Pakistan forces are our defense fence and the guarantor of its security and stability, who have thwarted every move of the enemy with their best professional skills and are always ready to fulfill the requirements of the defense of the homeland.

The long war against terrorism was won by sacrificing thousands of young men. Even today, our forces are fighting against terrorist groups, the latest demonstration of which is the foiling of an attack in Balochistan's Zhob Garrison.

The terrorists had tried to enter the installations. They were stopped by the security personnel on duty. In the fierce exchange of fire, 4 soldiers were martyred and 5 were injured, who later succumbed to their injuries. In this way, the number of martyrs became 9. 7 terrorists were also killed.

The entire nation has paid tribute to the martyrs as  they saved the country from a huge loss of life by sacrificing their lives.

The nation can never forget these sacrifices. Recent incidents of remote control attacks on FC personnel in Qila Saifullah, levies police station in Turbat and mobile phones of CTD in Karachi indicate that the activities of miscreants have increased, but the security forces have also thwarted their nefarious intentions.

In Lahore, CTD arrested 5 terrorists including the main commander of the banned organization. According to a report, there were 271 militant attacks in the first half of 2023. As a result of the operations of the security forces, 236 suspected terrorists were killed and 295 were arrested.

More than 77 operations are being conducted on a daily basis by the Pakistan Army, Police and Intelligence Agencies and other law enforcement agencies to deal with the menace of terrorism. The forces and the nation are determined to defeat the nefarious efforts of the enemy.

The main reason behind the rise in terrorists acts in Pakistan is the use of Afghan soil for terror in Pakistan. Since the fall of Kabul to Taliban in 2021, terrorism has increased in Pakistan which can be gauged from the 2022 data which revealed a 27 percent more terrorist incidents took place in Pakistan as compared to 2021.

The current year has also recorded the intensity of lethal accidents and January 2023 was termed to be the bloodiest month in which 134 people lost lives due to terrorists acts while and 254 injured in as many as 44 terrorist strikes.

The terrorists are still active and resort to carrying out attacks in KP and Balochistan from time to time. On the average, three to four attacks took place in Pakistan every month which indicates that militants are still very much active. where the terrorists and militants organizations have regrouped after the take-over of Kabul by Taliban in August 2021 and they are involved in cross border attacks in Pakistan.

There is no secret that Afghan soil is being used by terrorists' groups against Pakistan and the number of attacks across the border in Pakistan from Afghanistan are the cases in point.

In January last, Afghan Govt spokesperson said that Daesh terrorists who were responsible for the attack on the Pak embassy had been killed by Afghan security set up. This statement indicates that Daesha and other terrorist's groups are present tin Afghanistan.

It may be mentioned here that Pakistan Govt had taken serious notice of the increasing cross border attacks in Pakistan from Afghan side and the rising activities of the IS-K and the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan from across the Afghan soil and had warned the Afghan government to take stern action against the militants and terrorists to wipe them out, otherwise Pakistan will be justified in taking action against the terrorists in Afghanistan within Afghanistan.

The message was delivered by a high-level delegation which was led by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif to Afghanistan's acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar during a visit to Afghanistan two months ago.

The Defense Minister had clearly warned the Afghan counterpart that in case of failure to stop the terrorists from cross-border attacks using Afghan soil, Pakistan will itself spring into action to eliminate them and their hideouts within Afghanistan.

Last year saw a 27 per cent increase in terrorists acts in Pakistan while the Police Civil Lines attack in Peshawar was the most dreaded one.

The first month of the ongoing year i.e. January recorded the record number of terrorists acts in the country in which 134 people lost lies while hundreds were injured in over one hundred and forty terrorists' incidents.

Most of the attacks were claimed by TTP and IS-Khurasan Chapters which have regrouped after the Taliban Govt in Afghanistan.

The mastermind of Peshawar mosque attack in 2021 was reportedly a member of the outlawed TTP, but had later left the TTP and switched over to the IS-K.

In March last year, as many as three militants of the IS-Khorasan chapter were killed in an exchange of fire with the security personnel during an Intelligence Based Operation in Jamrud District of KPK. They had come from Afghanistan. As a matter of fact, these terrorists infiltrate into to Pakistan through Afghan border under the disguise of Afghan refugees and according to a recent report by the UN, the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan which comprises up to 5,000 militant fighters is present in Afghanistan.

This was disclosed in a report, sent to the UN Security Council, and it had also warned that after the takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban, the Afghan soil can become a safe haven for terrorists groups like the Al Qaeda , the IS, etc.

The security situation in Pakistan has seriously deteriorated after the regrouping of TTP and another militant organization after the Taliban Govt in Afghanistan and  become so alarming that traders and professional have started leaving the country, shifting to either abroad due to prevailing sense of insecurity.

Had the Afghan government taken timely action against the terrorists, situation would not have worsened to such an extent in Pakistan.

The cross border attacks in Pakistan are a common case from Afghan soil during the last two years. Though there has been a little bit improvement in the overall situation, but the situation is still far from normal.