Pakistan to pause Afghan strikes for Eid at request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey

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Pakistan has paused its strikes against Afghanistan targeting "terrorists and their support infrastructure" starting Wednesday at midnight until Monday at midnight. The decision was made at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. According to Pakistan's information minister, Attaullah Tarar, this pause is a gesture of good faith in keeping with Islamic norms. However, Pakistan stated that operations would immediately resume with renewed intensity in the event of any cross-border attack, drone attack, or terrorist incident inside Pakistan. This announcement follows Afghanistan holding a mass funeral for victims of what they claim was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul.

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Afghanistan held a mass funeral for victims of what Kabul said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital.

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In case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan, the operations would immediately resume.

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The pause in strikes would take effect at midnight on Wednesday and remain in place until midnight on Monday.

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The pause was requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.

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Pakistan announced a pause in strikes against Afghanistan ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

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Pakistan announced on Wednesday a pause in strikes against Afghanistan, saying the decision was made ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.In a statement, Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said the pause in strikes on “terrorists and their support infrastructure in Afghanistan” would take effect at midnight on Wednesday and remain in place until midnight on Monday.“Pakistan offers this gesture in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms,” he said.However, he said, “in case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan”, the operations would immediately resume with renewed intensity.Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar speaks during an interview in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: APAfghanistan held a mass funeral on Wednesday for some of the victims of what Kabul said was a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in its capital earlier this week.

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