ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the unprovoked cross-border attacks launched from Afghan territory on Pakistani border posts in the Spin Boldak area of Balochistan and the Kurram sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The President described the attacks as a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, labeling them an unacceptable act of aggression. He praised the professionalism and valour of Pakistan’s Armed Forces for effectively repelling the assaults and defending the nation’s borders.

President Zardari noted that the Afghan Taliban regime continues to violate the Doha Accord by providing safe sanctuaries to terrorist groups that attack regional countries, destabilizing the region, including Pakistan. He remarked that the regime has failed to establish a broad-based and representative government in Afghanistan, continuing to monopolize power to the exclusion of other political and ethnic groups.

The President urged the authorities in Kabul to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for acts of terrorism or hostility against Pakistan. He emphasized that such provocations undermine regional peace and the bonds of brotherhood between the peoples of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

He reaffirmed that Pakistan seeks peaceful, cooperative relations with all its neighbors but stated that any act of aggression would be met with a firm and resolute response.