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

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Associated PressMarch 18, 2026 at 04:39 PM

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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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Pakistan

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