Pakistani officials said on Friday that Afghanistan The proposed military operation to eliminate militants on the border adjacent to (Determination of strength) in a protest in Bannu, one person lost his life as a result of firing.
More than 10,000 people waved white flags regarding the proposed operation and demanded peace in a rally held in Bannu, Pakistan, located 40 kilometers from Afghanistan.
Earlier on Monday, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a cantonment in Bannu, killing eight Pakistani soldiers.
Jamaluddin Wazir, who participated in the demonstration, told AFP that ‘military operations have been going on for 20 years, but peace has not been established yet. Military operations can never be a substitute for peace.’
Pakistan’s government announced earlier this year, without giving details, that the military would launch a new campaign to end militancy in areas along the border with Afghanistan, which have escalated since the Taliban government returned to power. has happened
Witnesses and officials said Friday’s protest turned violent when the crowd approached the walls of a military installation and opened fire.
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An intelligence official in the nearby city of Peshawar told AFP on condition of anonymity that they shouted slogans once morest the army and some people started pelting stones on the wall of the building. This resulted in aerial firing by the army which resulted in a stampede.’
According to the Minister of Health of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakhtun Yar who addressed the protestors, at least one person was killed in the protest.
He accused the army of firing on the protesters. He said that ‘During the demonstration, direct shots were fired at me and the people standing near me. It was not just aerial firing. His aim was to kill us.
“The shots were fired by those who want to destroy our peace. They want to shed the blood of our people but people are not ready to bear it anymore.’
Border violence has increased since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Islamabad has accused Kabul of failing to root out groups that have taken refuge on Afghan soil while preparing for attacks on Pakistan.
The Taliban government insists that it will not allow foreign militant organizations to operate from Afghanistan, but relations between Islamabad and Kabul have soured over the issue.
Operation Commitment Stability
On June 22, a meeting of the Apex Committee of the National Action Plan was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, in which Army Chief General Asim Munir also participated. In this meeting, the operation ‘Azam-e-Shattab’ was approved to counter militancy.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the purpose of stability is to decisively root out the remnants of terrorists, crimes and terrorist nexus and violent extremism in the country.
Since then, serious concerns and reservations have been expressed by opposition political parties and other circles. Maulana Fazlur Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam rejected it and called it ‘Operation Instability’.
In this regard, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, while explaining the announcement of Operation Resolve, said that the plan for its implementation will be presented in the cabinet, it will be discussed in the parliament, and the consensus of the house will be obtained, in which the opposition and All parties will be given time for discussion and their questions and concerns will be answered.
He said that the new operation should not be confused with Zarb-e-Azb, Rah Nejat and Rad-e-Fasaad. Their nature was different but the objectives are the same, there were operations once morest terrorists in the past, this will also be once morest them.
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