• Source:JND

India has condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan territory, stating that the strikes had caused civilian casualties, including women and children, during the holy month of Ramadan.

In response to Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said,"India strongly condemns Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghan territory, which have resulted in civilian casualties, including women and children, during the holy month of Ramadan. This is yet another attempt by Pakistan to externalise its internal failures. India reiterates its support for Afghanistan's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence."

Jaiswal described the attacks as “another attempt by Pakistan to externalise its internal failures” and reiterated India’s steadfast support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.

Pakistan on Sunday claimed to kill 70 terrorists in the military strikes targeting at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation for the recent rebel attacks in the country.

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"Afghanistan has long been exporting terrorism. Pakistan is taking all actions to secure the life and property of its citizens," Pakistan State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said while speaking on Geo News' programme.
Earlier, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting confirmed the strikes in retaliation to the recent suicide bombings in Islamabad, Bajaur and Bannu, even as Kabul warned of a "necessary and measured response" to the strikes.

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In the latest terrorist incident, an army lieutenant colonel and a soldier were killed in a suicide attack in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pakistan has conclusive evidence that these acts of terrorism, including at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, one each in Bajaur and Bannu, followed by another incident in Bannu on Saturday, were allegedly perpetrated by Khwarij on the behest of their Afghanistan-based leadership and handlers.


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