Pakistan has called upon Afghan authorities to take verifiable and non-reversible action against terrorists.
The call was made by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmad while speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan.
The Ambassador said as a direct result of the freedom with which these terrorist groups operate in Afghanistan, Pakistan has borne the brunt of their attacks as well as Taliban’s growing nexus with these terrorist groups.
Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said a significant number of Afghans are found to be involved in terrorism inside Pakistan.
These terrorist groups have access to advanced weapons and sophisticated equipment including drones.
The Ambassador said it is deplorable that the Taliban have reverted back to their old tactics of providing safe havens to terrorist groups and chosen the perilous path of complicity, backed by an outside actor, the historic spoiler and instigator of chaos that has moved fast as an opportunist to wage a proxy war against Pakistan. He made it clear Pakistan will defend itself against whosoever attempts to harm our sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security.
He said Pakistan will not sit idle while suffering from terrorist acts. He said we will respond in self-defense, as and when needed and always in conformity with international law.
