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Credibility Assessment
Reports public remarks by Rana Sanaullah (a named government adviser) with specific date, location, and reference to mediated talks; however, the account relies on a single outlet and lacks independent documentary evidence.
Rana Sanaullah, an adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, warned that Islamabad would respond appropriately to any hostile action by the Taliban. He made the remarks on Saturday, 24 Aqrab, while opening a gas-supply project in Faisalabad, saying that an increase in tensions from the Taliban "is not tolerable" and that Pakistan is fully prepared to react.
The statement came amid a recent and unprecedented rise in border and security tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban administration in Afghanistan. Multi-stage talks between the two sides, held with mediation from Qatar and Turkey aimed at reducing tensions, concluded without reaching a specific agreement.
Islamabad has asserted that attacks on Pakistani forces have increased and attributed those attacks to terrorist groups based in Afghanistan under the Taliban administration, while saying that the Taliban have not taken effective measures to control those groups. The Taliban have rejected Pakistan's accusations as "baseless," and have accused Islamabad of using the issue of armed groups for political pressure.
Rana Sanaullah’s comments followed the failure of diplomatic efforts to achieve a resolution. The article reports these positions and the recent diplomatic activity but does not cite independent documentary evidence or additional corroborating sources for the claims about attacks or the details of the talks.
