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Pakistan Defends March 16 Strikes in Afghanistan, Tightens Security and Warns of Post‑April LNG Shortfall

Officials reject Taliban claims of a hospital hit, signaling a twin focus on security operations and fuel stability.

Overview

  • Islamabad says precision strikes in Kabul and Nangarhar destroyed technical support sites and large ammunition stores, releasing footage of secondary blasts to dispute the Taliban’s hospital allegation.
  • Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi approved deploying roughly 3,000 Federal Constabulary personnel to Balochistan to reinforce law enforcement and expand monitoring of anti‑state activity on social media.
  • Sindh CTD reported four militants killed in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town, identifying one as alleged BLA commander Suhail Baloch, and seized explosives, grenades and an SMG; two police officers were wounded.
  • The petroleum secretary told senators LNG supplies are secured only until 14 April, flagging a likely gap for the power sector, even as the prime minister said petroleum stocks are adequate and ordered sales at fixed rates.
  • UAE authorities ordered the arrest of 35 people, including 19 Indian nationals, over AI‑generated and misleading war videos; separate developments included a Supreme Court acquittal in a 2011 terror case and the repatriation of a trafficked 14‑year‑old from Oman, with an FIA case registered.