling them a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and warning of retaliation. In a strongly worded assertion, the Taliban mentioned Pakistan must “pay the worth” for civilian casualties brought on by the unprovoked assault.
The state of affairs is especially unstable as Afghan International Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is presently visiting India, assembly with Exterior Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. India reaffirmed that Afghanistan’s sovereignty and safety stay a precedence and introduced plans to reopen its full-fledged embassy in Kabul — signaling renewed diplomatic engagement with the Taliban regime.
Domestically, Pakistan’s authorities faces mounting turmoil. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s administration has suspended web providers throughout Islamabad and Rawalpindi amid mass protests by the novel Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group, which tried to march towards the US Embassy over the Gaza battle. Violent clashes with safety forces have already erupted.