Pakistan’s foreign ministry said evidence gathered through a detailed investigation and technical intelligence indicated that the attack was “masterminded by terrorists residing in Afghanistan,” following a coordinated assault on Saturday involving a car bombing and a subsequent ambush targeting responding security forces.

The attack occurred in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, an area that has witnessed repeated militant violence in recent years. Images released after the incident showed the police post reduced to rubble.

In a statement, the foreign ministry said a senior Afghan diplomat had been summoned and formally presented with a strong demarche over the attack. Islamabad warned that it would not compromise on national security if militant groups continued to find sanctuary across the border.

“The Afghan Taliban regime has also been categorically informed that, if it continues to harbor these terrorist organizations, Pakistan will not compromise on its national security or on the safety and protection of its citizens,” the ministry said.

Deputy Taliban spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat told Reuters the Afghan government had no immediate comment on Pakistan’s allegations.

Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Taliban-led administration in Kabul of allowing militants to use Afghan territory to plan and launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge the Taliban denies. Afghan authorities maintain that Pakistan’s militancy problem is an internal matter.

The latest accusations threaten to further strain relations between the two neighbors after months of heightened border tensions. In February, some of the heaviest fighting in years erupted between Pakistani and Afghan forces following Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan that Islamabad said targeted militant strongholds.

Security analysts say continued militant violence along the frontier risks destabilizing already fragile relations between the two countries and complicating efforts to coordinate border security and counterterrorism operations.

Judges said the reparations would mainly take the form of collective rehabilitation measures, including educational programs, vocational training and psychological support, with particular focus on women and girls who suffered persecution under the religious police overseen by Al Hassan.

Al Hassan was convicted in June 2024 on eight counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for helping run the morality police established by the Ansar Dine Islamist group after militants seized Timbuktu, a historic desert city in northern Mali.

The court said women and girls were among the worst affected because their daily lives were tightly controlled under the group’s strict interpretation of sharia law. They were required to wear specific clothing and could leave their homes only under strict conditions, leading many to fear going outdoors.

Judges found that Al Hassan took part in or was present during public floggings and other punishments carried out by the religious police, which caused severe trauma to both victims and witnesses.Because Al Hassan is unable to personally pay the reparations, judges asked the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims to help finance the compensation measures.

The fund has until January next year to submit an implementation plan for judicial approval.Reparations are a formal part of ICC proceedings following convictions, and the court currently has five other active reparation orders being administered through the Trust Fund for Victims.

Al Hassan was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Having already spent around six years in custody before his conviction, he is expected to be released soon.The ICC, the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal, has been investigating crimes committed in Mali since 2012, when Islamist armed groups linked to Ansar Dine took control of northern cities including Timbuktu.

French and Malian forces later recaptured the city in 2013.

Gu said in an interview that the company is preparing for volume production of its flying-car programme next year, marking one of the most ambitious timelines yet announced by a Chinese automaker entering the emerging urban air mobility sector. The Guangzhou-based firm, listed in Hong Kong under ticker 9868.

HK, has positioned itself among a growing group of technology-driven manufacturers seeking to diversify beyond conventional electric vehicles.In addition to its aviation-related plans, Gu said Xpeng intends to begin mass production of robots in the fourth quarter of 2026.

The company is also planning to scale up development through partnerships with external collaborators next year, signalling an expansion of its industrial ecosystem beyond in-house manufacturing.Xpeng has increasingly focused on integrating artificial intelligence, automation and advanced hardware systems across its product lines as competition intensifies in China’s electric vehicle market.

The company has not yet disclosed detailed technical specifications or commercial pricing for its flying-car programme.The announcements come as Chinese technology and automotive groups continue to invest in next-generation mobility platforms, including autonomous systems and aerial transport concepts, despite regulatory and infrastructure challenges that remain unresolved in most major markets.

Brian Gu did not provide further details on production volumes, certification timelines or target markets for the flying vehicles, which remain at an early commercialisation stage globally.

Xpeng said separately that its robotics programme will be developed alongside external partners, reflecting a broader strategy to expand its industrial and technology footprint beyond passenger vehicles.