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Islamabad again urges Kabul to act against terrorists

by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, September 2nd, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has once again asked the interim Afghan government to act against “individuals and entities that threaten Pakistan” and live up to its commitments with the international community.

In her weekly press briefing on Friday, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “[I]t is their responsibility, their international responsibility, their bilateral responsibility and their trilateral responsibility as they have committed in the trilateral between Pakistan, Afghanistan and China.”

She was replying to a question about the caretaker foreign minister’s statement that the Afghan authorities have “detained” some militants involved in attacks in Pakistan. The Afghan Taliban have denied the claims.

Ms Baloch added that it was important for the Afghan authorities “to take action against those individuals and entities that threaten Pakistan.” ……
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