RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar and discused ways to reduce regional tensions, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.
During the call, they discussed developments in the region and ways to reduce tensions while safeguarding the region’s security and stability, the SPA said.
Pakistan launched large-scale cross-border counterstrikes into Afghanistan early Friday, killing 133 Taliban fighters, wounding more than 200, destroying 27 border posts, and capturing nine others in what officials described as a decisive response to unprovoked attacks along the Pakistan–Afghanistan frontier.
The operation — named Operation Ghazab Lil Haq — also targeted and neutralised two Taliban corps headquarters, multiple brigade and battalion command centres, sector headquarters, ammunition depots, logistics bases, and more than 80 tanks, artillery pieces and armoured vehicles, according to Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
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Some international mediators are intensifying efforts to reopen communication channels between Islamabad and Kabul.
Qatar and Turkiye, which previously facilitated ceasefire efforts, reiterated the importance of dialogue and offered to host talks aimed at de‑escalation.
As tensions along the Pakistan, Afghanistan Frontier continue to threaten stability in the region, global leaders are pushing for an immediate diplomacy to prevent broader conflict and protect civilians on both sides of the border.
