ISLAMABAD, Oct. 11 -- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday issued a stern warning to Kabul, declaring that Pakistan reserves the right to carry out retaliatory strikes inside Afghanistan if terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil continue to target Pakistani forces and civilians.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Asif said that Fitna-e-Khawarij elements based in Afghanistan have been launching repeated cross-border attacks with Indian backing, and warned that Pakistan would not remain passive in the face of such aggression. "If Khawarij operating from Afghan soil cross our border and spill Pakistani blood, then it is our right to enter Afghan territory to exact justice," - Khawaja Asif, Defence Minister of Pakistan...