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Pakistan's 'Operation Gazab Lil Haq': A War of Optics Amidst Deepening Domestic Crisis

Pakistani army trucks carrying ammunition arrive near the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan on February 28, 2026. (Image: AFP)

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News18•08-03-2026, 20:43

Pakistan's 'Operation Gazab Lil Haq': A War of Optics Amidst Deepening Domestic Crisis

•Pakistan launched 'Operation Gazab Lil Haq' on February 26, following airstrikes in Afghanistan targeting TTP, claiming 80 fighters killed.
•Kabul denied Pakistan's claims, accusing it of targeting civilians and killing 18, and retaliated with cross-border strikes on February 26 night.
•Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declared "open war" with the Afghan Taliban, expanding operations across Afghanistan.
•The country faces a severe internal security crisis with rising TTP and BLA attacks, including BLA's "Operation Herof-2" targeting 48 sites in Balochistan.
•The operation is seen as a political maneuver to externalize domestic problems and divert attention, highlighting a failure of Pakistan's strategic policies.

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