Taliban will pay heavy price, warns DG ISPR

Summary

• In an interview with British news agency Reuters, the military spokesperson accused the Afghan Taliban of providing support to militant groups operating against Pakistan.
• Explaining Pakistan’s demands, the military spokesperson said Islamabad was asking the Afghan Taliban to stop supporting terrorist groups targeting Pakistan.
• According to the DG ISPR, militant groups carry out attacks inside Pakistan after receiving support, weapons and operational assistance from across the Afghan border.

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Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban regime that it will have to face serious consequences if it refuses to address Pakistan’s concerns over cross-border terrorism.

In an interview with British news agency Reuters, the military spokesperson accused the Afghan Taliban of providing support to militant groups operating against Pakistan. He also alleged that the Taliban regime was acting as a proxy for India and said non-state actors continued to exercise influence in Afghanistan.

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were also Indian proxies being used against Pakistan. He described India as the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the country.