Residents examine the harm after what locals say was a doable drone that hit a residential home within the Sarah Gharghai space, in Quetta, Pakistan, March 14, 2026.
| Photograph Credit score: Reuters
President Asif Ali Zardari mentioned on Saturday (March 14, 2026) the Afghan Taliban had “crossed a purple line” by launching what the navy known as “rudimentary drones” in opposition to civilian targets in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s navy mentioned they had been intercepted on Friday evening and didn’t attain their targets, together with their very own headquarters in Rawalpindi, close to Islamabad.
The Taliban authorities lack a totally practical air power however have used domestically produced drones, focusing on areas primarily in border areas of Pakistan, consultants say.
Pakistan’s navy mentioned particles from the downed drones on Friday (March 13, 2026) injured two youngsters in Quetta, within the southwest, and a civilian every in Kohat, south of Peshawar within the northwest, and Rawalpindi.
Safety sources mentioned airspace across the capital was quickly closed as a precautionary measure when the drones had been detected.
“Afghan Taliban launched few rudimentary drones to harass the courageous folks of Pakistan. The drones… didn’t attain their meant targets,” the navy mentioned.
The incident adopted assaults by Pakistan in a single day Thursday-Friday that killed 4 civilians within the Afghan capital, Kabul, and two reported deaths in border provinces.
The Taliban authorities then vowed to strike again, together with on Islamabad.
In a publish on X, Mr. Zardari’s workplace mentioned he “strongly condemned the drone assaults on Pakistani civilian areas, saying the Afghan Taliban crossed a purple line”.
“Pakistan won’t tolerate its civilians being focused. Afghan soil should not be used for terrorism in opposition to neighbours. Pakistan will defend its folks,” he added.
Islamabad final month launched a navy operation in opposition to Afghanistan, focusing on what it mentioned had been Islamist extremists following assaults in Pakistan.
The Taliban authorities has denied any involvement or using Afghan territory for militancy whereas Pakistan insists it doesn’t goal civilians.
There have been repeated clashes on the border in latest weeks, hampering commerce and forcing close by residents to depart their houses.
The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mentioned on Friday (March 13, 2026) that a minimum of 75 civilians have been killed and 193 injured in Afghanistan because of the clashes since February 26.
Printed – March 14, 2026 02:00 pm IST