Pakistan targets militant camps in Afghanistan, says report

And the military has openly taken charge of the proceedings, relegating pretentions of political propriety to the background. “No stranger or Pakistani will be allowed to intervene on Afghan soil”, the Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army, Gen. Qadam Shah Shahim said.

There would be “no more restraint for anyone”, he said.

Police said that a suicide bomber entered the Lal Shehbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan town of Sindh through its Golden Gate.

The head of the military’s media wing DG ISPR Major-General Asif Ghafoor said Afghan Embassy officials were called to General Headquarters. In retaliation for this week’s terrorist attacks in the country, Pakistani armed forces killed more than 100 militants and arrested many others across the nation. That concern is being voiced today by analysts and officials, in the aftermath of yesterday’s brutal bombing attack on a Sufi shrine that killed 88 people. But this week, that sense of security has been blown away.

Atmar’s office said he condemned such “abhorrent” attacks on civilians, and pointed out that Islamic State has also claimed responsibility for several recent attacks in Afghanistan.

Officially, Pakistan denies supporting the Taliban, saying it too is a victim of terrorism and that fighters of the Tehrik-i-Taliban, one of the main groups carrying out attacks inside Pakistan, were operating from Afghanistan. It also blames India for funding these groups. He also shared his plans to undertake special coordination at appropriate levels between U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Afghan Security Forces and Pakistan.

But many in Pakistan and elsewhere don’t buy that argument.

As fresh wave of terror attacks grips Pakistan, the military in a late night decision on Thursday chose to seal the borders Pakistan shares with Afghanistan.

The army has so far provided no details of how and under what circumstances the militants were killed.

In Kabul, the Afghan government on February 18 summoned Pakistani Ambassador Abrar Hussain to protest recent shelling by Pakistani forces in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces.

The military establishment rejects such arguments.

The army demanded Afghanistan launch a crackdown against militants targeting Pakistan. Even the handlers and suicide bombers come from Afghanistan. Zakaria added that while investigation was underway, the Pakistani government has taken issue to the UN Secretary General about involvement of India in terrorist activities in Pakistan.