DND Report
Pakistan has been confronting manifold challenges and threats, both internal and external. In many cases, these threats overlap, as leaders of one political party have been appearing on Indian media and openly maligning Pakistan.
A video interview circulating widely on social media shows one of the sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan allegedly urging India to launch “Operation Sindoor II” against Pakistan. The credibility of this video, however, requires verification, as PTI claims it is doctored. Even if Noreen Niazi did not explicitly call on India to attack Pakistan, her appearance on Indian media platforms while cursing Pakistan remains inappropriate and deeply irresponsible.
Indian media has been extensively covering PTI’s protests outside Adiala Jail and broadcasting speeches in which Imran Khan’s sisters were seen spewing venom against Pakistan. At the same time, PTI is resisting security operations against terrorists in the Tirah Valley, where Indian-sponsored, Afghan-hosted militants are reportedly regrouping. This is the same party that has governed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for over a decade, facilitated the return of TTP terrorists during its tenure, and is now obstructing federal security forces from conducting operations essential for Pakistan’s security.
In addition to domestic controversies, PTI has taken unprecedented actions against Pakistan at the international level. The party’s leadership actively engaged foreign governments and international forums, including lobbying in the United States Congress to pressure Washington into taking punitive measures against Pakistan, reaching out to lawmakers in the European Parliament with the aim of pushing sanctions or restrictive measures targeting Pakistan’s institutions, writing letters to the IMF urging the Fund to halt or suspend loan payments to Pakistan during a severe economic crisis, advocating internationally against Pakistan’s GSP+ status, (which is vital for the country’s exports to the European Union), submitting appeals to UN bodies demanding action against Pakistan and seeking to portray the country as a violator of human rights to justify global sanctions.
No other political party in Pakistan’s history has taken such steps to implore foreign pressure, economic strangulation, or castigatory actions against its own country. Despite this, PTI has not yet been banned, even though the government recently banned TLP for creating domestic unrest. Government circles believe that PTI’s propagandists have crossed the red line, and their disinformation campaigns now officially qualify as part of a coordinated operation jointly executed by political propaganda teams and hostile external networks. ISPR and the Corps Commanders’ Conference have already highlighted the rising threat of “digital terrorism,” and the current wave of fake news is a textbook example of this phenomenon.
“The media community must stay alert. These fake stories are engineered to mislead the public, weaken national morale, and advance foreign agendas. Responsible reporting is critical to countering such lies and fake news,” commented an official from the Information Ministry in Islamabad.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Saturday reiterated that the Afghan regime is a threat not only to Pakistan but to the entire region (might be referring to attack on Chinese workers in Tajikistan and attack near White House) and the wider world. He reaffirmed that $7.2 billion worth of American military equipment left in Afghanistan during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is a major factor empowering terrorist groups.
He mentioned that Pakistani security forces had conducted 4,910 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) since November 4, 2025, neutralising 206 terrorists. For the current year, a total of 67,023 IBOs have been carried out nationwide, resulting in the killing of 1,873 terrorists, including 136 Afghans.
DG ISPR’s briefing also highlighted the emergence of a “very strong political–terror–crime nexus” operating in Pakistan’s border regions. He stated that this nexus is being facilitated by the “Fitna al-Khawarij,” using thousands of non-custom-paid (NCP) vehicles circulating illegally to facilitate suicide attacks inside Pakistan.
“If non-custom-paid vehicles are roaming freely in your province (KP), who is responsible for stopping them?” he asked the provincial government of PTI in KP.
There is no doubt left for the world forums that Afghan regime is harbouring terrorists who threaten the entire region and this regime is failing to establish an inclusive political structure that Afghan Taliban promised in Doha Accord. The absence of ethnic representation and the exclusion of 50 percent of Afghanistan’s population (women) raised questions not only against Taliban but to answer by those who installed Afghan Taliban in Kabul through Doha Accord.
Strangely, Afghan Taliban are using countries who are friendly to Pakistan to pressure Islamabad to open Afghan Transit Trade. Should “bloodshed and trade (Afghan Transit Trade) cannot go together? And should Pakistan not prioritise the safety of its citizens over maintaining unregulated trade flows with Afghanistan? Friendly countries should ask themselves these two questions.
