ISLAMABAD : In a sharp rebuttal to Afghan media narratives, sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan has categorically rejected claims that its recent cross-border strikes targeted a religious seminary, asserting that the operation precisely hit confirmed terrorist camps used for planning attacks against Pakistan.
Official sources have dismissed the Afghan portrayal as a “complete white lie” aimed at garnering international sympathy. The locations struck were intelligence-based confirmed terror hideouts belonging to Fitnat al-Khwarij — the banned Pakistani Taliban — where attacks on Pakistani soil were being orchestrated.
The ‘Religious Card’ Exposed
Pakistan has called out the tactics employed by terrorist entities and their sympathizers who consistently hide behind the veil of religion to mask their defeats. The Fitnat al-Khwarij has a long history of using the “religious card” to shield its misdeeds and mislead public opinion.
“This is not the place they are claiming to be,” a security official stated, referring to Afghan media reports attempting to portray terrorist camps as madrasas. “Stop fooling the world. The hideouts of Fitnat al-Khwarij and their misdeeds cannot be hidden under the guise of religion.”
Ground Realities vs. Propaganda
The clarification comes as Afghan media outlets launched a concerted propaganda campaign attempting to generate sympathy for terrorists by misrepresenting targeted locations. Pakistan maintains that all strikes were carried out with precision and accuracy based on verified intelligence of terrorist activities.
