Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday said the Afghan Taliban regime was “illegitimate” and fully backing terrorists carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. Addressing a press conference, Tarar said Pakistan had the right to respond after Afghan Taliban forces launched “unprovoked attacks” along the border. He said the attackers were neutralised and forced to flee, leaving behind arms and the bodies of their fighters, and that several Taliban posts had been captured by Pakistani forces. “The Afghan Taliban had no right to oppress the people in Afghanistan, and the people are not with them. They are against their views and mindset,” Tarar said. READ MORE: Pakistan destroys 73 Afghan posts in cross-border strikes, 274 Afghan Taliban operatives killed: DG ISPR He added that Pakistan would continue to fight terrorism and the extremist mindset promoted by the regime. The minister also condemned the Taliban’s treatment of women, saying their policies had blocked generations of women from education and normalised abuse. “Women’s lives are valued less than anyone in the country,” he said, accusing the regime of using religion to further illegitimate causes and strengthen its rule. Tarar described the Afghan Taliban’s new criminal regulation as one that “legalises slavery, violence and repression of women,” institutionalises authoritarian control, and violates international human rights norms. READ MORE: PM Shehbaz briefed on Pak-Afghan situation He also linked the Taliban regime to recent attacks in Pakistan, including incidents at a Shia mosque and district courts, and the martyrdom of Lt. Colonel Gulfaraz Ahmad. “Afghan soil is being used for terror attacks inside Pakistan, and the Taliban regime is fully aligned with and backing these terrorists,” he said. Calling the nexus between the Afghan Taliban and terrorism “clear as daylight,” Tarar said the regime trains and facilitates militants who carry out attacks on Pakistani civilians and security personnel. He concluded by reiterating that the Taliban regime’s rule is “based on repression” and that it seeks to subdue women, minorities and children while usurping basic citizen rights in Afghanistan. In a related development, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has banned the flying of drones, with exemptions only for law enforcement and intelligence agencies.