Targeting of civilians by Taliban regime in KP ‘unacceptable & insidious’: Atta Tarar

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st May, 2026) Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Friday said the inhuman, violent spate of deliberate targeting of innocent civilians by Afghans Taliban regime in the border districts of KP is "unacceptable, insidious and reflective of their barbaric nature towards human life."

“Resorting to targeting civilian areas after being comprehensively beaten on ground by proud security forces of Pakistan and having no courage to face them is not only despicable but also speaks volumes of the low moral character of the regime leaders,” the minister said in a post on X formerly Twitter.

The minister also attached yesterday’s press statement of Deputy Commissioner Bajaur in his post, which highlighted that only in Bajour District, nine civilians, including six innocent children and women, have embraced Shahdat and twelve (including seven women and one minor) were injured, due to the "unprovoked and criminal" targeting of civilian population by Afghan Taliban and their Indian backed proxy Fitna Al Khwarij.

“Today again, unfortunately, three civilians while playing cricket were injured due to the blatant and shameless quadcopter targeting by Fitna al Khwarij,” the minister noted.

He said conversely, Afghan Taliban regime's “so-called representatives” continue to make frivolous false allegations of deliberate targeting of civilians by Pakistan.

“It has been reported with a lot of clarity and evidence that Pakistan targets only terrorist infrastructure and information has always been promptly and transparently shared with the public, whenever Pakistan targets terrorist hideouts and support infrastructure under areas controlled by Afghan Taliban regime, while taking great care for any sort of civilian damage,” Tarar added.

The minister said, “Pakistan’s fight against Kharji terrorists, their sponsors and abettors remained based on truth, principles, honour, resolve and faith, viz the Kharjis and their Indian backed abettors whose unholy fight and death both are resigned in shame, duplicity, greed and evil.”