Pakistan has temporarily suspended military operations against Afghanistan during Eid al-Fitr, following appeals from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkiye.

Axar.az reports that Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced this on his X account.

"In view of the upcoming Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, upon its own initiative as well as on the request from the brotherly Islamic countries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has decided to announce temporary pause amidst ongoing "Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq" against the terrorists and their support infrastructure in Afghanistan," he wrote on X.

The minister noted that the suspension will be in effect from midnight on March 18–19 until midnight on March 23–24.

"The pause shall be applicable from midnight 18/ 19 March 2026 to midnight 23/24 March 2026. Pakistan offers this gesture in good faith and in keeping with the Islamic norms. However, in case of any cross-border attack, drone attack or any terrorist incident inside Pakistan, "Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq" shall immediately resume with renewed intensity," he continued.