Attacks, many claimed by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group, have escalated in recent years, especially in the provinces bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of providing a safe haven to terrorists since the Afghan Taliban returned to governing the country in 2021, which Kabul has repeatedly denied.
The assertions have frayed the relationship between the neighbours and led to regular border clashes.
Pakistan’s military this year launched a wave of strikes the defence minister called “open war” in Afghanistan following a string of deadly suicide bombings.