Infiltration into Pakistan from the territory of Afghanistan is not only ongoing, but in some cases, several incidents of terrorism have taken place in a single day.  

On the intervening night of August 18 and 19, a group of  terrorist elements tried to infiltrate into Pakistani territory near Bajaur district, which was effectively foiled by the security forces.  In the fierce exchange of fire, 5 terrorists were killed while 4 were injured. During this operation, three brave soldiers of the motherland, Naik Inayat Khan (35 years), Naik Umar Hayat (35 years) and Sepoy Waqar Khan (25 years) were martyred while fighting bravely.  In view of the presence of several armed groups in Afghanistan and the situation there, a promise was taken from the Afghan Taliban not to use their territory against others in the Doha talks.  The Afghan Taliban, who gained control of Kabul, have so far failed to hold on to it, and as Pakistan's special representative Asif Durrani pointed out on the sidelines of the Doha summit in June, ISIS, which took root in Afghanistan, has carried out operations in Iran, Moscow and Pakistan. These operations can take place anywhere in the world. As far as Pakistan is concerned, it is using diplomatic efforts along with effective actions to deal with the attacks of terrorists on its soil.  What is needed is for the world to take measures to prevent another 9/11 instead of waiting for it to happen.  Regional and international forums should support Afghans on many issues, including economic problems, while efforts can be made to avoid new crises including the flood of refugees by coordinating the trade relations of different countries with Afghanistan with measures to prevent terrorism.

Along with continuing effective operations against terrorists, it is also important to address the causes that are causing terrorism.  More steps are required by the Afghan government to stop the activities of the outlawed TTP, for which more effective use of diplomatic channels is required, while solving the problem of missing persons, the root cause of anti-state sentiments in Balochistan should be immediately eliminated.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.  Recently, 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.  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 terrorism indicate that the activities of miscreants have increased, but the security forces have also thwarted their nefarious intentions. 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. 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. 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 to Afghanistan's acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar recently. Pakistan had clearly warned the Afghan Govt 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.