Pakistan on Wednesday announced a temporary pause in the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against terrorists and their support infrastructure in Afghanistan in view of the upcoming Islamic festival of Eid ul Fitr.
In a X post, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that upon Islamabad’s own initiative as well as on the request from the brotherly Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye, the government has decided to announce a temporary pause in the ongoing military operation against the terrorists.
“The pause shall be applicable from midnight 18/ 19 March 2026 to midnight 23/24 March 2026,” he added.
The information minister said that Islamabad offers this gesture in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms.
Tarar, however, warned that in case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan, the military operation will immediately resume with renewed intensity.
The security forces launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq (Righteous Fury) last month after the Taliban regime’s unprovoked actions along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.
TEMPORARY PAUSE IN OPERATION GHAZAB LIL HAQ
(18 Mar 26)In view of the upcoming Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, upon its own initiative as well as on the request from the brotherly Islamic countries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye,…
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 18, 2026
