2 minutes of readingMarch 2, 2026 20:51 IST
The Pakistan-Afghanistan border skirmish continued on Monday as Islamabad destroyed the Taliban’s ammunition depot, according to state media reports, after launching ‘Operation Ghazab lil Haq’ days ago. This comes after Afghan Taliban forces attacked 53 locations along the more than 2,600 kilometer-long border.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday that Pakistan has killed 415 Afghan Taliban and injured more than 580 in the ongoing military operation, which was launched last week.
Pakistan State Television (PTV) reported that Pakistani forces destroyed an ammunition depot in Khost, as the army’s “vigorous and powerful counterattacks” against the aggression of the Afghan Taliban continued.
Pakistan closes airspace
Amid the ongoing military exercise, Pakistan has closed certain air routes within the Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions (FIR) at specific times to accommodate Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets.
According to the notification, these air routes will remain unavailable for commercial operations from March 3 to 31, between 9 am and 3 pm daily.
The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said that “the decision was taken due to the expected military exercises involving fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force, during which several sectors of the Karachi and Lahore FIRs will be closed to commercial flights.”
Pakistan’s Operation Ghazab lil-Haq
According to Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against the Afghan Taliban after “unprovoked firing” from across the border last week.
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“Pakistan armed forces have destroyed 182 Afghan Taliban posts and captured 31, and 415 Afghan Taliban personnel have been killed and more than 580 injured since the start of the operation so far,” he said on Monday.
Currently, there is no end to the conflict in sight as Pakistani forces are dismantling the Taliban’s security apparatus.
Gulf countries, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, made efforts soon after the conflict began to negotiate peace, but eventual escalations in the Middle East due to the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel did not allow for a short-term solution.
(With input from PTI)
