{"id":105319,"date":"2026-02-24T16:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-warns-immediate-severe-response-following-afghan-talibans-unprovoked-firing-at-border-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:43:29","slug":"pakistan-warns-immediate-severe-response-following-afghan-talibans-unprovoked-firing-at-border-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-warns-immediate-severe-response-following-afghan-talibans-unprovoked-firing-at-border-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan warns &#8216;immediate, severe&#8217; response following Afghan Taliban&#8217;s unprovoked firing at border | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PM&#8217;s spokesperson says security forces responded immediately to silence the aggression<\/p>\n<p>A Pakistani soldier keeps vigil at the border fencing along with Afghanistan. PHOTO:AFP\/FILE   <\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Security forces responded immediately to stop unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Tuesday amid intense friction between the two countries, according to the prime minister&#8217;s spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Torkham and\u00a0Tirah sub-sectors. Pakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately and\u00a0effectively, silencing the Taliban aggression,&#8221; said\u00a0Mosharraf Zaidi, who is\u00a0Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif&#8217;s spokesperson for foreign media.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that any further provocation would\u00a0be responded to &#8220;immediately and severely&#8221;, adding that\u00a0Pakistan would\u00a0continue to protect its citizens and guard its territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mosharrafzaidi\/status\/2026326337695211825?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Afghan Taliban regime initiated unprovoked firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border in Torkham &amp; Tirah sub-sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s security forces responded immediately &amp; effectively, silencing the Taliban aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Any further provocation will be responded to\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mosharraf Zaidi \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@mosharrafzaidi) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mosharrafzaidi\/status\/2026326337695211825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM&#8217;s spokesperson says security forces responded immediately to silence the aggression A Pakistani soldier keeps vigil at the border fencing along with Afghanistan. PHOTO:AFP\/FILE Security forces responded immediately to stop unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Tuesday amid intense friction between the two countries, according to the prime minister&#8217;s spokesperson. 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