Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime on December 19, 2025, between 4:16 p.m. and 5:16 p.m. UTC, protesting terrorist attacks against Pakistan perpetrated from Afghan soil, according to Press Release No. 380/2025 published on the ministry's website. The demarche was announced via an X post by @ForeignOfficePk during the one-hour reporting window, with a link to the full press release on mofa.gov.pk detailing the diplomatic protest. The statement addresses ongoing security concerns, as conveyed directly by the ministry in the official release shared over the past hour.