Speaking to weekly media briefing, FO Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said Pakistan strongly deny Kabul’s allegations of supporting ISIS, urging Afghan interim government to dismantle the terror hideouts and training camps of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on its soil.
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Kabul concedes TTP is a problem
The interim Afghan government conceded to the Pakistani authorities in closed door meetings that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was a problem but objected to Islamabad's approach in dealing the issue, sources familiar with the development told The Express Tribune on Sunday.
Recent border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan underscore ongoing tensions and challenges in managing bilateral relations.The incidents, including violent exchanges along the Durand Line in early 2025,
A terrorist identified as an Afghan national was killed in Sambaza, Zhob district of Balochistan on 11 January 2025, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Tuesday. The individual, Muhammad Khan Ahmedkhel, son of Haji Qasim Dawran Khan, was a resident of Bilorai village in Wazekhwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan.
Pakistani security forces killed five suspected TTP terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan. Tensions persist between Pakistan and Afghanistan over security issues, despite Pakistan's requests for Kabul to curb militant activities.
ISLAMABAD: Disengagement is neither an option nor helpful to Afghans. Global community must collectively engage with Afghanistan to create an entry point for helping millions of Afghans that are in distress, and also help the country deal with its longstanding challenges.
Pakistan has tried to pressure the Taliban to rein in the TTP, deporting more than 800,000 Afghan refugees, and instituted border closures, restricting the landlocked country’s access to Pakistan’s ports. Islamabad has also launched air strikes against hide-outs in Afghanistan that Pakistani security officials allege house TTP fighters.
India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign government, including India, officially recognizes the Taliban regime.
The Pakistan’s Punjab government mining minister. Sher Ali Gorachani made a similar claim. Gorachani said that gold reserves worth approximately 700 billion Pakistani rupees exist in Attock.
While a reconciliation between the two estranged partners – the Taliban and Islamabad – seems impossible, the rift has opened up opportunities for New Delhi to step in.
As recently as Sept last year, Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram told the UN General Assembly that regardless the mistakes made by the Kabul regime, Afghanistan’s internal and external problems ...
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that an Afghan national, involved in terrorism inside Pakistan, was killed in Sambaza area of Zhob district, Balochistan on January 11.