Pakistan COAS Munir: Fight Against TTP Facilitators Will Continue Until 'Logical Conclusion' — Day 75 of Op Ghazab

May 11, 2026 (Day 75 of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq): Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir issued a statement following the May 10 Bannu attack declaring that the fight against TTP and those who 'facilitate' TTP operations would continue 'until its logical conclusion.' Munir's statement represented a direct warning to the Afghan Taliban government, framing the Af-Pak conflict as an open-ended campaign that Pakistan intends to pursue regardless of the Urumqi non-escalation framework. The phrase 'logical conclusion' — deliberately vague — signals that Pakistan has not accepted the current tactical pause as a permanent settlement and retains both the will and capacity to resume large-scale operations against Taliban-controlled territory if TTP attacks continue from Afghan soil. The COAS statement linked the Bannu attack directly to Afghan Taliban sanctuary provision: 'Those who sponsor, facilitate, and provide sanctuaries to these terrorists are equally responsible.' This framing preserves Pakistan's strategic ambiguity — allowing military pressure on the Taliban short of formally resuming Operation Ghazab-il-Haq's air strike phase. Operation Ghazab lil-Haq entered its 75th day on May 11. The operation has killed 796+ Taliban fighters (Pakistan's claim, disputed by Taliban) since its formal launch on February 26, 2026. The current phase — a fragile non-escalation framework without a formal ceasefire — has held for the inter-state dimension since the Urumqi talks (April 9-11) but has been repeatedly tested by TTP sub-state attacks on Pakistani security forces. The Bannu attack (Day 74) killing 15+ KPK police and the COAS 'logical conclusion' statement (Day 75) together mark a critical inflection point: if TTP mass-casualty attacks continue from Afghan soil at this tempo, political pressure within Pakistan to resume direct military action against Taliban positions will intensify. The Urumqi framework depends on TTP attacks declining; Bannu demonstrates they have not.