ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan's foreign minister said Monday that the country remains committed to "eradicating the menace of terrorism", as the clock ticked down to the end of a temporary ceasefire with Afghanistan. But in a message to mark Pakistan Day, a national holiday, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar indicated that the country's approach to the conflict had not changed. "Pakistan remains firmly committed to eradicate the menace of terrorism," he said in a statement. The Eid truce came after a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul last Monday, which Afghan authorities said killed more than 400. In his own Pakistan Day message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said military action inside Afghanistan was "a symbol of our national resolve against terrorism".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 06:58 UTC