Pakistan has categorically rejected allegations that its counterterrorism operations caused civilian casualties, calling them baseless and unsubstantiated. Its foreign ministry said disinformation would not obscure the threat posed by terrorist networks operating from Afghan territory.
According to the statement, attacks by those networks have resulted in more than 3,500 casualties in 2026. Pakistan also said thousands of its civilians had been killed in attacks planned, financed and supported from Afghan soil.
The ministry accused the Afghan Taliban regime of sheltering terrorist organisations, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), as well as their affiliates. It said the groups posed a threat to regional peace and stability and noted that UN mechanisms had reported on the issue.
