The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Pakistani media outlet Dawn reported that Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), said on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that Afghans were involved in major “high-impact” terrorist incidents in Pakistan during 2025.
At a press conference, Chaudhry said the briefing aimed to
provide a comprehensive overview of counter-terrorism measures taken in the
past year, emphasizing that terrorism remains the biggest threat facing
Pakistan.
He described 2025 as a “landmark and consequential year” in
Pakistan’s fight against terrorism, citing four key reasons: intensified counter-terrorism
efforts, nationwide clarity on the nature of terrorism, global recognition of
Pakistan’s narrative on Afghanistan as a base for terrorist operations, and the
reinvigoration of the National Action Plan (NAP).
According to Chaudhry, Pakistani law enforcement
agencies—including the army, police, Federal Constabulary, and intelligence
units—conducted 75,175 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in 2025, averaging 206
operations per day. The DG ISPR said 5,397 terror incidents occurred, mostly in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP, 71%) and Balochistan (29%), resulting in 2,597
terrorists killed and 1,235 law enforcement personnel and civilians martyred.
He highlighted 27 suicide bombings, including two by female
attackers, and said the high number of incidents in KP was due to a politically
conducive environment and the flourishing of a political-terror nexus.
Chaudhry blamed the rise of terrorism on changes in
Afghanistan following the 2021 Doha Agreement, claiming the Afghan Taliban
failed to fulfill commitments to form an inclusive government, prevent use of
Afghan soil for terrorism, and protect women’s rights. He alleged that the
Afghan Taliban provided a base for terrorist groups, including the TTP, with
support from India and other financial sponsors.
The DG ISPR said modern US equipment left in Afghanistan,
including night-vision devices, sniper rifles, and body armor, became available
to terrorists on the black market. He also criticized political facilitation of
terrorists and said Pakistan’s military conducted strikes along the Pak-Afghan
border in October 2025, targeting TTP and other terrorist posts, while
deliberately avoiding Afghan Taliban positions.
Chaudhry listed 10 major terror incidents in 2025, stating
that all 78 terrorists involved were Afghan nationals and were killed, while 60
civilians were martyred. He emphasized that Pakistan’s fight against terrorism
is intelligence-based and people-driven, relying on border engagements,
small-team offensive actions, and technical surveillance, including the
monitored use of drones.
He stressed that Pakistan’s military operations aimed to minimize
collateral damage, target only terrorists and their facilitators, and maintain
strong coordination between the state and the public.
This statement follows Pakistan’s continued claims that
Afghanistan remains a hub for cross-border terrorism and that Afghan
Taliban-backed groups are actively involved in organizing attacks inside
Pakistan
