{"id":59921,"date":"2026-02-19T19:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=59921"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:14:23","slug":"pakistan-issues-demarche-to-afghan-regime-on-use-of-afghan-soil-for-terrorism-in-bajaur-that-took-lives-of-11-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-issues-demarche-to-afghan-regime-on-use-of-afghan-soil-for-terrorism-in-bajaur-that-took-lives-of-11-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan issues demarche to Afghan regime on use of Afghan soil for terrorism in Bajaur that took lives of 11 Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59925\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan-696x429.jpg 696w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bajaur-Attack-Demarche-Afghan-682x420.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>ISLAMABAD : 19 Feb 2026 &#8211; The Foreign Office summoned the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission on Wednesday afternoon and delivered a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime on the terrorist attack in Bajaur on February 16, 2026 in which 11 Pakistani soldiers were martyred.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the vehicle borne suicide terrorist attack followed by a fire raid on Pakistan Military and Law Enforcement Agencies\u2019 post in Bajaur carried out by Fitna al Khwarij \/ TTP,\u201d a press release issued by the Foreign Office Spokesperson on Thursday said.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry conveyed serious concern that FAK\/TTP, whose entire leadership is based in Afghanistan, operates with impunity from Afghan soil.<\/p>\n<p>It was reemphasized that Pakistan has repeatedly received assurances from the Afghan Taliban regime, but, regrettably, with no visible or concrete actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan Taliban regime has been told to take immediate, concrete and verifiable measures against all terror groups operating from its territory, including their leadership, the FO spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"81qms9QHeA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/balochistan-attacked-again-terrorists-hit-citizens-security-forces-in-the-length-breadth-of-province-ispr-counts-18-civilians-15-soldiers-martyrd-92-terrorists-killed\/\">BALOCHISTAN ATTACKED AGAIN ! Terrorists Hit Citizens, Security Forces in the Length &#038; Breadth of Province ! ISPR counts 18 Civilians 15 Soldiers Martyred ! 92 Terrorists Killed<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;BALOCHISTAN ATTACKED AGAIN ! Terrorists Hit Citizens, Security Forces in the Length &#038; Breadth of Province ! ISPR counts 18 Civilians 15 Soldiers Martyred ! 92 Terrorists Killed&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/balochistan-attacked-again-terrorists-hit-citizens-security-forces-in-the-length-breadth-of-province-ispr-counts-18-civilians-15-soldiers-martyrd-92-terrorists-killed\/embed\/#?secret=XL8U6nju68#?secret=81qms9QHeA\" data-secret=\"81qms9QHeA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said that the Afghan Taliban regime has also been categorically informed that Pakistan reserves the right to respond and eliminate any Khwarij belonging to FAK group along with their affiliates, wherever they are located to ensure safety of its soldiers, civilians and territorial boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>On 16 February 2026, a cowardly terrorist attack was attempted on Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies Joint Check Post in Bajaur District by Khwarij belonging to Indian Proxy, Fitna al Khwarij.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants sought to breach the check post security; however, their nefarious designs were swiftly and decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Pakistan\u2019s security forces. Displaying unwavering courage and professional excellence, our valiant troops engaged the fleeing khwarij with precision, eliminating twelve khwarij.<\/p>\n<p>In their desperation, the attackers rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall. Due to blast impact infrastructure at Check post collapsed resultantly 11 brave sons of soil, rendered the ultimate sacrifice and embraced Shahadat.<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, civilian residential buildings in close proximity also suffered severe destruction as a result of explosion, leading to the martyrdom of one innocent young girl and injuries to seven others including women and children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UVUucwr92v\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-dec-2025\/\">Pakistan in the World &#8211; Dec 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World &#8211; Dec 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-dec-2025\/embed\/#?secret=6qPM2NISf8#?secret=UVUucwr92v\" data-secret=\"UVUucwr92v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : 19 Feb 2026 &#8211; The Foreign Office summoned the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission on Wednesday afternoon and delivered a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime on the terrorist attack in Bajaur on February 16, 2026 in which 11 Pakistani soldiers were martyred. \u201cPakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the vehicle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[162,79,5480,3123,48,308],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59921"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59927,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59921\/revisions\/59927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}