Condemnation once again for using Afghan territory for terrorism against Pakistan

The Foreign Office has once again strongly condemned terrorists operating in Pakistan from Afghan soil and called on the Afghan government t...

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The Foreign Office has once again strongly condemned terrorists operating in Pakistan from Afghan soil and called on the Afghan government to secure the Pak-Afghan border area.

 

The statement said that Pakistan will continue to work with the Afghan government to strengthen bilateral relations - File Photo:MAK NEWS-21

Responding to media queries regarding recent incidents on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Foreign Office spokesman said that in the last few days, Pak. There has been a significant increase in incidents on the Afghan border, with Pakistani security forces being targeted across the border.

A statement issued by the Foreign Office said that the terrorists were using Afghan territory for operations inside Pakistan. He called for securing the Afghan border area.

The Foreign Office statement said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have been working for the past several months through the relevant agencies for effective coordination and security along the long shared border.

 

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"Unfortunately, banned terrorist groups, including the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), continue to attack Pakistani border security posts in the border area, resulting in the martyrdom of several Pakistani soldiers," he said.

The statement said that on April 14, 2022, seven Pakistani soldiers were martyred by terrorists operating from Afghanistan in North Waziristan District.

The Foreign Office said that Pakistan once again strongly condemns terrorists operating in Pakistan without exception from Afghan soil. It is detrimental to our efforts to maintain peace and stability on the Afghan border.

The Foreign Office statement said that Pakistan requests the sovereign government of Afghanistan to be clean. Secure the Afghan border area and take stern action against those involved in terrorist activities in Pakistan in the interest of peace and development of the two brotherly countries.

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The spokesman said that Pakistan also sees this situation as the best opportunity to reaffirm Afghanistan's respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The statement said that Pakistan would continue to work with the Afghan government to strengthen bilateral relations in all fields.

It may be recalled that Pakistan had yesterday summoned the Afghan Foreign Office to protest the firing of terrorists from Afghanistan near the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

This is the second time a Taliban diplomat has been summoned to Islamabad this month.

Earlier, Pakistan had summoned the Taliban's deputy ambassador in Balochistan after a Pakistani helicopter caught fire near the Pakistani border.

According to an official, a bullet hit the helicopter, however, no one was injured in the firing.

A statement from the Foreign Office stated that "there has been an outcry from the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs over two incidents."

The statement said that in the first incident, on April 14, Afghan border forces opened unprovoked fire on Pakistani army positions in Chitral district where the firing continued for five to six hours.

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Elaborating on the incident, the spokesman said that 35 artillery shells were fired from Afghan soil, however, the Pakistani army responded effectively to the aggression.

The Foreign Office had said that in another incident, terrorists were using Afghan territory for terrorist activities inside Pakistan without exception.

The statement said that despite our repeated requests to the Afghan government to secure the Pak-Afghan border, operations by the Afghan Border Security Forces are increasing which is a matter of deep concern and against the notion of mutual cooperation. Is.

The Foreign Office had said that Pakistan strongly condemned the cross-border firing and that such measures would undermine peace efforts and stability on the Pak-Afghan border.

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The statement said that Pakistan expects strict action against those involved in cross-border operations and facilitators of terrorism.

Earlier in the day, the Pakistani military had said that terrorists had entered Pak area of ​​Isham in North Waziristan district. An army convoy was ambushed near the Afghan border, killing seven Pakistani security personnel.

According to the statement, the Pakistan Army had immediately launched an effective retaliatory operation and killed four terrorists.

Pakistan has long said the banned TTP was using Afghan territory to attack Pakistani border posts.