Regarding terrorists from the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) seeking sanctuary in hideouts and sanctuaries in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s position has been supported by a report from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Speaking at the weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Office, said that the report discussed how the TTP, which the Pakistani government has designated as “Fitna al-Khawarij,” could “transform into an extra regional threat as well as and “umbrella organization” of other terror groups.”
Baloch said that the UN report made clear that TTP members and new recruits are receiving training in Afghanistan.
FO then pleaded with Afghanistan to act decisively, forcefully, and promptly against terrorist organizations, including “Fitna al-Khawarij.
The UN report, the FO spokeswoman added, showed the increased cooperation of the outlawed terrorist group with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan had long been expressing that the terrorist group had a support network in Afghanistan.
“We have also been urging Afghanistan to take immediate and robust action against those using Afghan soil for terror activities in Pakistan,” she stated.
The UNSC report that found “an increased collaboration between the TTP and Afghan Taliban in the cross-border terrorist attacks, mainly against Pakistani military posts” prompted the FO’s remarks.
