Parked autos loaded with the belongings of Afghan residents making an attempt to return to their nation, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan following exchanges of fireplace between the nations’ forces on October 16, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters
The militants tried to cross over from Afghanistan on Friday (October 25) and Saturday (October 26) in Kurram and North Waziristan districts, rugged areas alongside Pakistan’s northwestern frontier, the Pakistani navy’s media wing mentioned.
It mentioned the tried infiltrations solid doubt on the intentions of the federal government in Afghanistan in “regards to addressing the difficulty of terrorism emanating from its soil”.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban authorities’s chief spokesman and the defence ministry didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the reported assaults.
The Taliban denies accusations of sheltering militants and says Pakistan’s navy operations violate Afghan sovereignty.
Officials from each international locations are assembly in Istanbul to forestall a relapse into battle after clashes between their armies earlier this month — the worst border combating because the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of Kabul.
That combating erupted after Pakistan demanded the Taliban rein in militants it says function from Afghan sanctuaries, prompting heavy exchanges of fireplace and Pakistani airstrikes. Both sides reached a truce in Doha final Sunday.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Asif, mentioned on Saturday (October 25) the truce was holding and he believed Afghanistan wished peace. But he warned that failure to succeed in an settlement in Istanbul would imply “open battle”.
Pakistan’s navy described the attackers as members of “Fitna al Khwarij” a time period it makes use of for teams it says are impressed by militant ideology and backed by “international sponsors”.
Published – October 26, 2025 08:16 pm IST
