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Border Breach: Islamabad's Warning to KabulFeb 16 suicide attack in Bajaur killed 11 soldiers and a child; Pakistan cites Article 51 and warns of possible strikes.
- Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan reserves the right to target terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan under Article 51 to protect civilians and security forces.
- The warning followed the Feb 16 Bajaur vehicle-borne suicide attack that killed 11 soldiers, killed a young girl, injured seven others, and was claimed by the TTP.
- Investigators identified the suicide bomber as Amad (also called Qari Abdullah or Abu Zar), reportedly a member of the Afghan Taliban’s special forces from Balkh province.
- Islamabad summoned the Afghan deputy head of mission, delivered a strong demarche and demanded immediate, concrete, verifiable action against terror groups operating from Afghan territory.
We reserve the right to any action in our right to self-defence, which is given to us under Article 51 of the UN Charter.— Statement by Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, on Pakistan's right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in response to cross-border terrorism.
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