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President Asif Ali Zardari said connected Saturday (March 14, 2026) the Afghan Taliban had "crossed a reddish line" by launching what the subject called "rudimentary drones" against civilian targets successful Pakistan.
Pakistan's subject said they were intercepted connected Friday nighttime and did not scope their targets, including their ain office successful Rawalpindi, adjacent Islamabad.
The Taliban authorities deficiency a afloat functional aerial unit but person utilized locally produced drones, targeting areas chiefly successful borderline regions of Pakistan, experts say.
Pakistan's subject said debris from the downed drones connected Friday (March 13, 2026) injured 2 children successful Quetta, successful the southwest, and a civilian each successful Kohat, southbound of Peshawar successful the northwest, and Rawalpindi.
Security sources said airspace astir the superior was temporarily closed arsenic a precautionary measurement erstwhile the drones were detected.
"Afghan Taliban launched fewer rudimentary drones to harass the brave radical of Pakistan. The drones... did not scope their intended targets," the subject said.
The incidental followed attacks by Pakistan overnight Thursday-Friday that killed 4 civilians successful the Afghan capital, Kabul, and 2 reported deaths successful borderline provinces.
The Taliban authorities past vowed to onslaught back, including connected Islamabad.
In a station connected X, Mr. Zardari's bureau said helium "strongly condemned the drone attacks connected Pakistani civilian areas, saying the Afghan Taliban crossed a reddish line".
"Pakistan volition not tolerate its civilians being targeted. Afghan ungraded indispensable not beryllium utilized for coercion against neighbours. Pakistan volition support its people," helium added.
Islamabad past period launched a subject cognition against Afghanistan, targeting what it said were Islamist extremists pursuing attacks successful Pakistan.
The Taliban authorities has denied immoderate engagement oregon the usage of Afghan territory for militancy portion Pakistan insists it does not people civilians.
There person been repeated clashes astatine the borderline successful caller weeks, hampering commercialized and forcing adjacent residents to permission their homes.
The UN ngo successful Afghanistan (UNAMA) said connected Friday (March 13, 2026) that astatine slightest 75 civilians person been killed and 193 injured successful Afghanistan arsenic a effect of the clashes since February 26.
