Rana Sanaullah, Senior Adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has declared that military operations are the only viable solution to combating terrorism in the country.

He also warned that individuals linked to the Afghan Taliban and Indian intelligence operatives operating within Pakistan would face firm and decisive action from Islamabad.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, 1 April, Sanaullah stressed that the Pakistani government would no longer tolerate terrorist activity on its soil.

Islamabad has long accused the Taliban of harbouring militants from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and has recently suggested that the group is working in coordination with Indian intelligence to destabilise Pakistan.

Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban have escalated in recent months, particularly over the Taliban’s alleged ties with the TTP and growing diplomatic engagement with India.

Following a recent attack on the Jaffar Express train in Balochistan by Baloch militants, Pakistani officials claimed that the hostage-takers had direct links to individuals based in Afghanistan, implicating the Taliban in the planning of the assault.

Pakistan also accused India of being involved in the attack, though both the Afghan Taliban and the Indian government have firmly denied the allegations.