Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban allegation of ceasefire violation
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday rejected “frivolous” claims by the Afghan Taliban’s so-called defence spokesperson that the Pakistan Armed Forces had violated a temporary ceasefire pause.
Pakistan government had earlier announced a pause in its ongoing counterterrorism campaign, Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq, from the night of March 18–19 until March 23–24, 2026, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
According to Afghan media reports, Afghanistan’s Chief of Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, accused Pakistan of breaching the ceasefire along the Durand Line.
However, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through its fact-checking wing, categorically denied the allegations, stating that no violation of the pause had occurred along the western border and that the claims were “completely false.”
The statement suggested that such propaganda may have originated from elements within the Afghan Taliban, aimed at creating a pretext for terrorism or other action against Pakistan.
Pakistan rejected as “frivolous” claims by the Afghan Taliban’s defence spokesperson alleging that it had violated temporary ceasefire pause.
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