Overview
- Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir delivered the pledge to crush cross‑border terrorism while addressing graduating officers at the National Defence University on Wednesday.
- Munir said the armed forces will dismantle terrorist sanctuaries and the facilitators who host them and urged officers to uphold professionalism and unity in the face of hybrid threats.
- The military, speaking through the ISPR and its director general, accused hostile intelligence agencies of using Afghan territory to plan and equip attacks and alleged involvement by outside actors in proxy networks.
- ISPR briefings linked the NDU address to recent violence in Balochistan, reporting dozens of security and civilian fatalities and saying security operations since July 5 have killed dozens of militants.
- The remarks build on long‑running Pakistani concerns about TTP and Afghan ties flagged in a 2023 UN account and reflect a posture that could sustain cross‑border operations and sharpen regional diplomatic tensions.