Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said on Thursday that the Afghan Taliban administration had tried to strike Pakistan along the border, and that Pakistani security forces had answered with a strong and fitting response.
Speaking to reporters in Peshawar after attending the seventh convocation of Khyber Girls Medical College (KGMC), Mr Kundi said there should be no doubt that anyone who tries to undermine Pakistan’s sovereignty would face a reply of the kind Pakistan once delivered to India. He told Afghanistan not to forget that response, and added that the country would not compromise on its sovereignty. Anyone who provoked Pakistan or crossed the border, he said, would be met with a response.
Sovereignty message after the border clash
The governor’s remarks framed the episode as a failed attempt by the Afghan Taliban side and a successful counter by Pakistan’s forces. He did not give further operational detail in the available remarks, but he repeated that sovereignty was non-negotiable and that border provocation would draw a reply.
His comments came on the sidelines of a formal academic ceremony rather than a dedicated security briefing, yet they were the clearest public line he offered that day on relations across the Durand Line.
Convocation at Khyber Girls Medical College
As chief guest at KGMC’s seventh convocation, Mr Kundi congratulated new doctors and their families. Degrees were awarded to 171 MBBS graduates from the 2021, 2022 and 2023 sessions and to nine postgraduate graduates. Eighty-six gold medals and certificates of distinction went to 29 outstanding graduates.
The ceremony was attended by Khyber Medical University Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Rubina Naz, KGMC Dean Prof Shehzad Akbar Khan, faculty members, parents and graduating students. In remarks reported by his office, the governor said the women graduates had shown that ability is not limited by gender, and that education and healthcare remain among the provincial administration’s top priorities. He said the aim was a stronger health system so patients from across KP would not need to travel to other provinces for care, and he urged new doctors to keep learning, act with integrity and treat patients with compassion. He also assured the college that its concerns would be taken up on a priority basis.
Provincial issues raised with reporters
Asked about a possible revocation of the Medical Teaching Institution Act, 2015, Mr Kundi said the idea was under discussion. He argued that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had governed the province for 13 years and left things worse, and that laws needing improvement through consultation would be reviewed.
On the campaign against encroachments and recovery of government land, he said illegal structures would be removed and that anyone occupying state land must vacate it. He also said the hostel for KP lawmakers and the KP Assembly building would be reopened soon.
In a separate meeting on energy and power, the governor was briefed by adviser on energy Usman Saifullah Khan, energy secretary Zubair Khan and other senior officials. He directed officials to prepare a comprehensive working paper on the province’s energy sector so pending issues with the federal government—including net hydel profit dues—could be pursued and a lasting answer found. Officials reviewed progress and problems on the 94MW Gabral Kalam, 470MW Kurram Tangi (Kuria), 229MW Kedam and Pehur hydropower projects, and discussed oil and gas matters, gas excise duty, the LPG Policy, 2016, a 10 per cent LPG quota and supply of 100 MMCFD of gas to industry.
Aasan alfaaz mein
KP ke governor ne kaha hai ke Afghan Taliban ne border par hamla karne ki koshish ki, lekin Pakistan ki fauj ne jawab diya. Unhon ne saaf kaha ke mulk ki hifazat par koi samjhota nahi hoga. Border se koi bhi chalangi kare ga to jawab mile ga. Aam logon ke liye yeh message yeh hai ke hakumat border suraksha ko sakhti se le rahi hai.
