ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected as “propaganda” reports of alleged strikes in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, asserting that any cross-border action against militant infrastructure would be openly acknowledged and backed by evidence, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.
In a statement issued through its official fact-check platform, the ministry dismissed claims circulating in Afghan media and amplified by what it described as Indian-linked networks, terming them “phantom strikes” aimed at misinformation rather than reflecting ground realities.
The statement alleged that the Afghan Taliban administration was resorting to “misinformation and hate narratives” in the absence of governance delivery, while accusing it of drawing from “Indian propaganda practices,” including false flag narratives.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s security posture, the ministry said any action taken under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against militant infrastructure inside Afghanistan would be “well declared, fully owned and backed by precise evidence,” in line with past practice.
Officials maintained that Pakistan’s counterterrorism operations are targeted and documented, stressing that speculative or unverified claims should not be conflated with actual military actions.
The development comes amid heightened regional information contestation, where competing narratives around cross-border security incidents continue to shape diplomatic and media discourse between Islamabad and Kabul.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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