Govt announces 'temporary pause' in Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq: Tarar

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Mar, 2026) Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday said the Pakistan government has

decided for a temporary pause in Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq in the wake of the Eid-ul-Fitr.

"In view of the upcoming Islamic festivity of Eid-ul-Fitr, upon its own initiative as well as on the request from the

brotherly Islamic countries of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye, the

Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has decided to announce temporary pause amidst ongoing

'Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq' against the terrorists and their support infrastructure in Afghanistan," said the minister

in a post on X.

"The pause shall be applicable from midnight 18/19 March 2026 to midnight 23/24 March 2026, " he added.

The minister said Pakistan offered this gesture in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms.

"However, in case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan,

'Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq' shall immediately resume with renewed intensity," he added.